Lead of Product Management Secondary for business line Switchgear

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This is a position with grade

09

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage the Secondary Switchgear Product Management team, under the Portfolio Manager, in the Business Line Switchgear, belonging to the Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS) Division. You will guide the product line vision, strategy, and execution while ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. This leadership position requires a blend of strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and team development. The work model for the role is: hybrid/ Global You will be mainly accountable for: • Overseeing various offer lifecycle activities supporting the development, launch, maintenance, pricing, and profitability of the Secondary Switchgear product portfolio. • Identifying potential gaps in the portfolio, with respect to the competition and new market opportunities. • Ensuring that your team owns technical and market specifications • Determining a product business plan that supports sustainable growth while planning the roadmap to create maximum value, and following-up on portfolio performance. • Setting targets, monitoring product costs and giving inputs to operations functions (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Production) to maximize competitiveness and profitability. • Acting as the key decision-maker for product direction, resolving conflicts between short-term wins and long-term vision. This position reports to Portfolio Manager Grade 9

Qualifications for the role

• People manager experience is mandatory
• Experience in Medium Voltage products business is mandatory, deep understanding of the product line, including technical specifications, market trends, and competitive landscape
• Proven experience in Product Management role is mandatory
• Strong customer orientation with an ability to translate customer needs and feedback into actionable product improvements.
• people manager experience is mandatory, People development passion
• experience in managing a global team is a plus
• sales experience is a plus as well as interaction with customers
• Collaborative attitude and the ability to work effectively with various teams across the organization.

More about us

The business line Medium Voltage Switchgear is in the Electrification Distribution Solutions Division and offers a wide range of air-insulated and gas-insulated medium voltage switchgear solutions (1 to 66kV), for primary and secondary distribution to suit every application - for all customers, from system integrators to end users. Our go-to-market offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure, among others, often providing the required medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory