Product Manager, Digital And Connectivity

Product Manager, Digital and Connectivity
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We are looking for a Product Manager, Digital and Connectivity at ABB Oy, Motion, Drive Products (MODP) in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki.

Product Manager, Digital and Connectivity defines, plans, and leads MODP digital go-to-market and sales strategies in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia, and South America) region in close collaboration with Motion divisions' digital leads, market segment, sales managers, as well as product management teams and local sales units. You will also act as a MODP digital advocate within the EMEA region and build the community and network of people within EMEA region for our digital offering.

Benefits we offer at the moment include e.g. an annual performance bonus, a flexible working model, subsidized lunch, development & training, employee share ownership program, benefits for families with children, sports, massage and cultural benefits and many hobby clubs.

This position reports to

Head of Product Management

Your responsibilities

• Creating, planning and implementing business and product development initiatives for the digital offering, in line with the global MODP strategy
• Conducting market analysis for identifying, quantifying and prioritizing application, customer and market requirements
• Improving products through continuous improvement process together with technical support, R&D and sales tool development functions
• Supporting local sales units to identify and evaluate opportunities with existing and potential new customers in a region, combining the portfolio offering to formulate and design a winning solution offering
• Driving sales efficiency by ensuring appropriate digital solutions knowledge (technical and sales) for area and regional sales managers
• Overseeing all marketing and training activities for the digital offering within the region

Your background

• Demonstrated experience of product management or sales in international business to business context
• Experience in promoting and selling digital solutions with a value based selling approach
• General IT infrastructure knowledge and experience is strongly preferred, including cloud services, cybersecurity and related technologies and standards
• Proven ability to translate customer requirements into actionable solutions and commercial acumen to create a business aligned strategy
• Strong influencing skills, demonstrated ability to lead change
• Willingness to travel regularly
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Professional experience in frequency converters, electrical motors and control and automation technologies / industrial networking solutions for control and automation are seen as an advantage

More about us

ABB Drive Products is a technology leader serving industries, infrastructure and machine builders with world-class drives. With our products, global scale and local presence, we help our customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day.

In Finland, ABB has about 5000 employees, making it one of the biggest industrial employers in the country. ABB Finland serves its customers in over 20 locations and has production sites in Helsinki, Vaasa, Porvoo and Hamina. As a global company, we're also able to offer international job opportunities.

For more information, please contact Head of Product Management Antti Hedman tel. +358 50 332 3797 during office hours in Finland.

Interested in joining the crew? Please apply for the position by October 3, 2023. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid