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You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.\nThis position reports to:\nBusiness Manager - E2E__\nThe Competence Center Lead - Power Generation will lead a Hub-led competence center focused on Power Generation, with emphasis on gas-fired power generation, turbine automation, balance-of-plant automation, and related modernization opportunities. The role reports to the Local Division Manager in the United States, reflecting the current U.S.-led business concentration while maintaining a mandate to orchestrate and leverage existing domain expertise across Energy Industries globally.\nThe role is designed to build specialized capability, reusable tools, and market-facing enablement for the Power Generation vertical. It is a commercial and capability-building role that supports business development, sales enablement, early-stage pursuit strategy, market intelligence, global positioning, and knowledge transfer across regions.\nThe work model for the role is: hybrid.\nWhat the Competence Center Is:\nA Hub-led initiative, anchored under the U.S. Local Division Manager, that orchestrates existing expertise across the global Energy Industries organization.\n\nA specialized capability center for Power Generation, focused on market strategy, sales enablement, solution positioning, early pursuit support, and knowledge transfer.\n\nA reference point for early engagement with strategic customer pursuits, helping local teams frame opportunities before formal tendering or execution.\n\nA mechanism to maintain a practical product and offering roadmap by channeling market requirements to Product Management, Innovation & Technology, Service, and relevant business stakeholders.\n\nA source of reusable standard libraries, playbooks, demos, battle cards, customer narratives, and value propositions to increase speed and consistency across regions.\n\nA light coordination model that supports regions and local divisions without replacing their commercial ownership, execution accountability, or customer relationships.\n\nResponsibilities:\nLeading the segment team members and reinforces global sales efficiency and performance.\n\nBuilding relationships with key external influencers/key customers and leverages ABB’s strengths to capture new business opportunities.\n\nDriving and ensuring knowledge sharing and cross-division and cross-country collaborations.\n\nActivating operation intelligence, benchmarking, and analysis to identify industry segment trends, practices, product gaps, competitor strategy, etc.\n\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\n\n8+ years of relevant experience in power generation, automation, turbine controls, segment management, business development, technical sales, product/solution management, or related industrial markets.\n\nStrong understanding of gas-fired power generation, combined-cycle/simple-cycle plants, turbine automation, balance-of-plant automation, lifecycle modernization, cybersecurity, and digital enablement.\n\nDemonstrated ability to create segment strategy, market positioning, sales enablement material, and opportunity-development plans.\n\nProven ability to work through a matrix organization and influence Sales, Service, Product Management, Technology, Operations, and regional stakeholders.\n\nCommercial acumen with ability to understand pipeline, orders, gross margin, customer value, and competitive positioning.\n\nStrong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.\n\nWe empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward\nWhat's in it for you\nWe 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.\nMore About Us\nABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.\nAll 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.\nFor more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf\nAs an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.\nProtected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.\nMyBenefitsABB.com\nABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees\n[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]\nGo to myBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more\nHealth, Life & Disability\nChoice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.\n\nChoice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus\n\nVision benefit\n\nCompany paid life insurance (2X base pay)\n\nCompany paid AD&D (1X base pay)\n\nVoluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums\n\nShort Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid\n\nLong Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.\n\nSupplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance\n\nParental Leave - up to 6 weeks\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nHealth Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption\n\nEmployee discount program\n\nRetirement\n401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions\n\nEmployee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)\n\nTime off\nABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.\nContribute to a collective vision. This is where progress takes flight, teams turn ideas into impact, and we define what’s next. Run What Runs the World.\nBuilding a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. 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