Digital Energy Global Solution Architect - C&SP

Global Solution Architect

Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 165,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.

The position will be responsible for driving the Digital Energy Solution Offer roadmap by creating, promoting, and supporting integrated intelligent solutions for Data Centers in The Americas, with a primary focus on North America. This primarily includes Building Management Systems, Energy Management Systems and Substation Automation and Controls. Bring innovation and differentiation to our customers, addressing business needs, customer process constraints, and technical challenges in order to improve the solution margin. Develop reference architectures by Cloud & Service Providers customers Influence Digital Energy roadmap with Segment solutions and offer requirements Work with SAEs & KAMs to ensure Digital Energy growth.

As a Global Solution Architect you will make the synthesis of use-cases brought by local solution architects, in order to identify platforming opportunities to be included in reference architectures for this market segment. We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position. This job might be for you if:

• Understand customer applications for building, process, energy management and life cycle expected performances
• Specify applications where Schneider Electric will provide differentiation and innovation to solve typical customer pain points in their market segment
• Create and maintain a set of reference architectures for their market segment in line with customer expectations, enabling high level prescription and standardization, in addition to more accurate engineering which will result in saving time, optimizing costs and reducing tendering and execution risks
• Animate the community of local architects to capitalize experience for the segment and feed the Global Segment Solution Offer roadmap with inputs from Customer Projects executed in countries.
• Contribute to define and set the targets of local Solution Architects and set up-skilling program to get them certified

Essential Job Functions:

• Contribute to define and promote the unique Customer Value Propositions for the segment
• Define long-term Segment Solution offer roadmap
• Feed the Business Units roadmaps with specifications (operational, functional and technical) of differentiating segment offers
• Specify interfaces (hardware, software & mechanical) to enable a smooth integration within EcoStruxure, from solution design to after-sales services
• Animate the Segment Offer Committee for the segment
• Supervise the Offer Creation Process gates related to their Segment Solution offer roadmap
• Support local organizations to build Customer Value Proposition and offers for critical Must Win projects
• Share experience with other Digital Energy C&SP Global Solution Architects

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Technical background to understand customer issues as well as Schneider Electric & competition offers
• Engineering Degree aligned with industry – Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics or Software or 4 years relevant industry experience
• Practical Experience leading in-depth customer understanding: Expertise in the targeted segment leading to customer vocabulary, pain points, expectations and deliverables
• System architecture methodology, starting from customer needs identification
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to foster cooperation and animate a strong technical community

Join us and bring your expertise to a team that's shaping the future of customer solutions! At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.