Lead Organization and Culture APAC

Abbott Labs (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

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Singapore Japan - Tokyo Until 9/27/2026 8+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 29, 2026 Last posted July 29, 2026
Job description

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Lead, Organization & Culture – APAC is responsible for driving key organizational effectiveness, culture, and change initiatives across the APAC region. This role will serve as a strategic partner to Division Vice Presidents (DVPs), General Managers (GMs), and senior BHR leaders, helping shape a high-performing, inclusive, and aligned culture that supports business priorities.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the development and execution of organization and culture initiatives tailored to APAC business needs and regional cultural nuances.
  • Work with the business and HR leaders to assess, diagnose, plan, and implement strategic organization solutions to support business strategy.
  • Provides consulting support to BHR and/or key customers and stakeholders on executing organization strategies and initiatives across divisions and/or functions, within the organization, including field commercial, site manufacturing operations, and others.
  • Provide strategic guidance and tools to support leaders in navigating transformation and growth.
  • Act as a key driver in translating enterprise culture goals into actionable team-level initiatives. Monitored cultural health through YVC survey data, identifying trends and collaborating with leaders to implement focused action plans.
  • Maintain a strong focus on execution, tracking progress through KPIs and adjusting tactics to meet evolving workforce needs.
  • Acts as a partner with BHR and business leaders to provide organizational support to achieve business objectives.
  • Measures and reports the impact of organizational interventions using evaluation, metrics, focus groups and performance results.
  • Proactively works with Talent Development practice center partners to design and implement organization plans. This may include organization/team effectiveness, leadership development and change management.
  • Facilitates leadership new leader assimilations, workshop interventions and team meetings.

Requirements

  • Solid business acumen with the ability to connect business strategy to practical OE, Change Management and Cultural solutions.
  • Demonstrated success operating in a large, global, matrixed organization, navigating complexity, aligning diverse stakeholders, and influencing senior leaders.
  • Strong experience working directly with senior executives (DVP/GMs or equivalent).
  • Proven ability to lead organizational and cultural assessments and translate insights into action.
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, relationship-building, and project management skills.
  • Cultural fluency in APAC markets and ability to adapt approaches for different cultural contexts.
  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational psychology, business administration, or a related field.
  • Master’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Business, or related field.
  • 8-10 years of progressive talent development experience in a variety of disciplines including consulting, org design, change management and cultural initiatives.
  • Experience working in large, complex global organizations.
  • Experience supporting large-scale change, integrations, or transformation initiatives.
  • Experience in large professional services consulting is preferred.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Learning & Development

     

DIVISION:

CHR Corporate Human Resources

        

LOCATION:

Singapore > Singapore : DUO Tower

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

Japan > Tokyo : Mita South Tower, Minato-ku

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

     

     

     

About this role

Summary

Lead organizational culture, effectiveness, and change initiatives across APAC region.

Job title

Lead Organization and Culture APAC

Experience level

8-10 years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Singapore or Tokyo, remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

business acumenstakeholder influencefacilitationcommunicationproject managementcultural fluency

Preferred skills

large-scale changeintegrationsbehavioral assessmentstransformationconsulting

Specializations

organizational developmentchange managementcultureleadership developmentconsulting
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Singapore

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Tokyo, Japan

Work arrangement unknown City