Director, Marketing Training

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute AbbVie’s long-term marketing competencies.
• Establish competency frameworks, learning pathways, and capability roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Monitor emerging industry trends and translate future needs into actionable competency-building initiatives.
• Define the future-state competency model for marketers, identifying the critical skills required to lead in an increasingly digital and AI-enabled landscape.
• Guide organizational readiness associated with evolving marketing operating models and new ways of working.
• Serve as a senior advisor to Commercial leadership on marketing competency development.
• Lead the integration of AI into marketing competency development programs.
• Establish AI literacy programs that help marketers effectively leverage generative AI, predictive analytics, automation tools, and emerging technologies.
• Cultivate a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and innovation across the marketing organization.
• Lead the design, execution, and continual evolution of AbbVie’s marketing training curriculum.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Learning & Development, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in marketing, capability development, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing talent.
• Proven success in designing and implementing enterprise-wide capability-building strategies.
• Deep understanding of customer-centric marketing, omnichannel engagement, and digital transformation.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders across a matrixed organization.
• Experience leading large-scale change management and organizational transformation efforts.

Preferred

• Advanced degree, such as an MBA or a master's degree in marketing, adult learning, or a related field.
• Experience applying AI and emerging technologies to marketing workflows and commercial operations.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry experience.
• Experience partnering across global organizations and complex stakeholder networks.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.