Global Head of Project Operations, Systems Integration

At **ABB**, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. 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. **This position reports to:** Business Manager - E2E \_\_ In this role, you will lead the global operations and project execution organization for ABB’s Global Systems Integration business, a large project business serving Oil & Gas, Energy EPCs, and end customers worldwide. You will be responsible for the engineering, project management, supply chain, production, testing, delivery, and operational performance of complex analyzer systems across all four global SI sites. While Sales will retain ownership of commercial growth and customer acquisition, you will be accountable for ensuring that projects are executed safely, predictably, profitably, and to the required quality, cost, and delivery commitments. You will own the Project Operations P&L and drive global strategy across all operations and project execution areas. This includes target setting, performance tracking, margin delivery, cash and working capital performance, safety, quality, inventory, productivity, capacity utilization, customer delivery, and continuous improvement. You will continuously optimize ABB’s global operations footprint, standardize processes and tools, strengthen project governance, and foster collaboration across functions and sites to improve cost competitiveness, execution consistency, scalability, and customer satisfaction. You will work closely with Sales, Bids and Proposals, Finance, Service, and the global business leadership team to ensure profitable growth and world-class execution performance. The work model for the role is hybrid. This role reports to the Global Business Line Manager, Analytical, Measurement and Analytics Division, and is part of the Global Business Line Management Team. **You will be mainly accountable for:** - Owning the global Project Operations P&L, including project gross margin, cost productivity, cash flow, inventory, contract assets, provisions, warranty cost, and operational performance. - Defining and driving the global operations and project execution strategy in alignment with the Business Line strategy and in close cooperation with Sales. - Ensuring safe, on-time, on-cost, and high-quality execution of the complete project portfolio across all Systems Integration sites globally. - Establishing and leading global project governance, including portfolio reviews, risk reviews, execution dashboards, escalation management, and corrective action follow-up. - Driving strong commercial execution discipline, including contract compliance, scope control, change order management, claims avoidance/recovery, and margin protection. - Collaborating with Sales, Bids and Proposals, and Finance to provide competitive, realistic, and risk-adjusted project costings and execution strategies during the pursuit phase. - Ensuring robust tender-to-project handover, including review of scope, risks, assumptions, costs, schedule, resource plan, and contractual commitments. - Planning and driving global capacity, footprint, resource allocation, and utilization across all aspects of the business. - Championing continuous improvement and operational excellence by deploying common processes, tools, competencies, KPIs, and best practices across all sites. - Driving productivity, cost-out, standardization, modularization, localization, and supply chain optimization to improve competitiveness and profitability. - Leading operational risk management across the project portfolio, including technical, commercial, supply chain, contractual, HSE, quality, and delivery risks. - Acting as senior operational escalation point for strategic customer projects and global accounts, ensuring timely and effective resolution of project execution and quality issues. - Ensuring compliance with ABB requirements for HSE, integrity, qual…