Description
You will join the Corporate Strategy team, which is responsible for shaping and driving strategy and transformations for Schneider Electric group and shape strategic partnerships and initiatives to support business ambition.
Partnerships are of strategic importance to achieve business target and accelerate transformative growth. This position will work with stakeholders to co-define the partnership ambition, strategy and roadmap to achieve strategic intents as it relates to innovation, ecosystem expansion and strategic alliance.
We are looking to hire a highly motivated professional with good understanding of energy and industrial sectors with the ability to identify and strategize opportunities to drive business growth through partnerships. The successful candidate should be curious, visionary, collaborative and aligned with Schneider Electric's core values.
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Main responsibilities
Strategic Partnership
• Support definition of inorganic strategy to contribute to business plan through partnerships, alliance, investments and M&A.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity and develop related external orientation and scout investment opportunity.
• Build and manage relationships with potential partners in collaboration with internal stakeholders and resolve executional challenges.
• Support internal functions to build up capability to better leverage inorganic approach to drive business growth.
Merger & Acquisition
• Identify and evaluate investment opportunities and prepare investment related memos and documents for reviews and approvals.
• Prepare or coordinate financial modelling, due diligence and post-merger integration plan.
• Support negotiation, structuring and execution of transactions.
• Lead post-investment management activities.
Strategic Initiative and Analysis
• Analyze industry and market trends and develop competition insights regarding inorganic activity focus and approach.
• Manage strategic projects as needed to align with internal stakeholders and potential external partners.
Qualifications
Experience Required
• Excellent understanding of industrial business, technology and products; understanding of energy and/or industrial automation markets is a plus
• > 5+ years of progressive professional experience in business strategy, investment and/or M&A, and partnership & alliance management, experience with corporate venture/ M&A with deal execution experience is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial in nature with track record of driving cross functional alignment and change, while working in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to operate at all levels and across the matrix organization with credibility as a trusted advisor and thought partner
Key Skills & Qualifications
• Multicultural awareness and organizational skills
• Proficiency in financial modelling is mandatory for investment background candidates
• Master's degree in Engineering / Finance, MBA degree is a plus.
• CPA and/or CFA is a plus.
• Aligned with Schneider Electric core values, e specially acting as an owner when making business decisions aligned with our organizational goals
Schedule: Full-time
Req: 009GJ2