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Associate Director, Total Rewards

Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 North Chicago, IL, US

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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
  • What Abbvie INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles10 certified filings for “ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STATISTICS” (Data Scientists) in IL: $117k–$165k, median $151k. Most were filed at wage level IV (50%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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177 H-1B filings certified since Oct 2025

The US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).

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About the role

Associate Director, Total Rewards Allergan Aesthetics Lead :  Responsible for partnering with the global AbbVie Total Rewards team and the Aesthetics and Commercial business units to ensure continued competitive Total Rewards programs that enable us to attract, grow and reward Abbvie employees across the organization. This role will execute total rewards frameworks, analyze, and present data, and make recommendations to the business, partner closely with Business Human Resources (BHRs) and Talent Acquisition (TA) to support our Aesthetics business globally and the Function goals. Responsibilities: • Act as internal compensation consultant to administer and deliver cash and total rewards programs, including regularly modeling a variety of rewards scenarios to develop and present recommendations. • Ensure the delivery of our rewards programs are market-competitive, aligned with our business strategy, compliant and equitable. • Understand and educate BHR, TA and business leaders on compensation approaches and recommendations to attract, engage and retain talent from a variety of backgrounds and industries. • Manage compensation benchmark survey submissions, review and apply pertinent benchmarking studies and reports. • Prepare and speak to reports, data and insights on demographic data and trends, including turnover, hiring and impact of our rewards programs on employee engagement. • Partner with, coach and mentor global TR team who provide support to the Aesthetics business outside the US.  • Act as subject-matter-expert and thought leader in relation to all people-related programs • Partner with Sales Planning & Analytics on sales Incentive Compensation with reference to benchmarking and monitoring market trends and provide guidance on defining competitive targets. • Effectively partner cross functionally with Talent, HR Business Partners, and managers across the organization. • Develop and maintain job architecture for Aesthetics and compensation ranges. • 8+ years’ experience in Compensation including Job Family Design, Market Pricing. Experience in biotech, technology or aesthetics preferred • 4+ years managing Total Rewards programs – either as a specialist/lead in Compensation • Bachelor’s degree preferred in Finance or Human Resources related field Preferred Skills & Experience: • Expert proficiency with Excel and analytics.  Ability to use and develop materials while using Artificial Intelligence preferred • Experience in growth industry environment and fast paced companies • Proven history of working with HCM systems, and working cross functionally ​Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​ Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid an

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