As a Senior Consultant, North America Strategy at Schneider Electric, you will play a central role in driving business development & strategic initiatives across the business aligned to our North America annual and five-year growth ambitions. In this role, you will leverage your 10+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, finance or M&A to influence and guide the direction of our North American business. You will work closely with executive leadership throughout the organization to provide guidance on how to accelerate both our short-term and long-term strategic plans while capitalizing on growth.
In this role, you will:
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the North America Leadership Team, providing expert advice and guidance on key business initiatives.
Lead the development and design of critical strategic initiatives accelerating and enabling growth
Influence the key decisions, outcomes required to drive strategic change and recommendations
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders, teams to develop and execute strategic plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Conduct in-depth research and analysis on industry trends, competitive landscape, and market dynamics to inform strategic decision-making.
Communicate, prepare and deliver high-level presentations, reports, and briefings for executive leadership and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Business Development: Collaborate with senior leadership to define the company's strategic priorities and align to the company's five-year growth, profitability, and competitive position. Design strategic scenarios to support analysis around proposed strategic plans. Communicate a clear vision, plans around the organization's future growth and success.
Executive Presence and Storytelling: Create compelling storylines that can simply communicate intricate ideas and strategic insights to an executive audience. Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team.
Enterprise Communication: Clearly and effectively communicate complex insights, strategies, and high-level strategy to executive leadership and other members of senior management throughout the organization. Articulate complex insights, strategies, and recommendations clearly and effectively to all levels of stakeholders. Prepare and deliver clear, persuasive presentations that drive towards actionable decisions. Design the vision and framework for large, strategic problems.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Analyze complex business wide problems and quickly understand how they connect to strategic priorities. Apply advanced critical thinking skills to draft project proposals, oversee key pieces of analysis, and craft actionable plans. Provide innovative ideas and recommendations to various stakeholders throughout North America.
Orchestrating and Facilitating: Provide direction to cross-functional teams and foster collaboration among team members by leveraging business execution and strategic planning experience. Facilitate decision making and gain consensus on key strategic initiatives through the design and development of strategic workshops. Ensure realization of project objectives by driving project timelines and deliverables.
Business Case Development: Develop robust, data-driven business cases for strategic initiatives and propose scenario-based recommendations around large enterprise projects. Assess the financial implications of proposed strategies, quantifying potential benefits and trade-offs. Develop business strategies and feasibility for new projects and programs.
What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or equivalent experience in related fields; master's degree in economics, finance, or business administration preferred.
8 - 10+ years of experience at a top strategy consulting firm or within a Fortune 500 enterprise strategy team.
Proven track record of designing and leading strategic initiatives and implementing large scale business solutions.
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
Exceptional leadership and critical thinking, problem solving capabilities.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Advanced proficiency in industry-standard tools and software, including Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Experience with enterprise-wide process improvements, implementation, and change management.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
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Why us?
At Schneider Electric we're committed to creating a workplace that gives you not just a job but a meaningful purpose in joining our mission to bring energy and efficiency to enable life, progress and sustainability for all.
We believe in e mpowering our team members to reach their full potential, fostering a sense of ownership in their work.
We embrace inclusion as a fundamental value, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. We value differences, and welcome people from all walks of life. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, everywhere.
If you want to be part of a company where your contributions truly matter, where you are empowered to make a difference and where inclusivity is valued, we would love to hear from you.
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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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In this role, you will:
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the North America Leadership Team, providing expert advice and guidance on key business initiatives.
Lead the development and design of critical strategic initiatives accelerating and enabling growth
Influence the key decisions, outcomes required to drive strategic change and recommendations
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders, teams to develop and execute strategic plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Conduct in-depth research and analysis on industry trends, competitive landscape, and market dynamics to inform strategic decision-making.
Communicate, prepare and deliver high-level presentations, reports, and briefings for executive leadership and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Business Development: Collaborate with senior leadership to define the company's strategic priorities and align to the company's five-year growth, profitability, and competitive position. Design strategic scenarios to support analysis around proposed strategic plans. Communicate a clear vision, plans around the organization's future growth and success.
Executive Presence and Storytelling: Create compelling storylines that can simply communicate intricate ideas and strategic insights to an executive audience. Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team.
Enterprise Communication: Clearly and effectively communicate complex insights, strategies, and high-level strategy to executive leadership and other members of senior management throughout the organization. Articulate complex insights, strategies, and recommendations clearly and effectively to all levels of stakeholders. Prepare and deliver clear, persuasive presentations that drive towards actionable decisions. Design the vision and framework for large, strategic problems.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Analyze complex business wide problems and quickly understand how they connect to strategic priorities. Apply advanced critical thinking skills to draft project proposals, oversee key pieces of analysis, and craft actionable plans. Provide innovative ideas and recommendations to various stakeholders throughout North America.
Orchestrating and Facilitating: Provide direction to cross-functional teams and foster collaboration among team members by leveraging business execution and strategic planning experience. Facilitate decision making and gain consensus on key strategic initiatives through the design and development of strategic workshops. Ensure realization of project objectives by driving project timelines and deliverables.
Business Case Development: Develop robust, data-driven business cases for strategic initiatives and propose scenario-based recommendations around large enterprise projects. Assess the financial implications of proposed strategies, quantifying potential benefits and trade-offs. Develop business strategies and feasibility for new projects and programs.
