Director, International Business Transformation & Strategy Execution (flexible location)
About The Position
This is a strategic transformation role within ABB’s NEMA International division, contributing to the Motion NEMA Motors division globally and reporting to the EVP International Sales. The Director will build a scalable international business platform by strengthening alignment across Regions, Business Lines, and functions, removing structural barriers to growth, and driving implementation of the Stabilize-Optimize-Scale roadmap. The role combines strategy execution, operating-model redesign, business process management, change leadership, and executive influence in a complex global matrix. The work model is hybrid, with a flexible location. International travel of approximately 30–40% is required. ABB’s NEMA Motors Division is a global electric NEMA motors manufacturer, with more than 4,500 employees and seven manufacturing locations producing more than 1.6 million motors annually. It serves customers in many industries with safe, reliable, energy-efficient solutions and offers a broad modularized product range and short lead times.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in business transformation, strategy execution, operating-model design, commercial excellence, enterprise program leadership, 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 multiple geographies or business units.
- 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 constructively challenge established practices and navigate ambiguity with pace and judgment.
- Familiarity with international commercial models, CRM/ERP environments, and end-to-end customer processes.
- Fluent English language skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in an industrial, manufacturing, electromechanical, or B2B technology environment.
- Recognized transformation, change management, Lean, Six Sigma, or program-management certification.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the NEMA International transformation roadmap, translating strategy into prioritized initiatives with defined outcomes, milestones, success measures, and visibility into progress and risks.
- Serve as a senior integrator between NEMA International and Global Business Lines, establishing governance and cross-functional commitments that align product, portfolio, and investment priorities with international market needs, and escalating critical dependencies.
- Lead resolution of systemic barriers across International Sales, Global Operations, IT, Finance, HR, and other supporting functions by turning fragmented issues into prioritized root-cause initiatives with accountability and measurable outcomes.
- Act as custodian of the NEMA International target operating model, aligning accountabilities, governance, processes, technology, and capabilities to support profitable international growth, optimization, scale, and future acquisitions.
- Lead an executive-level International Transformation Office overseeing the transformation portfolio, governance cadence, dependencies, and risk escalation; mobilize cross-functional workstreams and address ownership gaps, resource constraints, and delayed decisions.
- Lead adoption of the new international organization and ways of working through change leadership, stakeholder engagement, and capability building.
- Establish a continuous-improvement framework that connects frontline issues to structural business improvements and embeds continuous improvement in leadership accountability.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, including a PPO or a high-deductible plan with a Health Savings Account.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision benefit.
- Company-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
- Voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage, with an option to increase long-term disability coverage.
- Supplemental benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Health Advocate support for mental and behavioral health, health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
- Employee discount program.
- 401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Vacation under a permissive time-away policy for salaried exempt positions.
- Short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
