Head of Product Development For Industrial Digital Solutions, Motion

ABB; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 13,004,000 - 19,506,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a senior leader to steer global digital IoT solution engineering and technology strategy. You will manage a multidisciplinary team across cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity, delivering scalable, secure offerings aligned with customer needs.

You will drive AI-enabled software development and transform processes using SAFe methodologies, ensuring strong execution and business impact across hybrid environments while reporting to the Global Digital Business Line Manager, Motion

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in digital solution engineering or IoT product development.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams across software, cloud, analytics, edge and cybersecurity.
• Experience delivering complex digital products on hybrid on-premise and cloud environments.
• Strong agile methodologies and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end digital IoT solution engineering and technology strategy.
• Drive development and delivery across hybrid cloud and edge environments.
• Spearhead AI transformation across software development processes.
• Lead engineering leadership team for cloud, edge, analytics and cybersecurity.
• Embed secure-by-design principles and governance throughout the lifecycle.
• Foster agile delivery excellence with metrics and quality standards.
• Align with product management and operations to translate capabilities into value.

Skills

Strategic leadership

SAFe / Agile governance

Azure cloud expertise

AI transformation

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Cloud architectures

AI-enabled software development

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Business Line Manager, Digital - MOSE

Location

This role is open globally, but location is set in Europe - with a preference for Finland (Helsinki), Italy (Sesto San Giovanni), Netherlands (Rotterdam), Poland (Warsaw), Spain (Barcelona), Sweden (Vaesteras), UK (Warrington) - and India (Bangalore). The work model is hybrid #LI-hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will lead global product development and people leadership for a strategic portfolio of digital and IoT solutions across on-premise, edge, and cloud environments. As a senior business-minded technology leader, you will translate customer and market needs into scalable, secure, and differentiated offerings while driving digital innovation, R&D execution, and AI-enabled software development transformation. You will manage a team of product development managers spanning cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity functions, ensuring strong execution and technical excellence aligned with business priorities. You bring deep software and digital solution engineering expertise, proficiency in SAFe methodologies and modern cloud architectures, knowledge of AI-enabled practices and cybersecurity fundamentals, and a proven ability to convert technology investments into competitive advantage.

This role reports to Global Digital Business Line Manager, Motion Services.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead end-to-end digital IoT solution engineering and technology strategy for advanced solutions aligned with business objectives and customer needs
• Drive development and delivery of complex digital IoT solutions across hybrid cloud and edge environments with strong execution discipline and quality governance
• Spearhead AI and agentic AI transformation across software development processes and customer-facing offerings to enhance speed, quality, and productivity
• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering leadership team overseeing cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity functions with accountability and continuous improvement
• Own cybersecurity as a core function, embedding secure-by-design principles throughout the entire development lifecycle
• Establish agile delivery excellence through strong governance, metrics, and quality standards while balancing innovation with operational discipline and technical debt management
• Drive cross-functional alignment with product management, architecture, and operations and business stakeholders to translate technical capabilities into competitive market advantage
• Foster an innovation-driven engineering culture that supports organizational scaling, talent development, capability building, and R&D transformation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Engineering, or related technical field
• Significant leadership experience in digital solution engineering, software R&D, or IoT product development with proven success managing multidisciplinary teams across software, cloud, analytics, edge, and cybersecurity domains
• Hands-on technical expertise with Azure cloud and experience delivering complex digital products and platforms across hybrid on-premise and cloud environments
• Demonstrated success leading AI transformation in software development processes and embedding AI capabilities into customer-facing offerings, with strong command of agile methodologies and modern engineering practices
• Strong business acumen connecting technology decisions to customer value and commercial outcomes, combined with cybersecurity knowledge, secure development practices, and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What's in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger. Guide the future. This is where innovation accelerates, industries are reimagined, and your impact powers the world ahead. Run What Runs the World.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?