Oil & Gas​/Chemical Segment Leader

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U.S. Segment Strategy Leader
- Industry, Buildings & Channel (IBC)

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The Strategic Segment Leader for Oil & Gas and Chemical is responsible for delivering ABB growth within one of its most important vertical markets through industry knowledge, strategic business development, executive relationship management, opportunity qualification, and sales enablement. This role operates upstream of the traditional sales process, identifying and developing opportunities before formal RFQs are issued and transferring qualified opportunities to the sales organization for execution.

The ideal candidate combines deep Oil & Gas and Chemical market knowledge with direct hunting and business development experience.

This role is contributing to the Industries, Building & Channel Group in the United States.

• Develop and execute ABB's Oil & Gas and Chemical segment growth strategy across the United States.
• Identify, qualify, and develop strategic growth opportunities before projects enter formal procurement stages.
• Build executive-level relationships with owner/operators, EPCs, consultants, OEMs, and integrators.
• Establish ABB thought leadership through conferences, trade associations, and industry engagement.
• Provide market intelligence and market insights to the sales organization.
• Partner with district sales teams to transition qualified opportunities for execution.
• Coordinate cross-business opportunities spanning Electrification, Motion, and Automation portfolios.
• Serve as the Voice of the Market and shape ABB strategy through customer insight.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field and 10+ years relevant experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of business development, strategic sales, or market development experience.
• Demonstrated Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining, Midstream, or Chemical industry experience.
• Solid understanding of industrial power distribution, electrification, automation, or related technologies.
• Proven hunting skills and ability to create pipeline from new opportunities.
• Experience engaging executive-level customer stakeholders.
• Salesforce and CRM experience.
• Ability to travel approximately 40-60% within the United States.
• Candidates already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

ABB is a global technology leader driving sustainable and efficient solutions in electrification and automation. With a strong commitment to innovation, ABB is accelerating industrial transformation worldwide. The United States is a key market for ABB, where it has significantly expanded its operations through strategic acquisitions and investments. Employing thousands across the nation, ABB's U.S. footprint is marked by a history of technological breakthroughs and industry firsts.

ABB's Electrical Protection, Distribution & Control products include medium and low voltage switch gear, grid hardware, protection and control relays, switchboards, power and lighting panel boards, busway, medium and low voltage circuit breakers, motor and lighting controls, load centers, metering, energy monitoring & control, DIN rail products, dry type transformers and more.

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