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VP, Regional BL Manager - High & Slow Speed Synchronous

ABB Inc.
United States, South Carolina, Greenville
6040 Ponders Ct (Show on map)
Oct 28, 2025

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This Position reports to:

Local Division Manager

Your role and responsibilities:

ABB Motion High Power division is looking to hire a VP, Regional Business Line Manager, High-Speed Synchronous and Slow-Speed Synchronous, to lead its business in the United States and Canada. The Business Lines focuses on delivering reliable, energy-efficient motors and generators, as well as grid-stabilizing synchronous condensers. The portfolio includes synchronous motors, steam and gas turbine and engine generators, and synchronous condensers, which are increasingly vital for modern power systems.

As the VP, Regional Business Line Manager, you will implement the Business Line's business strategy within the Region. You will drive the Region's profitable growth, deliver a superior customer experience, and foster the company's integrity, health, and safety agenda in the Region's markets. The position reports directly to the Local Division Manager, Motion High Power Division, United States, and functionally to the Global Business Line Managers, High-Speed Synchronous and Slow-Speed Synchronous.

This role can be based out of Milwaukee, WI, Greenville, SC or Houston, TX.

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

You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Your primary role is to expand the Business Lines' market presence in the US and CA markets.
  • Responsible for Regional US and CA Synchronous Business P&L with a US priority.
  • Responsible for developing and implementing regional strategy to ensure growth and superior customer experience in alignment with the global business strategy.
  • Create and lead a go-to-market strategy that optimizes business line portfolio market opportunities. This includes developing our relations with key end-users, EPCs and OEMs.
  • Accountable for leading the Region's operations and value chain with end-to-end responsibility for working with all supply factories.
  • Accountable for leading excellent customer & market support, and successful delivery of product management and product development projects.
  • Build a forward-looking product roadmap.
  • Lead and develop an organization with high engagement and a strong growth mentality.
  • Drive performance management culture with transparent objectives and expected results.
  • Drive Integrity, HSE, quality, continuous improvement, development, and execution of the Local Business Line's goals. Ensure alignment with the strategic plan.
  • Execute global projects and activities in line with global plans.
  • Implement and ensure business compliance with ABB Corporate and Country standards, rules, and processes.
  • Ensure that the Regional Business Line is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed while driving the end-to-end regional profit and loss.

Qualifications for the role:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering and/or Business
  • 10+ years of professional experience experience in Industrial Electrification and Large Project Execution.
  • Understanding of relevant markets, customers, technology, and competition with High Speed and Low Speed Synchronous Motors.
  • Proven leadership track record of leading major organizations with P&L responsibility.
  • Customer-oriented & strategic mindset with a passion to drive business results.
  • A good communicator, collaborator, and people developer.
  • Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
  • Candidate must already possess a working authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the United States.
  • Up to 50% Domestic and International Travel required.
  • Must have valid Driver's License and Passport.

More about us ABB System Drives is the market leader in high-power, high-performance drives, drive systems

and packages for industrial process and large infrastructure applications, and a leading supplier of

power conversion equipment for renewable energy and other applications. The Division offers global support to help customers, partners and equipment manufacturers with asset reliability, performance improvement and energy efficiency in mission critical applications.

Why ABB?

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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