Global Head, Industrial IoT, AI & Cloud Solutions

Abb; Monza; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Motion's Digital Solutions unit seeks an accomplished leader to steer the global development and people leadership for a strategic portfolio of digital IoT solutions across on-premise, edge, and cloud. You will translate market needs into scalable, secure offerings, drive AI-enabled software development, and build a high-performing team spanning cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity.

This role emphasizes secure-by-design practices and agile governance to align with business priorities

Qualifications

• Significant leadership in digital solution engineering, software R&D, or IoT product development with multidisciplinary teams
• Hands-on Azure cloud experience and delivering complex digital products across hybrid environments
• Proven success leading AI transformations in software development and integrating AI into customer offerings
• Strong business acumen linking technology to customer value and commercial outcomes; cybersecurity knowledge and secure development practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience with agile methodologies (SAFe) and modern engineering practices

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end digital IoT solution engineering and technology strategy
• Drive development and delivery of complex digital IoT solutions across hybrid cloud and edge
• Spearhead AI and agentic AI transformation in software processes and offerings
• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering leadership team across cloud, edge, analytics, cybersecurity
• Own cybersecurity as a core function and embed secure-by-design throughout development
• Establish agile delivery governance, metrics, and quality standards with balanced innovation and debt management
• Foster cross-functional alignment with product management, architecture, operations, and stakeholders
• Promote an innovation-driven engineering culture supporting scaling, talent development, and R&D transformation

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

Edge computing

Azure cloud

AI transformation

Cybersecurity

SAFe agile

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Product leadership

Software R&D

IoT product

Multidisciplinary teams

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software/EE/Data Eng

Job description

ABB Motion's Digital Solutions unit seeks an accomplished leader to steer the global development and people leadership for a strategic portfolio of digital IoT solutions across on-premise, edge, and cloud. You will translate market needs into scalable, secure offerings, drive AI-enabled software development, and build a high-performing team spanning cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity.

This role emphasizes secure-by-design practices and agile governance to align with business priorities