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Product Specialist

ABB

ABB

Product
Fairfax, VA, USA
Posted on Aug 29, 2025

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Global Product Manager


Your Role and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for starting up and developing a new product range according to the Global Product Group strategy. As a Global Product Specialist, you will be responsible for a new product range in the field of Switchgear, you will be accountable for its long-term profitable growth, by developing and managing the product range through its life cycle phases, according to market needs and AT/AU strategy.

Working in a brand-new Agile Organization, you will join the Agile Team Develop Solutions: Main Distribution Boards – part of the Distribution & Energy Management Agile Unit – as a key player, understanding the requirements of the industry, specific channels and segments for the product release.


- Work model: #Li-Hybrid

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact, as you will be accountable for:

  • Identifying both potential gaps against the competition and new market opportunities.

  • Analyzing market trends, identifying customer needs, and setting market requirements for future development.

  • Managing existing solutions used in the market.

  • Boosting market penetration in line with the AT/AU’s ambitions.

  • Defining future features and services.

  • Monitoring global sales target fulfillment and taking appropriate actions.

  • Working closely with market developers and the sales team to sustain business growth through configurator usage.

Qualifications for the Role

  • Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering preferred; Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent work experience also accepted.

  • Previous experience in a similar field is a plus.

  • Understanding of the global and local markets for Enclosure/Switchgear, with experience in sales, engineering, and operational projects is a plus.

  • You have strong and well-developed communication, influencing, analytical, problem-solving, and results-oriented skills.

  • Teamwork, a penchant for innovation, attention to customers and stakeholders, and strong motivation are essential personal qualities.

  • Ability to anticipate customer needs and market trends, driven by curiosity and motivation.

  • You are at ease communicating in English and Italian.

Benefits

Locally, you can count on:

  • Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.

  • Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.

  • Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms

  • Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.

  • Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.

  • Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.

  • Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams
work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.

#ABBCareers #RunwithABB

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