Director, Procurement Risk, Audit and Compliance

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

3d • $160,500 - $305,000

About The Position

The Director, Risk & Compliance Strategy strengthens procurement processes through strategic risk management, compliance adherence, and comprehensive audit strategies. The role deploys strategies across the Risk & Compliance teams and leads and coaches a team, supporting professional development aligned with organizational goals. It calls for a background in enterprise risk management, including areas such as IT security, procurement, cybersecurity, business continuity, quality, supplier management, and/or legal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, accounting, law, risk management, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in procurement, enterprise risk management, audit, compliance, internal controls, or related disciplines, including leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing risk-based compliance and audit strategies in a complex, regulated, or global organization.
• Strong knowledge of procurement lifecycle controls, strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier management, third-party risk, and purchase-to-pay processes.
• Broad enterprise risk-management experience spanning IT security, procurement, cybersecurity, business continuity, quality, supplier management, and/or legal.
• Knowledge of relevant compliance, governance, and control frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMP, CCEP, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise procurement risk, audit, and compliance strategy, translating priorities into governance, controls, and assurance plans.
• Establish a procurement risk-management framework covering identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, escalation, and reporting.
• Lead integration of future-state AI tools, including AI Risk Intelligence, predictive models, monitoring agents, and Copilot-enabled insights, to automate and optimize risk and compliance functions.
• Drive the PRAC 2026–2028 capability roadmap, advancing risk, audit, and compliance maturity toward “Anticipate & Orchestrate,” “Automate & Optimize,” and “Predict & Prevent” states.
• Implement continuous AI-led monitoring to move compliance controls from detective to preventive, reduce recurring issues, and identify compliance weaknesses early.
• Advance AI strategies to automate routine audit requests, exception tracking, and risk routing, enabling dynamic prioritization and proactive crisis response using real-time data and predictive analytics.
• Design and oversee a risk-based audit program for procurement processes, supplier management, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and payment controls; track corrective actions through closure.
• Ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, ethical sourcing requirements, delegated authorities, and contractual obligations.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, IT Security, Cybersecurity, Quality, and Business Continuity teams on cross-functional risks and controls.
• Oversee supplier and third-party risk management, including due diligence, risk segmentation, monitoring, remediation, and business-continuity considerations.
• Define compliance metrics, dashboards, and leadership reporting on material risks, audit findings, and control effectiveness.
• Lead investigations and remediation related to procurement compliance concerns, control failures, and audit findings.
• Develop policies, standards, training, and communications that reinforce compliant, ethical, and resilient procurement practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Risk & Compliance team in alignment with organizational goals.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
• 401(k) for eligible employees.
• Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director