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About the Role

This Director role is a strategic transformation position within ABB's NEMA International division, reporting to the EVP International Sales. The role is pivotal in building a scalable international business platform by strengthening alignment across Regions, Business Lines and functions, removing structural barriers to growth and driving implementation of the Stabilize-Optimize-Scale roadmap. The successful candidate will drive business transformation across regions while building scalable operating foundations, combining expertise in strategy execution, operating-model redesign, business process management, change leadership, and executive influence within a complex global matrix.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the NEMA International transformation roadmap aligned with the Stabilize-Optimize-Scale journey, translating strategy into prioritized initiatives with clear outcomes, milestones and success measures while maintaining visibility of progress and risks to leadership.
Act as senior integrator between NEMA International and Global Business Lines, establishing governance mechanisms and cross-functional commitments that align product, portfolio, and investment priorities with international market requirements while escalating critical dependencies that constrain growth.
Lead resolution of systemic barriers at the interfaces between International Sales, Global Operations, IT, Finance, HR and other supporting functions, converting fragmented issues into prioritized root-cause initiatives with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.
Serve as custodian of the NEMA International target operating model, ensuring organizational accountabilities, governance, processes, technology and capabilities evolve coherently to enable profitable international growth, from stabilization through optimization and scale, while designing the organization for future growth and acquisitions.
Lead an executive-level International Transformation Office that manages the transformation portfolio, governance cadence, dependency view and risk escalation, mobilizing cross-functional workstreams and intervening to resolve ownership gaps, resource constraints or delayed decisions.
Lead adoption of the new international organization and ways of working through change leadership, stakeholder engagement and capability building, while establishing a continuous improvement framework that connects frontline issues to structural business improvements and embeds continuous improvement into leadership accountability.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in business transformation, strategy execution, operating-model design, commercial excellence, enterprise program leadership or management consulting.
Experience in an internal strategy, transformation, business excellence or consulting role.
Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation across multiple geographies or business units.
Proven ability to align senior stakeholders and functions behind a shared agenda without relying on direct authority.
Experience translating strategy into executable roadmaps, governance, operating mechanisms and measurable outcomes.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect transformation to customer value, growth, margin, cash, productivity and organizational capability.
Excellent executive communication, facilitation and synthesis skills.
Ability to constructively challenge established practices and navigate ambiguity with pace and judgement.
Familiarity with international commercial models, CRM/ERP environments and end-to-end customer processes.
Experience in an industrial, manufacturing, electromechanical or B2B technology environment is an advantage.
Fluent English language skills.

Skills

Strategy execution
Operating-model redesign
Business process management
Change leadership
Executive influence
Commercial excellence
Enterprise program leadership
Management consulting
Business acumen
Executive communication
Facilitation
Synthesis
International commercial models
CRM/ERP environments
End-to-end customer processes

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience

Education Level

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Strategy, Operations, Information Systems or a related discipline.
Recognized transformation, change management, Lean, Six Sigma or program-management certification is a plus.

Salary/Compensations

$142,500 and $237,500 annually
eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.
Vacation under a permissive time away policy.

About the Company

ABB helps industries run leaner and cleaner.
ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer.
With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions.
NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

Equal Opportunity

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
Employment Equity & Inclusion Statement (Canada)
ABB values the dedication, commitment, and expertise of all our employees. As an Employment Equity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
We actively support the principles of the Employment Equity Act and strive to build a workforce that reflects Canada’s diversity, including: Women, Indigenous Peoples, Members of visible minorities, Persons with disabilities
ABB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know.