Technical Project Manager

• ABB Robotics

About ABB

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This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

Position Details

Reports to: Global Electronics Sales & Portfolio Manager

Job Profile Summary

TPM role supports the assigned portfolio organization (division and market) and customers during the proposal stage by overseeing the delivery of technical proposals, combine tech expertise with leadership to guide development teams, ensure alignment, and meet business goals efficiently, and serving as a key technical resource in the assigned area.

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of technical projects, ensuring projects are completed according to outlined objectives
• Oversee quality assurance and ensure objectives are met
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress and ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Perform risk management and mitigation planning to minimize project risks
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques. Report and escalate to management as needed
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Ensure technical feasibility and resource availability
• Offers technical advice, solutions and provide technical guidance to support the project team on ABB products/systems/applications/portfolios
• Performs analytic and diagnostic studies to determine the optimal technical solution to meet customer needs and address complex inquiries
• Prepares and delivers technical presentations and demonstrations for both internal staff and customers on complex product issues
• Analyzes customer needs and competitor offers by leveraging general market information and insights provided by the Sales organization
• Analyzes lost proposals, identifies the potential cause, and conduct post-project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

License to Operate / Core Values

• Faster and pro-active learning skills for all new technology across different fields
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skill
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill for international interactions
• Solid technical background with understanding in ABB robotic portfolio and technologies
• Proven working experience as a project manager/technical developer

Collaboration / Leadership

• Collaborations with internal RnD teams/product teams/Execution teams, communications with external suppliers/strategic partners/start-ups to meet the project objective
• Weekly/Bi-weekly executive presentations/reports to project steco-members and global management team

Job Skills

• Excellent English skills, second foreign language is a plus (Japanese/Korean/Spanish)
• Project and Portfolio Management
• Business Strategy
• Market Intelligence
• Go-to-market Strategy
• Customer Experience Success
• Budget & Performance Targets
• Account Management
• Business Development & Adoption
• Solution/Application Sales Engineering

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

How to Apply

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