Strategic Transformation Project Lead

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced NewGen Project Manager to shape how programs are planned, delivered and adopted across functions. You will define strategy, select delivery approaches, and align scope with stakeholders to build a realistic schedule.

You will manage budgets, resources, timelines, and quality, produce key documents, govern through stage-gates, mitigate risks, report performance, and ensure value realization from delivery and implementation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of project management experience, ideally in transformation or change programs.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with many stakeholders.
• Proven ability to align projects with program objectives and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong skills in managing risks, issues and dependencies and communicating with governance forums.
• Natural collaborator who builds alignment across multiple projects and teams and facilitates change.

Responsibilities

• Define a planning strategy covering all activities to manage the project well, and choose the delivery approach (waterfall, agile, or hybrid).
• Align with stakeholders on scope and build a schedule reflecting it.
• Define budget, resources, timelines and work allocation with stakeholders and ensure delivery within agreed constraints.
• Create key project documents (scope, acceptance criteria, financials, schedules, risk plans) and guide through stages and governance gates.
• Monitor risks, issues and decisions, track progress and variances, and report on performance and business value realization.
• Coordinate approvals, governance structures and committees; ensure handover and capture lessons learned for future projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Risk management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

PMP

Agile/Scrum (CSM/SAFe)

ABB Program PM Certified

Job description

ABB is seeking an experienced NewGen Project Manager to shape how programs are planned, delivered and adopted across functions. You will define strategy, select delivery approaches, and align scope with stakeholders to build a realistic schedule.

You will manage budgets, resources, timelines, and quality, produce key documents, govern through stage-gates, mitigate risks, report performance, and ensure value realization from delivery and implementation.