Head of Project Management OfficeAt ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.That's our story. Make it your story.
This position reports to

Business Manager - Operations&Portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will be accountable for the management of the Project Management Office (PMO) project execution activities for the Analytical System Integration Unit within ABB’s BL Analytica in Measurement& Analytics Division. You will be overall responsible for ensuring project executions are executed in accordance with company procedures, relevant cybersecurity regulations and standards, contract specifications, quality standards, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) requirements, financial targets, and schedule commitments. The work model for the role is: hybrid from our Shanghai/Dammam/ Bangalore locations. You will be mainly accountable for: • Contributing to implementation of continuous improvements for the project execution strategy for the international project operation in alignment with local System integration sites • Ensuring the projects are managed consistently, based on best practices and ABB Policies, including accurate forecasting of revenues, Profit & Loss and Operating Cash Flow. • Leading the Project Management Office (PMO) team and ensuring that ABB policies, i.e. directives, instructions and guidelines are followed. Develops, and continuously improves respective processes, based on industry best practices. • Ensuring that findings from lessons learned from project execution are incorporated in continuous improvement actions cross different stakeholders of SI organization. • Participating in Bid/Sales Phase, i.e. in estimating and resource planning. • Overseeing project management activities at the portfolio level through project reviews with the management team and Project Managers. Taking an active role in resolving escalated issues and overseeing that project portfolio closure is performed properly, as per contracts entered with customers and on time. • Overseeing the proper application of contract and claim management methods in accordance with ABB policies, and contractual agreements. • Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders of the PMO (Controllers, Operations, SCM, Sales, Service). Serves as an escalation point for individual and systemic project management issues. • Collaborating and working with the SI Operation Managers to support knowledge sharing and best practices across the SIU. • Reinforcing and maintaining a culture of Health & Safety in all project operations. • Leading the PMO team to establish and enforce an effective project management approach to achieve both project and organizational goals. Oversees competency assessments and ensure that the project staff us licensed and certified appropriately. Leading temporary strategic projects• Leading and coaching the Project Execution teams to achieve defined business objectives.

Qualifications for the role

\tExtensive relevant industry experience\tProven leadership track record of leading large project teams and evidencing good collaboration.\tStrategic leadership skills, people developer and excellent collaboration skills.\tUnderstanding of relevant markets, customers, technology and competition.\tCustomer-oriented & strategic mindset with passion to drive business results through project delivery.\tExcellent written and spoken communication capabilities in English. Desirable: Chinese.

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