Job Description:
- We are your Energy Technology Partner. We electrify, automate, and digitalize every industry, business, and home, driving efficiency and sustainability for all.
At Schneider Electric, our values – IMPACT (Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork) – are the foundation of everything we do.
Becoming an Impact Maker means turning sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.
Are you ready to lead the digital transformation to create a more sustainable world?
If you are up to challenge your creativity and make an impact, we are excited to welcome you!
We are seeking an experienced technical leader to drive product development projects from concept through industrialization. The ideal candidate will combine strong engineering expertise with proven leadership skills, coordinating cross-functional teams, guiding technical decisions, managing risks, and ensuring alignment with business and customer needs.
Your Mission
As an Offer Technical Leader (OTL), you will provide end-to-end technical leadership and ensure that products are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality expectations.
You will work closely with engineering teams, architects, product owners, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure technical excellence and successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership
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Act as the main technical reference within the squad or project team.
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Translate customer, market, and business needs into clear technical requirements.
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Define technical specifications and lead engineering activities throughout the development process.
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Evaluate technical feasibility and estimate the resources, budget, and timeline needed to achieve project objectives.
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Define key product design decisions together with architects and technical leaders.
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Ensure alignment with Schneider Electric’s technology strategy.
Project and Team Coordination
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Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
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Plan and prioritize technical activities with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders.
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Organize and lead technical reviews and design reviews.
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Support collaboration across different squads and development teams.
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Contribute to the development of team competencies through coaching and knowledge sharing.
Risk Management and Product Quality
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Drive technical risk analysis and define mitigation plans.
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Ensure robust and reliable product design following DfSR (Design for System Reliability) principles.
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Lead the resolution of critical technical issues.
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Oversee technical studies, simulations, functional analysis, and FMEA activities.
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Ensure compliance with Quality, Cost, and Delivery targets.
Verification, Validation and Industrialization
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Define the product verification and validation strategy.
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Support testing activities and ensure successful technical validation according to customer requirements.
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Work closely with Manufacturing, Industrialization, and Quality teams to ensure product manufacturability and cost optimization.
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Promote Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design to Cost practices.
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Support production issue investigations and failure analysis when required.
Supplier and Stakeholder Management
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Provide technical support to customer-facing teams when needed.
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For supplier-based solutions, ensure compliance with Schneider Electric's technical, functional, and architectural requirements.
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Maintain strong collaboration with system architects, product managers, and engineering leaders.
(External) English Qualifications:
Experience
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Minimum 3 years of experience as an Offer Technical Leader, Technical Leader, Project Technical Leader, or similar role.
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Proven experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional projects.
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Experience managing product development projects from concept to industrialization.
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Strong background in technical decision-making and risk management.
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Experience working with multiple stakeholders in complex environments.
Technical Skills
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System and product architecture.
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Product development processes.
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Verification & Validation (V&V).
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FMEA and reliability engineering.
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Industrialization and manufacturing processes.
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Agile development methodologies.
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Supplier technical management.
Key Competencies
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Technical leadership.
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Project management.
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Team coordination and influence.
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Problem-solving and decision-making.
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Risk management.
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Strong communication skills.
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Customer and business orientation.
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Collaborative mindset.
We adapt to you:
With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.
We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.
Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.
Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.
Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).
We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.
We take care of you:
With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!
From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.
Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.
We empower you:
With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.
We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.
We celebrate everyone's talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.
You will have life insurance for your protection.
We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.
With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.
Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.
Bring your technical leadership to a role where innovation meets impact — apply today!
Local Benefits (English):
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.
Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you
Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:
Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.
(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
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.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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