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ABB

Data Center Operations Manager

ABB

. Responsible for running the day-to-day service activities for the Data Center Services Center Of Excellence.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $119,000 - $190,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Responsible for running the day-to-day service activities for the Data Center Services Center Of Excellence.
  • Ensuring that we consistently exceed customer expectations.
  • Full accountability for the day-to-day execution within the Data Center Service segment as well as a central role in the development of our surge team.
  • Improves service availability, quality, and customer experience across all field service operations.
  • Develops, implements, and reviews field service strategy aligned with global business objectives.
  • Ensures strong customer focus, urgency, and care in all service interactions to drive retention.
  • Drives continuous improvement, first‑time‑right execution, and KPI‑based performance management.
  • Identifies on‑site opportunities to enhance customer operations.
  • Leads a culture of operational excellence, risk management, and effective end‑to‑end service delivery.
  • Manages resource planning, workload balancing, and compliance with all HSE standards and ABB Way requirements.
  • Oversees Surge Team operations, including onboarding, training, compliance, and validation of timesheets, expenses, and supplier invoices.
  • Provides leadership, coaching, and development for Field Service Engineers/Technicians to ensure high‑quality execution.
  • Collaborates across ABB teams to assign personnel, resolve technical issues, support project execution, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business or commensurate experience.
  • Sound knowledge of Data Center Start-up and Commissioning strategies, field service personnel development and the electrical industry within the Data Center market
  • Knowledge of MS suite of products including MS Project, Google suite of products (Sheets, Docs, Drive, and Slides), SAP, and project issue resolution software (BIM, Compass, CxAlloy, Procore, etc.)..
  • Must be able to interpret and work from engineering drawings and technical specifications.
  • Technical understanding of power delivery equipment: transformers, switchgear, breakers, relays, etc.
  • Maintain high standards for safety and housekeeping and assure compliance with all environmental regulations
  • Strong leadership, clear communication, teamwork, and a proven customer‑focused mindset.
  • Willing to travel up to 50% of time.
  • Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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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Hard Skills & Tools
Data Center Start-upCommissioning strategiesField service personnel developmentElectrical industry knowledgePower delivery equipmentEngineering drawings interpretationTechnical specifications understanding
Soft Skills
LeadershipClear communicationTeamworkCustomer-focused mindsetOperational excellenceContinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Business