Regional IT Director

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. • Predic