Global Head of Industrial IoT & AI Solutions

Abb; Pordenone; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Motion seeks a Head of Product Development for Industrial Digital Solutions to lead global development and people leadership of a strategic IoT portfolio across on-premise, edge, and cloud. You’ll translate market needs into scalable offerings, drive AI-enabled software development, and embed secure-by-design practices.

You will manage cross-functional teams spanning cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity, guiding agile governance and stakeholder alignment across Europe or India.

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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

SAFe

Azure

AI Transformation

Cybersecurity

Secure-by-design

Edge computing

Cloud & Edge

Stakeholder management

Communication

R&D leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Data Engineering

Tools

Azure

Job description

ABB Motion seeks a Head of Product Development for Industrial Digital Solutions to lead global development and people leadership of a strategic IoT portfolio across on-premise, edge, and cloud. You’ll translate market needs into scalable offerings, drive AI-enabled software development, and embed secure-by-design practices.

You will manage cross-functional teams spanning cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity, guiding agile governance and stakeholder alignment across Europe or India.