Product Manager - Variable Speed Solutions

ABB Inc.; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401k Savings Plan

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

ABB Inc. in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is looking for a Product Manager for Motion NEMA Motors. This role requires a strong focus on customer collaboration and driving results, with local responsibilities for material movement.

You will oversee product strategy, lifecycle management, and innovation to meet market needs. A bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience or an associate's degree with 12 years is essential.

ABB offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, a 401k plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years OR Associate's degree and 12 years of experience.
• Preferred technical, sales, and go-to-market knowledge of AC Motors.
• Proven track record of strategic mindset and driving business results.

Responsibilities

• Own regional product strategy and offering roadmap.
• Lead product lifecycle management.
• Serve as the technical liaison between markets and cross-functional teams.
• Drive portfolio competitiveness and innovation.

Skills

Technical knowledge of AC Motors and Applications

Product management

Customer relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 10 years of experience

Associate's degree and 12 years of experience

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner–and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

The work model for the role is:

Onsite #LI-Onsite

Your role and responsibilities:

Working as a Product Manager you will be a key member of the product management team for Motion NEMA Motors, with local (US) responsibility for the Material Movement & Specialty Solutions Business Line. This role requires a customer-focused and collaborative person able to drive results with quality and speed.

In this role, you will be accountable to drive profitable growth for the business by developing it through all life cycle phases, according to the market needs, product group strategy and business targets.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Own regional product strategy and offering roadmap, defining technical specifications and growth plans aligned to market needs.
• Lead product lifecycle management, tracking performance, driving cost/upgrade actions, and making decisions on portfolio evolution and end‑of‑life.
• Serve as the technical liaison between local markets and cross‑functional teams, supporting development stage gates, localization, and successful product launches/ramp‑up.
• Drive portfolio competitiveness and innovation by analyzing customer needs and market trends, prioritizing development, defining targets (technical, cost, price), and executing go‑to‑market and communication strategies.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years OR Associate's degree and 12 years of work experience in a complex industrial manufacturing business environment required.
• Technical, Sales, and Go‑To‑Market knowledge of AC Motors and Applications – Preferred.
• Progressive experience in product management and customer relationship management.
• Proven track record of cross‑functional collaboration, excellent stakeholder engagement and strategic mindset and passion to drive business results.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy‑efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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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)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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