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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description
Purpose:
The Sr Specialist, BHR will be a trusted partner helping to shape our culture, support our business strategies and finding and developing the talent necessary to make a remarkable impact on AbbVie and patients around the world. They will leverage best-in-class HR practices to continually construct, deliver and support programs that establish AbbVie as an employer of choice while empowering all employees at all levels of the organization. The Sr Specialist, BHR will support a specific function of the business.
Responsibilities
- Partners with manager on strategic initiatives for the business, developing HR strategies, needs assessments and resulting HR solutions. Have credibility with Management to maximize successful outcomes. Assist or lead proposals and recommendations to resolve strategically important issues affecting a business segment. Prioritize projects based on business need and available resources.
- Manages day to day HR duties at the site, such as answering payroll, leave of absence, time and attendance questions.
- Extensive data analysis and pulling reports in support of site initiatives.
- Takes initiative and proactively drives day to day support needs for hourly workforce, culture, and office based workforce.
- Responsible for ensuring the effective “delivery” of all HR programs and services. Responsible for HR results in the business, including client satisfaction, HR effectiveness and associated financial results.
- Establishes, builds and maintains strong relationships with key HR partners from all Practice Areas and Service Centers to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet business needs; includes relationship management, leadership, HR roles/responsibilities, and service delivery commitments.
- Be the ambassador of the HR organization to represent the services and resources available to the business and help manage the collective reputation of the HR organization.
- Manage and leverage human and financial resources within scope of delivered project services while supporting a segment of the business. Facilitate and implement change. Ensure that day-to-day activities are moving forward. Manage delivery of HR services across a segment of the business.
- Ensure appropriate amount of resource planning is accounted for by the Practice and Service Centers to support the needs of the respective business segment. Responsible for managing business needs of leadership team(s). Know the Business.
- Depth of knowledge of critical success factors and challenges for a business/functional segment and its role in the larger AbbVie business models. Must be able to think creatively across a business segment(s) as well as into the respective organizations.
- Must be able to understand and utilize historical and broad organizational data when weighing business HR decisions and actions. Able to understand all the options available and the potential impact of those options across the respective business units, as well as within the larger AbbVie business models.
- Identification of trends and new approaches to business processes should be both incremental as well as “ahead of the curve”. Initiatives and changes to current business processes must have a clear linkage with other organizational efforts being proposed or already ongoing in the respective business.
- Assist in the diagnosis, development and delivery of HR strategies, programs and services that influence and drive the needs of the respective business. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years experience.
- Project management or business experience.
- Understanding of functional HR roles and responsibilities and impact on the business.
- Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting the business preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of organizational development activity preferred.
- Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
- Learns fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated.
- Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
- Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
Additional Information
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 and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description
Purpose:
The Sr Specialist, BHR will be a trusted partner helping to shape our culture, support our business strategies and finding and developing the talent necessary to make a remarkable impact on AbbVie and patients around the world. They will leverage best-in-class HR practices to continually construct, deliver and support programs that establish AbbVie as an employer of choice while empowering all employees at all levels of the organization. The Sr Specialist, BHR will support a specific function of the business.
Responsibilities
- Partners with manager on strategic initiatives for the business, developing HR strategies, needs assessments and resulting HR solutions. Have credibility with Management to maximize successful outcomes. Assist or lead proposals and recommendations to resolve strategically important issues affecting a business segment. Prioritize projects based on business need and available resources.
- Manages day to day HR duties at the site, such as answering payroll, leave of absence, time and attendance questions.
- Extensive data analysis and pulling reports in support of site initiatives.
- Takes initiative and proactively drives day to day support needs for hourly workforce, culture, and office based workforce.
- Responsible for ensuring the effective “delivery” of all HR programs and services. Responsible for HR results in the business, including client satisfaction, HR effectiveness and associated financial results.
- Establishes, builds and maintains strong relationships with key HR partners from all Practice Areas and Service Centers to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet business needs; includes relationship management, leadership, HR roles/responsibilities, and service delivery commitments.
