Global Transformation Lead – Robotics

ABB; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Robotics seeks a Transformation Manager to orchestrate ABB Robotics' global transformation portfolio. You translate strategic priorities into a clear roadmap, actively manage risks, and ensure value realization across business lines and functions.

This is a global role with a hybrid working model and location options in Zürich, Friedberg, Barcelona, Milton Keynes, or Milano. You will drive execution, challenge progress when needed, and provide transparent portfolio reporting to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in business transformation, strategy execution, enterprise program leadership, or a similar role within a complex global organization.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs or portfolios that deliver measurable business impact.
• Strong understanding of transformation value realization, with the ability to connect strategic initiatives to financial and operational outcomes.
• Experience working with senior executives and influencing decisions without direct organizational authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen, with the ability to translate complexity into clear priorities and actions.
• Demonstrated people leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, combined with resilience and execution focus.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise transformation roadmap: Maintain an integrated view of strategic initiatives, milestones, dependencies, and business outcomes across ABB Robotics.
• Drive execution and value realization: Establish and lead the transformation operating cadence, ensuring initiatives deliver committed business, operational, and financial results.
• Manage cross-functional complexity: Identify and resolve risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and competing priorities across Business Lines and Functions.
• Challenge and accelerate delivery: Hold initiative owners accountable, drive corrective actions, and ensure timely intervention when delivery or outcomes are at risk.
• Enable executive decision-making: Provide transparent portfolio reporting, actionable insights, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Build alignment across the organization: Partner with Business Line and Functional leaders to ensure transformation priorities remain closely linked to business needs and operational realities.
• Lead and develop the transformation team: Strengthen transformation governance, ways of working, and team capabilities to increase execution speed and effectiveness.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Execution focus

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Job description

ABB Robotics seeks a Transformation Manager to orchestrate ABB Robotics' global transformation portfolio. You translate strategic priorities into a clear roadmap, actively manage risks, and ensure value realization across business lines and functions.

This is a global role with a hybrid working model and location options in Zürich, Friedberg, Barcelona, Milton Keynes, or Milano. You will drive execution, challenge progress when needed, and provide transparent portfolio reporting to senior