Project Management Lead DACH (f/m/d)

Abb Holdings Inc; Friedberg (Hessen); Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ABB's Robotics business seeks a seasoned Project Portfolio Leader to manage the DACH PMO and drive cross-functional execution across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. You will lead international teams, standardize governance, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.

The role emphasizes transforming operations strategy, risk management, and process optimization, with a hybrid work model and collaboration with global interfaces.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years in complex system projects in the plant engineering industry.
• Experience leading international cross-functional teams.
• PMP certification is a strong advantage.
• Strong governance, stakeholder management, and organizational transformation experience.

Aufgaben

• Lead, develop, and manage an international DACH PMO team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• Standardize and optimize project management processes, governance frameworks, and the overall project organization across the region.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Operations Strategy while driving transformation initiatives.
• Provide operational leadership for the project portfolio, ensuring governance, resource management, and delivery success.
• Manage project escalations and coordinate local and global stakeholders to enable effective decision-making and risk mitigation.

Kenntnisse

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Governance

Strategic transformation

PMO experience

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics-working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the local management of all project execution activities in the area of responsibility. Each day, you will ensure operations are executed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by coordinating and overseeing team development and standardized process development to continually improve the effectiveness of Project Execution teams.

The work model for the role is hybrid. #LI-hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading, developing, and managing an international DACH Project Management Office (PMO) team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture
• Standardizing and optimizing project management processes, governance frameworks, operational solutions, and the overall project organization across the region
• Contributing to the development and execution of the Operations Strategy while driving strategic transformation initiatives across the organization
• Providing operational leadership for the project portfolio, ensuring effective governance, resource management, and successful project delivery
• Managing project escalations and coordinating local and global stakeholders and interfaces to enable effective decision-making, risk mitigation, and business outcomes

Qualifications for the role:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• PMP certification is considered a strong advantage
• More than 8 years of experience managing and delivering complex system projects in the plant engineering industry
• Several years of leadership experience in Project Management, PMO, Project Operations, or a comparable management function
• Proven experience in leading international and cross-functional teams in a complex business environment
• Strong expertise in project governance, process optimization, stakeholder management, and organizational transformation

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