Global Product Specialist

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Global Product Manager

Your role and responsibilities

ABB's Electrification Business Area is a leading provider of a full range of protection, control, and measurement solutions - enabling safer and smarter electricity flow from substation to the point of consumption. We deliver products and systems designed to connect, protect, and control electrical systems, ensuring reliability, efficiency and safety for equipment and personnel. Working in a brand-new Agile Organization, you will be part of global product management team responsible for product strategy and the future product offering development. In this role you will work in an Agile Team, you will be a key player in bringing the customer voice into the ABB organization, leading the efforts to understand the requirements of the industry, specific market segments and manage the solution development to meet external and internal requirements. This position reports to the Product Management Switches and Fusegear Chapter Leader. Location: Europe, with a preference for Vaasa (Finland). Your responsibilities include: • Analyze and understand market trends and customer requirements and their impact on the products/system. • Identify new business opportunities and create business case for products/system development projects. • Carry the customer's voice in the organization and support operational functions with product management activities. • Constantly align with Agile Units, sales and channels on topics related to the portfolio, such as new products/system availability, market movements, competition, and information related to the operations. • Follow up business performance in a regular manner for assigned products or services and drive improvement actions. • Support Marketing communication team with appropriated content and documentation for promotional and marketing communication activities. • Maintain and follow annual cycle of activities to govern product management for assigned products or services.

Qualifications for the role

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 3 Years 'experience in the field of electrical distribution in product management or similar roles.
• Strong customer focus and solid stakeholders' management skills together with a result-oriented mindset.
• Systemic thinking, willingness to bring innovation and self-improvement attitude.
• Fluent verbal and written skills in English (multiple languages a plus) and ability to work as part of a cross-functional and global team.
• Good knowledge about critical infrastructures such as data center, hospitals, airport, etc. market will be considered as a plus.
• Previous work experience in agile environments is an added value.

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." We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory