Director, Business HR

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

·      Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

·      Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

·      An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

·      Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

·      A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

·      A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Director, Business HR provides consulting and functional expertise to a defined business unit or geography on human resource strategies, organization development, talent management and other business or HR initiatives. Through the design, development and implementation of HR strategies, the Director supports the achievement of business results and sustainable growth. This position will oversee and provide leadership to other team members.

What You'll Work On

• Build trust-based, collaborative, sustainable relationships with managers and customer groups. Consult with managers on a frequent basis, to identify and assess human resource needs and identify opportunities for improving employee and organizational performance.

• Initiate and sustain continuous dialogue with managers on both internal and external change issues. Provide input to HR leaders and CoEs in development of change strategies and initiatives. Execute change management and communication strategies and initiatives within business unit.

• Provide coaching to HR and business leaders on complex employee relations issues with significant business impact and influence senior management as needed.

• Drive activities associated with the performance management process (e.g. goal setting, mid-year and annual reviews, development planning) to ensure utilization of tools by management to achieve business results.

• Partner with HR Leaders and CoEs to develop policies, programs and tools to enhance organizational capability and implement within business units. Provide timely feedback on effectiveness and value to the business.

• Partner with other HR and business leaders on workforce planning, including assessing short-term and long-term resource needs, identifying critical talent gaps within the organization, and working with CoEs to develop strategies to address.

• Lead talent planning initiatives for the business unit; work with management to identify internal high potential talent and drive delivery of local development programs for this employee group. Collaborate with HR Leaders and CoEs to design talent planning solutions that will fulfill long term business needs and talent mobility. Supports business unit talent reviews and succession planning.

• Partner with other HRBPs and CoEs to design and implement retention strategies focusing on key leaders and individuals with core competencies or skills critical to the organization.

• Partner with HRBPs and CoEs in the design of compensation and total reward strategies and programs. Implement total reward programs within the unit to drive achievement of and support business goals.

• Partner with other HR leaders on diversity and inclusion efforts with an emphasis on attracting and retaining diverse talent.

• Partner with business leaders to identify opportun