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This position reports to:
Program Governance and Performance Manag
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Mission of the Role
Are you passionate about bringing complex technology products to market? Do you enjoy connecting people, plans and decisions across functions? ABB is looking for a Market Readiness Lead (MRL) to join our Process Control Platform (PCP) team.
As the accountable integration owner for cross-functional market readiness , you will turn approved release intent into an integrated readiness plan. You will drive closure of dependencies, validate readiness evidence, manage risks and keep all involved functions informed.
You will prepare the overall readiness recommendation for release approval . The functional teams stay accountable for their own deliverables and approvals.
If you have solid experience leading cross-functional efforts to bring products from development to market , working with Product Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Productization, Sales, Marketing, Service, and other operational functions , and can influence stakeholders without direct authority, this opportunity is for you!
This role is contributing to the Automation Process Control Platform (AUPCP) globally
The work model for the role is: hybrid or remote.
Responsibilities
Define the market readiness approach , including governance checkpoints, evidence expectations, decision interfaces, cadence and escalation path.
Convert agreed release objectives and milestones into one cross-functional readiness plan and backlog , with clear commitments, timing, capacity and dependencies.
Engage the required functions early, secure their readiness commitments, monitor progress, and resolve dependencies and blockers. Each function remains accountable for its own deliverables and approvals.
Maintain Definition of Ready and Definition of Done criteria, validate supporting evidence, consolidate functional status, and provide a credible readiness view and recommendation.
Keep market readiness risks, issues, assumptions, constraints and trade-offs visible. Escalate unresolved matters early and support timely decisions.
Provide readiness inputs for release execution and communication, facilitate the post-release readiness review , and make sure lessons learned and improvement actions are followed through.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
8–10 years of experience in product development, productization, release readiness, commercialization or cross-functional business readiness, including leading complex multi-team delivery .
Good practical understanding of Lean-Agile principles and ways of working , with the ability to apply them effectively to release readiness, planning ,cross-functional collaboration, and value delivery.
Demonstrated experience integrating cross-functional commitments, dependencies, evidence, risks and readiness decisions across technical and non-technical functions.
Experience in technology, manufacturing or industrial product environments with complex commercial, operational, quality, support and compliance readiness needs.
Experience with synchronized planning and complex multi-team environments.
Experience supporting large-scale market launches and readiness decisions through integrated plans, evidence, risk visibility and executive-level recommendations.
Availability for occasional travel .
Familiarity with ABB products or organizational structure
Technical & Process Knowledge
Strong knowledge of R&D project management , the product development lifecycle, governance, and Agile or hybrid delivery methods.
Solid understanding of how R&D works , from initiation to delivery, and of the roles and responsibilities of the other functions involved in a release.
Ability to build and control integrated scope,…