Technical Operations Manager Jobs in Wisconsin

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This position reports to:

Director, Portfolio

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a technical expert for local product variants and associated service offerings. Each day, you will act as the primary interface between Engineering, Product Management, Service, and Sales to support product-related topics and ensure portfolio integrity. You will also showcase your expertise by driving product structure governance (e.g. SuperBOM ownership), supporting engineering changes, and enabling scalable service offerings across the installed base.

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

This role is contributing to the Motion Service Division in the US.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Owning local variant drive products (ACS580MV, ACHx80, ACS2000, and LV variants), managing lifecycle activities, and supporting a high-volume portfolio with focus on quality, consistency, and scalability
• Leading product structure and engineering governance, including SuperBOM ownership and engineering change management to ensure accurate, aligned configurations
• Driving commercialization of service offerings by defining, productizing, and digitizing services (including AMC-built drives) for customer-facing platforms such as ABBShop
• Managing spare parts lifecycle and product support, including obsolescence planning, and enabling sales and field teams with clear product and parts guidance while strengthening alignment with global product teams

Qualifications for the role

• Highly skilled in product management, engineering coordination, and industrial drive systems within the motion or automation market
• 5+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or technical program management (experience with industrial drives or similar systems preferred)
• Strong knowledge of product structures, BOM management, and configuration control processes
• Demonstrate strong commercial aptitude, with the ability to connect product decisions to customer value, sales enablement, and business outcomes
• Proficient with information systems and product management tools (e.g., ERP, PLM, or product configuration systems) and comfortable working across digital platforms
• Passionate about driving clarity, improving execution, and enabling cross-functional collaboration
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
• You are at ease communicating across technical and commercial stakeholders

More about us

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

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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice 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.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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