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.
This position reports to:
Chapter Leader Product Management
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Your role and responsibilitiesIn this role, you will be accountable for the overall performance and strategic direction of the product portfolio. You will define the mid- to long-term portfolio roadmap, align Agile Teams around common priorities, identify portfolio opportunities and risks, and ensure that product decisions support profitable growth, lifecycle discipline, customer value and execution focus. Day-to-day Agile execution remains with the Agile Team Product Managers and Product Owners.This role is contributing to the ELSP business in China.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- The PPO defines and owns the market-oriented portfolio strategy for the assigned product portfolio, while maintaining a clear boundary to Sales Enablement responsibilities
- The PPO is accountable for the overall performance of the assigned product portfolio, while Agile Team PMs / Product Owners remain accountable for product-level and sprint-level execution
- The PPO has no direct reports but is expected to lead across approximately 3–4 Agile Teams as a senior portfolio member
- The PPO owns strategic market sensing for the assigned portfolio, while clearly distinguishing this responsibility from Sales Enablement, channel development and sales-market execution functions
- The PPO owns portfolio-level governance within the assigned market and portfolio scope and ensures that decisions are visible, evidence-based and aligned
Qualifications for the role- Significant experience in product management, portfolio management, product strategy or business ownership in a B2B industrial environment
- Strong understanding of industrial products, ideally Critical Power solutions, UPS, energy systems, power electronics, electrical infrastructure, data center power, service lifecycle or adjacent domains
- Experience with products that combine hardware, software, digital connectivity, serviceability and lifecycle support
- Proven ability to manage business cases, profitability logic, pricing implications, roadmap trade-offs and strategic portfolio decisions
- Experience working in Agile or hybrid Agile organizations, preferably across multiple teams without direct reporting authority
- Ability to operate globally across regions, factories, functions and cultures; regional focus may vary by portfolio
- Experience identifying market trends, competitive moves, portfolio gaps, partnership opportunities or M&A candidates
More about us
ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and
manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
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