JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Regional IT Director – EMEA is a senior enterprise technology leader accountable for regional IT strategy, business enablement, portfolio governance, risk, and predictable value delivery across a complex, regulated, multi-country environment. The role operates as a peer to senior business leaders and Global BTS executives.
In addition, this role serves as IT Hub Lead for Cherrywood, Ireland, a strategic Abbott technology hub, with accountability for hub maturity, talent, leadership capability, culture, and enterprise alignment.
Enterprise & Business Leadership
- Serves as the senior IT executive for the EMEA region with end-to-end accountability for IT outcomes.
- Acts as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to regional and functional leadership.
- Represents EMEA IT in enterprise governance, investment, and prioritization forums.
- Provides decisive leadership during transformation, integration, and change initiatives.
IT Strategy, Portfolio & Investment Governance
- Defines and executes the EMEA IT strategy aligned with enterprise architecture and Global BTS roadmaps.
- Owns regional demand, portfolio prioritization, and investment governance.
- Drives application rationalization, landscape simplification, and technical debt reduction.
- Ensures transparency, value realization, and disciplined execution of IT investments.
Business Relationship Management & Value Delivery
- Owns the IT business portfolio for Finance Shared Services and supported divisions.
- Challenges and shapes demand using financial, operational, and risk-based insight.
- Ensures business cases, roadmaps, and outcomes deliver measurable value.
- Maintains senior executive relationships and technology credibility.
Transformation & Delivery Oversight
- Accountable for end-to-end outcomes across Plan, Build, and Run.
- Sponsors complex, cross-functional transformation programs.
- Ensures effective change management, adoption, and business readiness.
- Enables Finance Shared Services process excellence (R2R, O2C, S2P, MDM).
Quality, Compliance, Security & Risk
- Executive owner of IT quality, compliance, audit, and risk posture for EMEA.
- Ensures adherence to Abbott policies, global quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
- Owns cyber risk governance, privacy, and data protection obligations (e.g., GDPR).
- Leads audit engagement, remediation commitments, and continuous risk mitigation.
Financial & Operational Accountability
- Owns regional IT financial planning, budget, and cost discipline.
- Ensures operational stability, service resilience, and continuity.
- Oversees internal audits, performance reviews, and operational maturity.
People & Organization Leadership
- Leads a high-performing regional IT leadership team.
- Builds succession, leadership capability, and executive readiness.
- Embeds a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Acts as people leader for regional and affiliate IT talent.
IT Hub Leadership – Cherrywood, Ireland
- Provides executive site leadership for the Cherrywood IT Hub.
- Owns hub talent strategy, leadership development, and capability growth.
- Champions Abbott culture, engagement, and modern ways of working.
- Represents IT in site leadership and external ecosystem engagements.
- Ensures hub scalability, operational excellence, and onboarding of new enterprise capabilities.
Governance & Decision Rights
- Chair, EMEA Regional IT Council.
- Executive member, Business Advisory Committees (BAC).
- Primary regional interface to Global BTS, IT Quality, Security, Finance, and Legal.
Success Indicators
- Successor to the Senior Director, International Operations role.
- IT recognized as a strategic, trusted business partner.
- Predictable delivery and value realization from IT investments.
- Strong quality, compliance, and audit outcomes.
- Mature demand and portfolio governance.
- Engaged, high-performing IT organization.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or Business; MBA preferred.
- 20+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including regional or global scope.
- Experience in regulated industries; healthcare or life sciences preferred.
- Fluent English; additional European languages beneficial.
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
IT Business Relationship Management
DIVISION:
BTS Business Technology Services
LOCATION:
Ireland > Dublin : Block G, Cherrywood, Cherrywood Business Park
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Ie - Cw 37.5A (Ireland)
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable