Expert, Data Platform Business Partner

We are your Energy Technology Partner. We electrify, automate, and digitalize every industry, business, and home, driving efficiency and sustainability for all.

At Schneider Electric, our values - IMPACT (Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork) - are the foundation of everything we do. Becoming an Impact Maker means turning sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.

Are you ready to lead the digital transformation to create a more sustainable world?

If you are up to challenge your creativity and make an impact, we are excited to welcome you!

Schneider Digital is the digital department of Schneider Electric, leading the digital transformation in the company by giving support globally to our internal teams and our clients. Schneider Digital consists of 6 Digital Hubs worldwide which are strategically located to ensure a 24/7 support across the company (France, China, India, USA, Mexico and Spain). Our Digital Hub in Barcelona is formed by +450 employees working in strategic projects and different roles such as Data, Cybersecurity, ERP, Cloud, Infrastructures, IT Project Management or Digital Marketing.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Business Partner for demand management, requirements structuring, and stakeholder engagement for strategic data and analytics initiatives across global environments.

This role operates at the intersection of business, data, and delivery, acting as the key interface to capture, shape, and structure demand before execution.

The ideal candidate combines strong business partnering and communication skills with a structured, methodology-driven mindset. They are able to navigate complex and political environments, challenge business needs, and translate them into clear, actionable, and financially sound initiatives.

A solid understanding of data and analytics ecosystems is essential, enabling effective collaboration with technical teams, fluency in data-related terminology, and the ability to bridge business needs with data-driven solutions.

This role requires an exceptional communicator and structured who thrives in complex environments, navigates political dynamics with maturity, and ensures disciplined delivery of critical data initiatives.

What will you do:

Demand Management & Requirements Leadership

• Own and drive the end-to-end demand management process for data and analytics initiatives.
• Lead structured requirements gathering, validation, and prioritization, ensuring clarity, completeness, and alignment with business strategy.
• Challenge and refine business needs to ensure value-driven and feasible solutions.
• Translate business demands into structured scopes, high-level roadmaps, and actionable initiatives.
• Ensure traceability from business request to delivery outcomes.
• Leverage a solid understanding of data platforms, analytics solutions, and data governance concepts to effectively frame and structure requirements

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, shaping and influencing demand at source.
• Build strong relationships across business, IT, and data teams to ensure alignment and shared ownership.
• Navigate complex and politically sensitive environments, managing competing priorities and influencing decision-making.
• Facilitate demand intake forums, prioritization committees, and alignment discussions.
• Drive strong stakeholder engagement to support effective demand governance and prioritization.
• Manage expectations, resolve conflicts, and ensure alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

Financial Management, Estimation & Chargeback

• Coordinate and validate effort estimations with technical and delivery teams.
• Own consolidation of financials, business cases, and cost models for incoming demand.
• Ensure transparency on cost, value, and ROI of initiatives.
• Support and manage chargeback mechanisms aligned with organizational financial models.
• Contribute to investment prioritization based on value, cost, and strategic alignment.

Governance, Methodology & Structuring

• Apply structured methodologies to ensure consistent demand intake, assessment, and prioritization.
• Ensure alignment with PMO governance frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Maintain clear documentation, dashboards, and reporting on demand pipeline and status.
• Bring strong project management discipline to structure and organize complex demand landscapes.

Global & Cross-Cultural Environment

• • Operate across regions, time zones, and offshore teams.
  • Adapt communication and engagement style to multicultural environments.
  • Foster collaboration in a global, matrixed organization.

What will make you successful:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Data, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of experience in business partnering, demand management, or project management, ideally in data & analytics environments.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, demand structuring, and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Proven ability to operate in complex, matrixed, and politically sensitive environments.
• Solid financial acumen, including experience with estimation, budgeting, and cost/chargeback models.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and governance frameworks (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent).
• Strong familiarity with data ecosystems, platforms, and analytics concepts, with the ability to engage confidently with technical teams and understand key terminology.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working on data platforms, analytics initiatives, or data governance programs.
• Ability to bridge business and technical discussions in data-driven environments.
• Experience in enterprise PMO environments and structured demand governance models.
• Experience working with offshore teams and global stakeholders.
• Multilingual capabilities are a plus.

Key Competencies

• Strategic communication and stakeholder influence
• Strong business acumen and value-driven mindset
• Political awareness and organizational navigation
• Data literacy and ability to translate data concepts into business value
• Structured thinking and ability to bring clarity to ambiguity
• Financial rigor and analytical mindset
• High emotional intelligence and adaptability

What will you get?

We adapt to you:

With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.

We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.

Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.

Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.

Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).

We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.

We take care of you:

With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!

From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.

Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.

We empower you:

With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.

We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.

We celebrate everyone's talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.

You will have life insurance for your protection.

We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.

With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.

Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.

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Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

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Client-provided location(s): Barcelona, Spain

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/112316?lang=en-us

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-18T19:05:24