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This Position reports to:

Development Manager

Your Role and Responsibilities

We are implementing a major transformation to enhance our capability to deliver customer value faster and continuously. To lead this journey, we are now looking for a Transformation Program Manager who will coordinate and execute key cross-functional initiatives across our entire value chain.

Your first focus will be our cyclic software release transformation, a cornerstone initiative that changes how we plan, develop, and deliver products. Over time, you will continue to lead new improvement programs that build our organizational agility, efficiency, and collaboration across functions.

In this role, you will work closely with the Program Sponsor, Change Lead, and functional leaders to turn strategy into measurable results. You will plan and manage transformation activities, align stakeholders, facilitate the definition and follow-up of OKRs, and ensure systematic resolution of improvement needs impacting flow and delivery

The work model for this role is: #Li-Hybrid

You will mainly be responsible for:

• Leading and coordinating the cyclic SW release transformation and related improvement initiatives
• Coordinating activities and dependencies across multiple functions, enabling end-to-end flow and alignment
• Collaborating closely with the Program Sponsor and Change Lead to integrate structured change management, communication, and engagement
• Maintaining and driving progress of the cyclic SW releases impediment backlog, ensuring systematic prioritization and resolution of key challenges

Qualifications for the Role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering or related field
• Extensive experience in program or project management in a cross-functional or transformation context
• Strong track record in leading organizational change or capability development initiatives
• Solid understanding of product development environment - especially in industrial, engineering, or technology-driven organizations
• The ability to see the big picture and manage complex interdependencies
• A collaborative and motivating leadership style that helps people embrace change
• Excellent coordination, facilitation, and communication skills - able to align diverse stakeholders and functions.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, Finnish skills are considered a benefit
• Practical experience and solid understanding of agile practices and how they enable faster, continuous value delivery

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

If you have questions, please contact Strategic Change Manager, Kaj Andtbacka, tel. +35850 3341849. Please note the following call times: 4. –5.12.,8.12 and 11.–12.12. between 9.00-16.00. Apply for the position by December 15th, 2025. We look forward to receiving your application.

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