Manager, Privacy Program Management

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

7h

About The Position

The Manager, Privacy Program Management serves as a strategic member of AbbVie’s Program Management and Operations Team. The role helps shape and support the program’s records of processing, data protection impact assessments, other accountability obligations, and data subject rights (DSR) governance. Working across functions and regions, the manager strengthens privacy governance, enables scalable privacy practices, and promotes consistent enterprise accountability.

The role leads and develops privacy accountability assessment activities, including case management for new business initiatives, and supports the operating model for timely, accurate, and well-documented assessments across jurisdictions and functions. It also supports the global DSR and privacy complaints operating model, identifies opportunities to simplify and automate privacy workflows, and maintains process documentation and evidence for audits, inspections, and governance reviews. The manager partners with the data intake, inventory, and risk classification board and helps align privacy assessments with third-party security risk due diligence and privacy-by-design requirements in technology lifecycle processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Compliance, Information Governance, Information Security, or a related discipline; equivalent experience is considered.
• At least 5 years of experience in privacy, compliance, legal operations, data governance, or program management.
• Privacy certification such as IAPP CIPP, CIPM, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience supporting privacy governance programs, DSR processes, or related activities in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of privacy principles, data subject rights, and accountability obligations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage operational and leadership audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a global life sciences, healthcare, or highly regulated industry.
• Experience with control design, audit support, or privacy maturity assessments.
• Exposure to records of processing, privacy by design, vendor privacy reviews, or data governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature privacy program activities related to privacy accountability assessment obligations, including case management for new business initiatives.
• Support and drive the Privacy Accountability Assessment operating model to ensure assessments are timely, accurate, and well-documented across jurisdictions and functions.
• Support the design and maintenance of work instructions and accountability controls.
• Lead support for integrating the Privacy Accountability Assessment model with third-party security risk due diligence and privacy-by-design requirements in technology lifecycle processes.
• Serve as a trusted privacy partner and advisor to the data intake, inventory, and risk classification board.
• Support the global DSR and privacy complaints operating model, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented request handling across jurisdictions and functions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate privacy workflows, including DSR intake, triage, fulfillment, escalation, and closure.
• Support internal audits, external inspections, and governance reviews by maintaining high-quality records, evidence, and process documentation.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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