Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity for an Advanced Product Owner in preferably in a hybrid role (2 days per week on-site) in Raleigh, NC or Nashville, TN or can be remote. You will work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the “Great Places to Work” and by Glassdoor as the 11th spot as the “Best Place To Work”, by Forbes as “America’s Best Employers for Diversity”, and by Equileap as the “World’s Top 10 in Gender Equality” and by TIME as the “Most Sustainable Company in the World”. In this opportunity you will...
Position Summary
• Responsible for strategy, roadmap, and profitable growth of the Switchboard portfolio in North America
• Oversee the QED2 offer through the entire product lifecycle
• Provide a clear roadmap for product maintenance and development
Roles & Responsibilities
• Develop and adapt the product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Drive and support Sustainability Metrics and Efforts for improvements
• Structure the product R&D process, set up new squads, capture business cases, and lead development projects
• Define, scope, and prioritize features and activities based on business and customer impact
• Own the product development backlog
• Optimize the offer with clear development scope for cross-functional teams
• Capture benefits, value propositions, and customer use cases to derive sales and financial benefits
• Review pricing and profitability to maximize returns and identify areas for improvement
• Use product and customer knowledge to pinpoint areas for cost optimization
• Seek out the Voice of Sales, Customers, Services, and other stakeholders for beneficial offer changes
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, competition, and governing bodies to prioritize the roadmap
• Develop business cases to summarize effort/costs vs proposed business and customer value
• Work with finance and supply chain teams to forecast product to ensure proper material/labor supply
• Promote the offer by developing and executing launch, announcement, and marketing plans
• Be the subject matter expert and evangelize the offer, customer applications/needs, roadmap, and priorities
• Communicate and interact with senior leaders, product sponsors, stakeholders, and customers
• Manage roadmaps and lifecycle plans, develop new products and features, determine
integrations and transitions, obsolescence, and withdrawal
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.
• BS in engineering, mechanical and/or electrical engineering preferred OR Candidates with BS in business, marketing, or finance degrees with strong technical backgrounds
• At least 5+ years prior technical experience with Switchboards
• Leadership of cross-functional teams with ability to influence and convince executive members
• Strong in data analysis using excel and/or other data sources
• Ability to travel up to 15% of time within North America
Skills & Abilities
• Very strong in entrepreneurship spirit with proactive behavior
• Excellent business acumen to understand value generation and payback
• Clear communication and presentations skills internal and external, represent the customer view internally at all levels and present offer to customers in presentations and at Trade Shows
• Curiosity to create something new, innovate, and develop
• Problem solving, collaborative and negotiating skills that accomplish best, justifiable outcomes
• Manage multiple projects/activities simultaneously
• Ability to understand technical concepts and applications around power distribution, codes & standards, and electrical systems
• Understand marketing principles - product positioning, pricing strategies, channel management, value propositions and competitive comparisons, market trends
• Understand business principles – profitability, margin, cost analysis
• Ability to create concise product offer specifications, sales tools & business cases
• Agile mindset for accomplishing objectives while managing resources within a budget
• At least 5+ years prior technical experience in the power, controls, or electric distribution industry
• At least 5+ years experience and knowledge in product management, product development, applications, sales, or technical marketing
• Experience with Contractors, End Users, Facility Engineers
Benefits
• Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k)+ match, and more
Who will you report to?
• Equipment League Leader
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Schedule: Full-time
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