Join a global leader at the forefront of industrial innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability. In this role, you won't just analyze strategy - you will shape the future of Industrial Automation in a rapidly evolving environment driven by digitization, software, and next-generation technologies.
What makes this opportunity distinctive:

• High Impact & Visibility - Work directly with senior leadership and ExCom on topics that define the company's direction
• Real Strategic Influence - Go beyond slides: your insights will directly inform key business decisions and transformation initiatives
• Global Exposure - Operate across regions (Europe, North America, Asia) and collaborate with diverse teams and leaders
• Accelerated Career Growth - A strong platform for leadership roles in strategy, business, or operations
• Purpose-Driven Environment - Contribute to shaping industries through innovation, automation, and sustainable solutions
• Best-of-Both Worlds - Combine the rigor of top-tier consulting with the ownership and impact of an industrial leader

This is an ideal opportunity for top consulting or strategy professionals looking to transition into a role where they can own outcomes, influence direction, and drive transformation at scale.

Your role:

As a Strategy Planning Director reporting to the SVP strategy (Prafull), you will be responsible for developing transformative strategic thinking and idea generation for our industrial automation business for growt In a rapidly changing landscape, constantly bringing new/ external perspective will be critical.

You will be expected to collaborate with teams across the company to ensure the strategies deployed are the most innovative and impactful.

This is an Individual contributor role, joining a core team of ~10 Strategy and transformation leaders and a Strategy community of 20+ across Industrial Autimation.

Your missions:

Shape Strategy & Drive Impact

• Lead high-impact analyses and deep dives on critical strategic and transformation topics
• Contribute to defining the mid-term strategy across key geographies and business segments
• Help shape strategic priorities, growth opportunities, and transformation roadmaps
• Provide objective, fact-based insights to solve complex business challenges

Influence Executive Decisions

• Develop clear, compelling storylines to support senior leadership decision-making
• Prepare executive-level materials for ExCom, Board, and key governance forums
• Anticipate leadership questions, risks, and decision points
• Translate complex analyses into simple, actionable recommendations

Execute Strategy & Deliver Results

• Support the execution of the strategic plan and track progress across initiatives
• Coordinate across teams to ensure alignment, consistency, and quality of execution
• Identify risks, drive mitigation actions, and ensure delivery of business impact
• Contribute to strategic governance, reporting, and performance tracking

Work at the Center of the Organization

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Business Units, regions, and functions globally
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to leadership teams
• Facilitate alignment in a complex, multicultural environment spanning Europe, North America, and Asia

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred
• 7+ years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or transformation roles
• Experience in industrial, automation, technology, or digital environments is a plus

Your compétences:

• Proven track record of solving complex problems and influencing senior stakeholders
• Exceptional analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities
• Strong storytelling and executive communication skills
• Ability to synthesize complexity into clear, actionable insights
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• High level of autonomy, ownership, and execution focus
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for industrial and digital transformation
• Proactive, results-driven, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative and able to influence without direct authority
• Credibility to engage with senior leadership as a trusted advisor

What's in it for you?

• Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
• Opportunity to shape the future of a global business
• High-impact role with tangible contribution to transformation initiatives
• Strong career acceleration into leadership roles
• International, collaborative, and innovation-driven work environment

We know that skills manifest themselves in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all of the listed requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

Join us in electrifying the future!

At Schneider Electric, innovation is sustainable - and so are careers. Here, your job has purpose, and so does your everyday impact.

• The world's most sustainable company, according to rankings by Time Magazine and Corporate Knights: every solution we deliver helps reduce our customers' carbon footprint.
• Making energy more electric and optimizing its consumption are the key challenges of this decade - and the very core of what we do.
• A company that grows thanks to, and together with, its people. Here, we take care of:
• Your development: a strong culture of continuous learning, internal mobility, and career advancement to help you shape your future.
• You and your family: up to 8 days of remote work per month with flexible arrangements, along with benefits supporting parenthood and all life situations.
• Your civic engagement: initiatives that empower us to act together for a more sustainable world.
• A company that shares its success. Here, you benefit from individual and collective bonuses, an employee share ownership plan with company contribution, and more.

Above all, we work together in an inclusive environment where collective success is at the heart of our culture.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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!

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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