Director, Strategic Intelligence

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $203,200 - $304,800 per year, which includes base pay and short-term incentive.

The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our salary ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the salary range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Schneider Electric also offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits) flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs, 12 holidays per year, 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date), opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date), and military leave benefits.

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The Strategy Intelligence Lead is responsible for architecting, scaling, and operationalizing the centralized Market, Competitive, and Customer Intelligence capability within the Strategy organization. This role leads the development of a proactive, repeatable, and insight-driven function that acts as the strategic nervous system of the North American Strategy & Operations organization-enabling the executive team, strategy leaders, and business units to make high-impact decisions rooted in external market context and forward-looking insight.

You will set the strategic vision for how intelligence informs planning, investment, and growth-and lead a team that turns fragmented signals into integrated insight platforms. This role requires someone who is equally skilled in executive communication, strategic modeling, team leadership, and cross-functional orchestration.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the Strategy Intelligence operating model, quarterly roadmap, and team structure
• Oversee the development of strategic intelligence deliverables including:
• Quarterly Market & Competitive Outlooks
• Market Sizing & Forecasts
• Executive-Ready Competitive Briefings
• Customer Insight Syntheses
• Strategic Insight Packs for ELT and Board
• Serve as the strategic liaison between Intelligence and:

• Strategic Planning & development
• CEO Office / Annual Strategy
• Transformation & Growth Initiatives
• Finance, Product, Sales, and Marketing

• 6 - 10 years of experience in strategy, market intelligence, consulting, or enterprise planning
• 5+ years of experience of understanding of the Electrical technology and equipment industry, including key players (Eaton, ABB, GE, Siemens, Vertiv, Honeywell), market dynamics and business drivers.
• Experience navigating diverse sales channels (direct, distributors, system integrators).
• Proven success standing up or maturing intelligence or insights teams
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguity into action and frameworks
• Advanced executive communication and storytelling skills
• Strong grasp of market modeling, scenario planning, and competitive strategy
• Familiarity with external data sources (e.g., NEMA, John Burns, IDC, CapIQ, McKinsey, etc.)

• Strategy org and executive leaders routinely rely on intelligence deliverables in key decisions
• A regular cadence of MI deliverables is embedded in enterprise planning and comms cycles
• Insights evolve from ad-hoc response to proactive, predictive guidance
• Internal teams adopt shared views of market, customer, and competitive context
• The intelligence team is seen as a strategic partner, not just an analytical support function