Director, International Transformation & Growth

ABB Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a senior transformation leader to drive the NEMA International roadmap, coordinating across Global Business Lines and regions.

The role will manage complex programs, governance and change initiatives, ensuring tangible outcomes and sustained value creation. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in transformation or strategy roles, strong executive communication, and a proven ability to align diverse stakeholders toward a common agenda in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in business transformation, strategy execution, operating-model design, or management consulting.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Strategy, Operations, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Experience in an internal strategy, transformation, business excellence or consulting role.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation across geographies or business units.
• Proven ability to align senior stakeholders and functions behind a shared agenda without relying on direct authority.
• Experience translating strategy into executable roadmaps, governance, operating mechanisms and measurable outcomes.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect transformation to customer value, growth, margin, cash, productivity and organizational capability.
• Excellent executive communication, facilitation and synthesis skills.
• Ability to challenge established practices and navigate ambiguity with pace and judgement.
• Familiarity with international commercial models, CRM/ERP environments and end-to-end customer processes.
• Experience in industrial/manufacturing/B2B technology environments is an advantage; Lean/Six Sigma or program-management certs are a plus.
• Fluent English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the NEMA International transformation roadmap aligned with Stabilize-Optimize-Scale journey with clear outcomes and milestones.
• Act as senior integrator between NEMA International and Global Business Lines, establishing governance and cross-functional commitments.
• Lead resolution of systemic barriers at interfaces between Sales, Operations, IT, Finance, HR and other functions.
• Custodian of the NEMA International target operating model, evolving governance, processes and capabilities for growth.
• Lead an executive-level International Transformation Office managing portfolio, cadence, dependencies and risk escalation.
• Lead change leadership and capability building to adopt the new international organization.

Skills

Fluent English

Executive communication

Stakeholder alignment

Transformation leadership

Strategy to roadmaps

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in business administration/engineering/strategy/operations/IS

Tools

CRM/ERP environments

Job description

ABB Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a senior transformation leader to drive the NEMA International roadmap, coordinating across Global Business Lines and regions.

The role will manage complex programs, governance and change initiatives, ensuring tangible outcomes and sustained value creation. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in transformation or strategy roles, strong executive communication, and a proven ability to align diverse stakeholders toward a common agenda in a hybrid work environment.