Global IoT Product & AI Engineering Leader

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

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Head of Product Development for Industrial Digital Solutions to lead global digital IoT solution engineering and people leadership. The role spans on-premise, edge, and cloud, translating market needs into scalable, secure offerings while driving AI-enabled software development.

You will manage cross-functional teams across cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity, driving secure-by-design practices and agile governance to balance innovation with technical debt.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership in digital solution engineering or IoT product development.
• Hands-on Azure cloud experience delivering complex digital products.
• Experience with AI transformations in software development.

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

AI Transformation

Azure Cloud

Edge Computing

Cybersecurity

SAFe Agile

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Talent Development

Education

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

Tools

Azure

Job description

ABB is seeking a Head of Product Development for Industrial Digital Solutions to lead global digital IoT solution engineering and people leadership. The role spans on-premise, edge, and cloud, translating market needs into scalable, secure offerings while driving AI-enabled software development.

You will manage cross-functional teams across cloud, edge, analytics, and cybersecurity, driving secure-by-design practices and agile governance to balance innovation with technical debt.