AbbVie

Senior Product Manager, Platform Engineering & Toolchain

AbbVie$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience; Master's Degree with 7+ years; or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience as a Product Manager for platform, infrastructure, or internal developer products.
  • Knowledge of Agile product management and product discovery frameworks including Lean and Continuous Discovery.
  • Evidence of conducting user research and adapting decisions based on findings.
  • Strong understanding of Platform Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and developer experience.
  • Prior hands-on engineering experience or a deep technical background in software delivery.
  • Ability to engage engineering teams as a technical peer and discuss architectural trade-offs.

Responsibilities

  • Champion end-to-end product management from user research through to launch.
  • Focus on understanding user problems and business outcomes over just solutions.
  • Facilitate alignment among business, engineering, and BTO stakeholders for platform products.
  • Own platform capabilities such as CI/CD pipelines and developer portals.
  • Embed compliance, security, and operational controls into product features.
  • Conduct user research and validation to inform product decisions.
  • Use data analytics and KPIs to measure success and prioritize features.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive package including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick) and medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
  • Participation in long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AbbVie's Business Technology Solutions (BTS) Infrastructure, Architecture, and Innovation group is seeking a SeniorProduct Manager with experience in Platform Engineering and Developer Experience, Internal Developer Toolchains and DevOps.

This role supports product strategy, design and planning for multiple internal platform products that enable secure, compliant, scalable, and high-velocity software delivery across BTS. This is early-stage product work - you will shape what gets built from the ground up based on what engineers actually need.

You contribute to internal platform products using product management best practices, embedding reliability, security, and compliance as differentiated capabilities while improving developer experience, operational efficiency, and time to value.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Champion end-to-end product management from continuous user research and discovery through launch, adoption, and optimization of internal platforms.
  • Focus engineering teams on the why. Own business outcomes and user problems, not solutions-deeply understand developer pain points before prescribing platform features.
  • Facilitate outcome-oriented alignment across business, engineering, and BTO stakeholders for a suite of Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Toolchain products, ensuring enterprise requirements (security, compliance, reliability, cost) are delivered as built-in platform value.
  • Own platform capabilities such as CI/CD pipelines, developer portals, artifact management, and observability.
  • Treat compliance, security, and operational controls as first-class product features, embedding them directly into platforms and pipelines.
  • Conduct in user research, journey mapping, and assumption testing to validate product decisions - change direction when the evidence says you're wrong.
  • Use data analytics, KPIs, and OKRs to measure product success, guide prioritization, and drive evidence-based, customer-centric decisions.
  • Work closely with Engineering, Security, Architecture, Legal, and Compliance teams to deliver platforms that are compliant-by-design, scalable, and reusable.
  • Collaborate with other Product Managers to align platform strategies, manage interdependencies, and deliver a cohesive internal developer ecosystem.
  • Guide cross-functional teams in delivering platform standards, paved roads, and self-service capabilities that accelerate product team delivery.
  • Proactively monitor DevOps, Platform Engineering, cloud, and AI trends to ensure platform relevance, sustainability, and innovation.
  • Facilitate outcome-oriented alignment across business, engineering, and BTO stakeholders, clearly communicating strategy, trade-offs, and progress.


Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience; Master's Degree with 7+ years; or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience as a Product Manager contributing to platform, infrastructure, or internal developer-facing products.
  • Knowledge of Agile product management, product discovery frameworks (Lean, Dual-Track Agile, Jobs-To-Be-Done Framework, Continuous Discovery), and outcome-based roadmapping.
  • Evidence of real user research and discovery practice - talking to users, testing assumptions, and changing direction based on what you learned.
  • Strong understanding of Platform Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, infrastructure-as-code, and developer experience.
  • Prior hands-on engineering experience or deep technical background in software delivery.
  • Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams including Engineering, SRE, Security, and Architecture.
  • Proven ability to engage engineering teams as a technical peer-can discuss architectural trade-offs, evaluate technical debt, and contribute to design discussions.
  • Strong analytical, user empathy, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent communicator able to build trust, influence without authority, and align teams in a complex, matrixed enterprise environment.

Preferred:
  • Experience in regulated industries (pharma, healthcare, finance) with familiarity in GxP, SOX, GDPR, or similar frameworks.
  • Hands-on exposure to Platform Engineering models (internal developer platforms, golden paths, paved roads).
  • Experience delivering Compliance-as-a-Platform or Security-as-a-Platform capabilities.
  • Background working closely with Cloud Engineering, SRE, or DevOps organizations.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate ambiguity while driving business outcomes
  • Practiced in continuous discovery methods - opportunity solution trees, assumption mapping, lean experimentation - not just familiar with the concepts.

Why This Role Matters

This role directly enables faster, safer, and more reliable delivery of digital products across AbbVie. By treating platform capabilities as products, the Product Manager will improve developer productivity, reduce operational and compliance risk, and scale engineering excellence across the enterprise.

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 thisposting 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 long-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.

About AbbVie

AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

AbbVie Careers

Joining AbbVie means becoming part of a global team dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, our employees are united in the pursuit of groundbreaking innovation and are committed to transforming the future of healthcare with leading-edge science.

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At AbbVie, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry to solve challenging problems that have a high impact on society. Our culture fosters growth and embraces leadership and diversity training, ensuring that every team member can thrive.

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We believe in nurturing our team's professional growth through comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and continuous learning. Our commitment to your career growth is reflected in our robust offerings that enhance your skills and knowledge.

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AbbVie is dedicated to supporting our employees' well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes health, financial, and social benefits that are designed to support the diverse needs of our employees. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and innovation, fostering a workplace where all can excel.

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Our hiring process is designed to ensure a match that will be beneficial both for the company and for your career aspirations. From resume submission to interview, each step is an opportunity to showcase your skills and fit with the AbbVie team.

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Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
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