DSM Project Management Office Lead

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Your role and responsibilities

DSM is ABB’s business-led program to strengthen trusted data, modernize systems and build a Common Digital Foundation - helping ABB to run better, change faster and scale analytics, automation and AI.​

The PMO Lead is a senior, strategic role responsible for end-to-end global deployment of DSM solutions. Is responsible for orchestrating and governing the PMO end‑to‑end, ensuring full transparency, alignment, and coordinated execution across all workstreams. This includes oversight of Governance, Planning, Frameworks, and Cluster coordination, as well as ensuring consistency of standards, methodologies, and program reporting.

This role serves as the primary escalation point during deployments and is accountable for ensuring successful, timely, and high-quality rollouts across all countries and regions. Effective stakeholder management, executive communication, and leadership presence at executive levels are critical.

Working model: Hybrid #LI-hybrid

Responsibilities

Global Deployment Leadership

• Own the global deployment strategy and oversee all country and regional rollouts via Cluster Leads.
• Ensure deployments are executed on schedule, within scope, and in alignment with DSM’s governance, quality, and compliance standards.
• Directly supervise the Integrated Planning Lead for global and country-level planning.
• Serve as the key escalation point for deployment issues, risks, or resource conflicts

​Stakeholder Management & Executive Engagement

• Build close relationships with executive stakeholders, business leaders, functional heads, and regional management to ensure alignment and buy-in.
• Conduct deployment governance reviews, communicate progress, risks, and escalations to DSM leadership and Steering Committees.
• Facilitate resolution of critical deployment challenges and ensure timely decisions at all levels.

Qualifications for the role

• University (preferably Masters) level education in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in project or program deployment, rollout coordination, or implementation leadership, preferably in large-scale ERP or IS/data transformation programs.
• Extensive experience in planning, coordinating, and executing multi-country deployments.
• Highly developed stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across cultures and geographies.
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.

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Ready to make an impact?

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