- Be the ambassador of the HR organization to represent the services and resources available to the business and help manage the collective reputation of the HR organization.
- Manage and leverage human and financial resources within scope of delivered project services while supporting a segment of the business. Facilitate and implement change. Ensure that day-to-day activities are moving forward. Manage delivery of HR services across a segment of the business.
- Ensure appropriate amount of resource planning is accounted for by the Practice and Service Centers to support the needs of the respective business segment. Responsible for managing business needs of leadership team(s). Know the Business.
- Depth of knowledge of critical success factors and challenges for a business/functional segment and its role in the larger AbbVie business models. Must be able to think creatively across a business segment(s) as well as into the respective organizations.
- Must be able to understand and utilize historical and broad organizational data when weighing business HR decisions and actions. Able to understand all the options available and the potential impact of those options across the respective business units, as well as within the larger AbbVie business models.
- Identification of trends and new approaches to business processes should be both incremental as well as “ahead of the curve”. Initiatives and changes to current business processes must have a clear linkage with other organizational efforts being proposed or already ongoing in the respective business.
- Assist in the diagnosis, development and delivery of HR strategies, programs and services that influence and drive the needs of the respective business. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years experience.
- Project management or business experience.
- Understanding of functional HR roles and responsibilities and impact on the business.
- Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting the business preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of organizational development activity preferred.
- Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
- Learns fast, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly where indicated.
- Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
- Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
Additional Information
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 and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a HR Operations Specialist
Translate your Australian HR credentials
Your three-year Australian bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 purposes. Gather your academic transcripts and a credential evaluation letter before approaching U.S. employers to confirm your qualification meets specialty occupation requirements.
Target employers with HRIS or compliance teams
U.S. companies running large-scale HR operations, particularly those using Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or similar platforms, regularly need specialist HR Operations staff. Search for roles that specify a degree requirement in the job description, since that's what converts the position into an E-3-eligible specialty occupation.
Find HR roles through Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate lists HR Operations Specialist positions from U.S. employers who are open to E-3 sponsorship, so you're not filtering through thousands of roles that won't engage. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork once you receive an offer.
Clarify the LCA requirement with your employer
Before signing an offer, confirm your employer understands they must file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL certifying your role meets prevailing wage standards. This step precedes your consulate appointment and is non-negotiable, so employers who are unfamiliar with it need to be looped in early.
Use your E-3 grace period to switch HR roles
If you're already in the U.S. on an E-3 and moving between HR Operations roles, you have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to secure a new offer and begin a fresh E-3 application. Don't wait until your last day to start the process.
Align your start date with LCA certification timing
DOL typically certifies LCAs within seven business days, but your consulate appointment availability adds additional lead time. Negotiate a start date at least three to four weeks after your offer is accepted so the LCA and visa interview can complete before your first day.
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Find HR Operations Specialist JobsHR Operations Specialist E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find HR Operations Specialist jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for HR Operations Specialist roles where U.S. employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Standard job boards don't filter by visa type, so most listings require manual vetting. Migrate Mate surfaces roles matched to E-3 eligibility, saving you from pursuing positions that won't lead to a sponsorship conversation.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an HR Operations Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as human resources, business administration, or industrial-organizational psychology. Roles that accept any degree or where a degree is listed as preferred rather than required can be harder to qualify. The job description wording matters, and employers may need to revise postings to reflect the actual degree requirement.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for HR Operations roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens but has no annual cap and no lottery, so you can apply at any time of year and get an outcome within weeks rather than waiting a year or more. The H-1B has an 85,000-slot annual cap with a randomised lottery, meaning even qualified HR Operations candidates are often not selected. For Australians, the E-3 is the more practical and predictable path.
Can I transfer my E-3 to a new HR employer without leaving the U.S.?
The E-3 is employer-specific, so changing companies requires a new LCA filed by the incoming employer and a new visa stamp obtained at an Australian consulate or through a third-country appointment. You can't simply transfer the visa between employers. The 60-day grace period after leaving your current role gives you time to secure an offer and begin the new application before your status lapses.
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