Global Product Group Manager Motion
We are looking for a talented Global Product Group Manager to drive the profitable growth, innovation, and strategic direction of our Motion business.
Your role will involve managing the global Motion product portfolio, consisting of high-performance Servo drives, Inverters, Motors, and software solutions.
Main stakeholders include external and internal senior leaders within R&D, Operations, Sales, and others.
1. Portfolio Leadership: Direct the Motion Product Group's portfolio strategy to achieve revenue targets, overseeing product development, market positioning, and pricing.
2. Global Strategy Execution: Lead end-to-end business management, from innovation and product adaptation to operational performance, ensuring alignment with ABB's culture and standards.
3. Product Development: Lead multidisciplinary research and product development teams to ensure clear prioritization between stable roadmap execution and agile reaction to changed market and customer requirements.
4. External Partnerships & Sales Enablement: Establish international partnerships with key suppliers and stakeholders, and collaborate with global sales to drive planning, pricing, and contract management.
5. Team Leadership & Growth: Build and inspire an interdisciplinary team promoting an inclusive culture that encourages high performance, agility, and continuous development.
Qualifications for the role
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management or similar (MBA or equivalent is a plus).
* 10 to 15 years of experience as a Senior Business Leader.
* Proven track record of managing large Product Development and Product Management Teams in the area of Motion drives or Machine Automation businesses.
* Both technical and commercial experience.
* Work exposure to European, Chinese and US machine automation markets.
* You enjoy working in a very autonomous environment with a high level of accountability to build up & execute business strategy with a highly skilled multicultural and global team within Hardware and Software.
* You think outside the box to foster innovation and establish effective dialogues in a multicultural environment with peers, colleagues, and external partners.
* You have strong values where your passion lies in motivating and leading employees.
* You have a strong, well-developed communication in English (German is a plus).
* You have availability to travel 50% of the time to our HQ in Eggelsberg (Austria).