Global Strategy Manager, Digital Energy Software

Global Strategy Manager, Digital Energy Software of Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global leader in Energy Management and Industrial Automation solutions, which accounts for 38bn in revenues in 2024. Schneider Electric shares are traded on the Paris Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext) and are included in the French stock market index ''CAC 40''.

At Schneider Electric, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to make the most of their energy and resources, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.

Our mission is to be our customers' digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies to realize the full efficiency and sustainability opportunities for our customers' business. We provide end-point to cloud integration connecting products, controls, software and services. We enable lifecycle solutions from design and build to operate and maintain phases through a digital twin. We deliver capabilities to transform from site-to-site to an integrated company management. Our integrated solutions are built with safety, reliability and cybersecurity for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

We believe that great people make Schneider Electric a great company and we are committed to foster Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability for our teams. Schneider Electric is strategically organized around multi-hubs, its 3 main hubs across the world being in Boston, Hong Kong and Paris.

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $175,000 - $210,000 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, 15 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.

1. Description of the Digital Energy Software Business

1. Description of the Strategy function

• Group strategy cycle: contribute to the strategy review in the context of the Schneider Electric Group annual strategy cycle;
• Mergers & Acquisitions files & Strategic Partnerships: identify acquisitions & divestments, assess strategic rationale for deals and their adequacy to the business strategy and the Schneider Group strategy, prepare investment memos for potential deals to be approved by the Group Acquisition Committee, support commercial due diligence efforts;
• Strategic Intelligence: bring an outside-in view by analyzing competition, market sizes, market shares, and managing the Annual Market Review process;
• Quarterly support: support the R&D strategy roadmap, support the quarterly business review preparation for the performance review with senior stakeholders;
• Ad-hoc projects: deliver strategy projects on transversal topics.

1. Description of the role & responsibilities of the Strategy Manager

• Work with the Vice President of Strategy as well as the rest of the strategy team to develop key strategic partnerships with an end-to-end approach (targeting and screening the market, partnership scoping, tech discovery, MoU / agreement, partnership's project coordination and PMO for project execution, follow-up)
• Act as a key content lead and project lead for strategy studies
• Own key strategic transformation projects / initiatives

1. Requirements for the role

• Good business acumen and judgment with a strong knowledge of the tech and market served
• Strong organization and project management skills; structured way of working; ability to work under time pressure; Good attention to details:
• Prior experience in Software Partnerships, Offer Management and PMO role a plus
• Strong analytical skills: ability to screen and quickly absorb information on various topics from multiple sources and synthesize it to make meaningful recommendations
• Quantitative; comfortable working with numbers, building models and quantitative analyses
• Financially literate: able to review and interpret financial statements / reports
• Fast learning capacity and curiosity for learning about Schneider Electric Digital Energy businesses across Power, Grid, Building, and those of competitors, new business models and disruptors
• Resourceful, tenacious and self-starter attitude, interest to roll-up one sleeves and get things done
• Good interpersonal skills
• Open-mindedness, actively listens to others, understands and values others' views
• Ability to connect with people easily, to win buy-in for proposed recommendations
• High level of maturity: ability to liaise with counterparts from different parts of the organization, including senior executives
• Collaborative and a team player: driven but balanced, thoughtful and passionate about success of the collective team
• International, multi-cultural mind-set and approach

1. Candidates qualifications

• Work experience: 8+ years of total previous work experience in Edge Control and Supervisory Software industry, in B2B software, IoT, building management systems, power management systems, industrial software, or digital platforms.
• Previous leadership roles including any (or multiple) of the following:
  • Strategy or management consulting experience
  • Offer Management or Solution Architects experience
  • M&A and/or Partnerships management
  • Previous experience in private equity or other financial investors is a plus
• Education: strong educational background in economics or engineering
• Languages: Fluency in spoken and written English; Any other language is a plus
• Other: excellent MS PowerPoint and Excel skills, and presentation writing skills, experience in project management tools a plus

1. Other information on the role

• Location: position based in Europe or in the U.S.
• Travel: limited but with potential to travel to locations including other Schneider Electric offices.