Head of Residential Segment - SI Electrical Products

Are you looking for a career where you can showcase your business acumen and at the same time a passion for innovation and digitalization, then look to Siemens!

Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries, enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiency and sustainability. We make the electrification of America possible while enabling cost effective distributed energy.

Transform the everyday with us !

Position Overview:

The Head of Residential Products has global responsibility for the overall P&L performance of a stable business segment focused on NEMA products applied in Residential applications and delivered through Electrical Distributors, Retail and OEM accounts. This individual is at the same time responsible for architecting and execution of short-term and long-term strategies that self-disrupt this profitable business in response to the changing needs of electrification. Given emerging residential trends and changing customer expectations, this individual will guide the segment to New Technologies, New Products and New Business Models to assure mid- and long-term success.

This position is a key leader on the EP NA leadership team and reports directly to the Head of Siemens Electrical Products North America (SI EP NA). Key direct reports include Head of Strategic Marketing, Head of Strategic Pricing, Head of Application Engineering. The direct span of influence includes responsibility to provide directional leadership to dedicated Residential product management and R&D departments. This business leader also works as a peer to:

• EP North America Sr. Director of Operations to plan and manage the factory operations in Mexico, USA, and Southeast Asia.
• Other P&L segments leads that either share go-to-market opportunities or factory footprint (i.e.: Head of CP&C P&L segment).
• Head of R&D North America in order plan and prioritize residential R&D roadmap.
• Head of Strategy for overall strategic planning and evaluation of in-organic growth opportunities (M&A and investments).

If this unique profile describes you, we have an opportunity for you to join the leadership team. 

You will make an impact by:

Key functions of the role include, but not limited to:

• P&L Ownership:  Taking P&L accountability and overseeing all functional areas of the business weather through direct reporting lines or through matrixed disciplines of the electrical Products Division.
• Product Lifecycle Planning:  Developing the vision and long-term product planning to take the company to its next potential level. Develop and continuously update concise and cohesive product lifecycle strategic plans. Effectively prioritize a large R&D budget
• Recognizing Technologies and Applications: Assuring that this business is positioned correctly technologically and assures that the application support resources are focused and effective.
• Strategic Capacity Planning:  Developing the vision and long-term (5 Year) Capacity and Investment Plans. Provide leadership for sourcing and core and non-core decisions
• Financial Management:  Demonstrating a keen understanding of financials, managing to target metrics in a structured manner, in partnership with the Residential Head of Finance.
• Creating a Culture of Trust/Ownership: Making people development, ownership, collaboration, diversity and belonging an absolute priority.
• Directing Go-to-Market Priorities: Addressing changing customer profiles. Create programs that create a preference for Siemens in a very complex influencer matrix
• Facilitating Change Management: Reestablishing priorities on efficiency in response to recovering supply chains.
• Demand and strategic supply chain guidance: working in conjunction with key supply chain and procurement leaders to provide guidance and priorities for proper market reach and customer experience.
• Process Improvement Champion: Supporting process improvement areas not just residential segment, but for overall product flow businesses.
• Price Modernization: Leading the flow goods strategic pricing group for multiple businesses within Siemens Industry, take calculated risks to drive complexity out of and modernize a market that has been slow to change
• Business Model Development : Creating growth initiatives including new business models, Partnering with other businesses and channel partners in this space. Where justified create proposals for M&A in adjacent spaces.
• People Development: Developing Bench Strength and act as a mentor to emerging leaders

You will impress us by having these qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• A proven track record of 5+ years of leading teams and delivering financial results at a senior level

Preferred Qualifications :

• A strong entrepreneurial spirit, with the ability to drive innovation and the proven tenacity to execute strategic plans
• Professional experience in renewable energy integration
• Comprehensive (deep and broad) professional know-how and experience in one or more sub job families
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop bench strength that reflects the communities we serve while acting as a mentor to emerging leaders
• A demonstrated record of developing people and supporting talent movement and growth within and across the business
• The ability to develop key strategies and effectively communicate them to regional and global senior leadership.
• Advanced technical degree or MBA is a plus

As a People Manager, you’ll be entrusted to  care for, inspire, challenge, and empower those around you .

We are committed to transforming the everyday and HOW we do it matters.  At Siemens, we live and foster an  ownership culture , in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our company’s success. You will do your part by:

• leveraging lean principles to  continually improve our processes and customers’ experience .
• trusting and empowering our employees to act as owners – to make decisions and innovate to succeed. 
• communicating openly and honestly to  learn from our failures and celebrate our successes .
• recognizing individual and team achievements frequently.
• investing in our team members , offering a wide variety of internal and external development opportunities.

Do you want to work for a company with innovative technologies? Can you see yourself learning, growing, and succeeding in this exciting position? If so, we'd like to meet you!

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us. Learn more about our commitment to DEI here.

Protecting the environment, conserving our natural resources, fostering the health and performance of our people as well as safeguarding their working conditions are core to our social and business commitment at Siemens. They are an integral part of our Business Conduct Guidelines and our corporate strategy.

You’ll Benefit From

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:

The pay range for this position is $300,000 - $350,000 annually with an annual incentive of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location. This compensation range is only applicable to U.S. based applicants.