Director, International Business Transformation & Strategy Execution (flexible location)

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The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-Hybrid

Your role and responsibilities

This Director role is a strategic transformation position within ABB's NEMA International division, reporting to the EVP International Sales. The role is pivotal in building 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 successful candidate will drive business transformation across regions while building scalable operating foundations, combining expertise in strategy execution, operating-model redesign, business process management, change leadership, and executive influence within a complex global matrix.

The work model for the role is: hybrid ; #LI-Hybrid

The role is contributing to the Motion NEMA Motors division globally.

International travel of approximately 30-40% will be required for the role.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• •Own and drive the NEMA International transformation roadmap aligned with the Stabilize-Optimize-Scale journey, translating strategy into prioritized initiatives with clear outcomes, milestones and success measures while maintaining visibility of progress and risks to leadership.
• •Act as senior integrator between NEMA International and Global Business Lines, establishing governance mechanisms and cross-functional commitments that align product, portfolio, and investment priorities with international market requirements while escalating critical dependencies that constrain growth.
• •Lead resolution of systemic barriers at the interfaces between International Sales, Global Operations, IT, Finance, HR and other supporting functions, converting fragmented issues into prioritized root-cause initiatives with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.
• •Serve as custodian of the NEMA International target operating model, ensuring organizational accountabilities, governance, processes, technology and capabilities evolve coherently to enable profitable international growth, from stabilization through optimization and scale, while designing the organization for future growth and acquisitions.
• •Lead an executive-level International Transformation Office that manages the transformation portfolio, governance cadence, dependency view and risk escalation, mobilizing cross-functional workstreams and intervening to resolve ownership gaps, resource constraints or delayed decisions.
• •Lead adoption of the new international organization and ways of working through change leadership, stakeholder engagement and capability building, while establishing a continuous improvement framework that connects frontline issues to structural business improvements and embeds continuous improvement into leadership accountability.

Qualifications for the role:

• •Minimum 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.
• •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 constructively 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 an industrial, manufacturing, electromechanical or B2B technology environment is an advantage.
• Recognized transformation, change management, Lean, Six Sigma or program-management certification is a plus.
• •Fluent English language skills.

More about us:

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division is a marketer, designer and manufacturer that offers Baldor-Reliance® industrial electric motors, primarily in North America. The Division focuses on quality, reliability and efficiency to provide a comprehensive offering of NEMA motors in the market across most industrial segments and applications.

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Directeur(-trice) transformation des activités internationales et exécution de la stratégie (lieu de travail flexible)

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Votre rôle et vos responsabilités

Ce poste de direction est axé sur la transformation stratégique au sein de la division NEMA International d’ABB et relève du vice-président exécutif, ventes internationales. Il joue un rôle essentiel dans la mise en place d’une plateforme d’affaires internationales évolutive en renforçant l’alignement entre les régions, les secteurs d’activité et les fonctions, en éliminant les obstacles structurels à la croissance et en pilotant la mise en œuvre de la feuille de route Stabiliser-Optimiser-Déployer à grande échelle. La personne retenue pilotera la transformation des activités dans les différentes régions tout en établissant des fondations opérationnelles évolutives, en mettant à profit son expertise en exécution de la stratégie, en refonte des modèles opérationnels, en gestion des processus d’affaires, en leadership du changement et en influence auprès de la haute direction dans une structure matricielle mondiale complexe.

Le mode de travail pour ce poste est : hybride; #LI-Hybrid

Ce poste contribue aux activités de la division Moteurs NEMA du secteur Motion à l’échelle mondiale.

Ce poste exige des déplacements internationaux représentant environ 30 à 40 % du temps de travail.

Vos principales responsabilités seront les suivantes :

• •Prendre en charge et piloter la feuille de route de transformation de NEMA International, en cohérence avec le parcours Stabiliser-Optimiser-Déployer à grande échelle, en traduisant la stratégie en initiatives prioritaires assorties de résultats, de jalons et de critères de réussite clairs, tout en assurant à la direction une visibilité sur les progrès et les risques.
• •Agir comme principal point d’intégration entre NEMA International et les secteurs d’activité mondiaux, en établissant des mécanismes de gouvernance et des engagements interfonctionnels qui alignent les priorités en matière de produits, de portefeuille et d’investissements sur les exigences des marchés internationaux, tout en portant à l’attention de la direction les interdépendances critiques qui freinent la croissance.
• •Piloter la résolution des obstacles systémiques