Data Center COE Operations Manager

ABB; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Life & Disability

401k Savings Plan

11 paid holidays

Parental Leave

Employee discount program

Job summary

ABB söker en roll inom Data Center Services Center of Excellence i USA för att driva daglig servicedrift och utveckla centrumets leverans. Du kommer att ansvara för att optimera servicekvalitet och kundupplevelse genom hela uppdraget.

Du har ansvar för att leda Surge Team, säkerställa säker arbetsmiljö och följa upp KPIer, samtidigt som du bygger starka kundrelationer och levererar enligt globala mål.

Qualifications

• Kandidatexamen i teknik eller ekonomi krävs.
• Starkt kundfokus och ledarskapsförmåga.
• Erfarenhet av datacenters start/kommissionering samt EHS-krav.
• Schysst arbetsförmåga i internationella projektmiljöer.

Responsibilities

• Leda daglig verksamhet inom Data Center Services Center of Excellence i USA.
• Utveckla och följa upp service-strategier kopplade till globala mål.
• Säkerställa kundfokus, brådska och hög kvalitet i serviceinteraktioner.
• Driva ständig förbättring och KPI-baserad verksamhetsstyrning.
• Leda Surge Team: onboarding, utbildning, tidsrapportering och leverantörsfakturor.
• Samverka över ABB-team för resurstilldelning och projektstöd.

Skills

Ledarskap

Kommunikation

Teamarbete

Kundfokus

Education

Kandidatexamen i teknik eller ekonomi

Tools

MS Project

Google Workspace

SAP

BIM

Compass

CxAlloy

Procore

Job description

På ABB hjälper vi industrier att bli mer resurseffektiva och renare – och varje person här bidrar till resultaten. Du kommer att få möjlighet att leda, få stöd att växa och kunna vara stolt över den påverkan vi skapar tillsammans. Gå med oss och hjälp till att driva det som driver världen.

Denna position rapporterar till:

Director, Data Center Services Center of Excellence

In this role you will be responsible for running the day-to-day service activities for the Data Center Services Center Of Excellence, in the Electrification Services division for the United States, ensuring that we consistently exceed customer expectations.

You will have full accountability for the day-to-day execution within the Data Center Service segment as well as a central role in the development of our surge team for both the Data Center segment and the overall Field Services organization.
The work model for the role is: Remote in the US
This role is contributing to the ELSE Data Center Services Center of Excellence in the United States.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Improves service availability, quality, and customer experience across all field service operations.
• Develops, implements, and reviews field service strategy aligned with global business objectives.
• Ensures strong customer focus, urgency, and care in all service interactions to drive retention.
• Drives continuous improvement, first‑time‑right execution, and KPI‑based performance management.
• Identifies on‑site opportunities to enhance customer operations and communicates them to account teams.
• Leads a culture of operational excellence, risk management, and effective end‑to‑end service delivery.
• Manages resource planning, workload balancing, and compliance with all HSE standards and ABB Way requirements.
• Oversees Surge Team operations, including onboarding, training, compliance, and validation of timesheets, expenses, and supplier invoices.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and development for Field Service Engineers/Technicians to ensure high‑quality execution.
• Collaborates across ABB teams to assign personnel, resolve technical issues, support project execution, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications for the role:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business or commensurate experience.
• Sound knowledge of Data Center Start-up and Commissioning strategies, field service personnel development and the electrical industry within the Data Center market
• Knowledge of MS suite of products including MS Project, Google suite of products (Sheets, Docs, Drive, and Slides), SAP, and project issue resolution software (BIM, Compass, CxAlloy, Procore, etc.)..
• Must be able to interpret and work from engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Technical understanding of power delivery equipment: transformers, switchgear, breakers, relays, etc.
• Maintain high standards for safety and housekeeping and assure compliance with all environmental regulations
• Strong leadership, clear communication, teamwork, and a proven customer‑focused mindset.
• Willing to travel up to 50% of time
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

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

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Assertive Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affmatic Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $119,000 and $190,400 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy‑up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

För att bygga en renare och smartare framtid krävs alla sorters människor: de nyfikna, de modiga och de kreativa. Därför välkomnar vi människor med alla bakgrunder och erfarenheter.

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