Strategy Leader, Data Centers

Schneider Electric•Nashville, TN

55d•Onsite

About The Position

Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity available for a Strategy Leader for Data Centers and Critial Applications. 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 on the “Best Place To Work”, by Ethisphere as “one of the World's Most Ethical Companies”, by Forbes as “America’s Best Employers for Diversity”, by Equileap as the “World’s Top 10 in Gender Equality”, and by TIME as the “Most Sustainable Company in the World.” Mission The Strategy Leader for Data Center & Critical Applications is a catalyst for Power Products’ future growth—responsible for defining the strategic direction and innovation roadmap of our critical power, data center, and mission-critical applications portfolio. This role shapes how we compete and win in a world where uptime, resilience, electrification, and digitalization define customer expectations. You will bring deep strategic insight, strong cross-functional influence, and a forward-looking perspective to ensure our portfolio anticipates shifts in data center architectures, mission-critical infrastructure needs, regulatory pressures, and emerging technologies such as AI-driven workloads. Success in this role directly accelerates profitable growth, strengthens our position in critical infrastructure, and elevates our relevance with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and essential-services customers.

Requirements

15+ years of experience across product management, solutions management, strategy, engineering, or product marketing with a focus on data centers, critical infrastructure, or electrical distribution.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field (Master’s strongly preferred).
Deep understanding of data center power distribution, critical protection systems, redundancy schemes, and digital monitoring platforms.
End-to-end understanding of low- and medium-voltage products used in mission-critical environments (switchgear, UPS interfaces, busway, breakers, automatic transfer switches, intelligent power monitoring).
Strong knowledge of communication, sensing, and control topologies used in data center electrical systems.
Experience working with consulting engineers, hyperscalers, EPCs, integrators, and critical facility operators.
Demonstrated ability to influence globally (US, Canada, Mexico and broader regions).
Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills including Executive-level presentations.
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced environments.

Nice To Haves

Master’s strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct deep market, regulatory, and competitive analyses across the global data center and mission-critical segments.
Engage directly with hyperscalers, colocation providers, enterprise operators, consulting engineers, and critical-facility stakeholders to understand evolving applications (AI, Edge, hybrid cloud).
Translate insights into actionable strategies that influence portfolio evolution and commercial priorities.
Define segment-specific architectures, applications, and differentiated value propositions for data center power distribution, critical protection, digital monitoring, and sustainability solutions.
Reimagine the innovation roadmap to support emerging needs such as high-density power, redundancy architectures, energy management, sustainability certifications, thermal management interactions, and digital twin applications.
Drive alignment across offers and platforms to ensure a unified strategy for mission-critical segments.
Partner with Leagues, Engineering, Innovation, Commercial, Segment, and Channel leaders to drive end-to-end alignment across critical applications.
Mobilize teams across divisions to increase synergy for cross-portfolio initiatives such as data center electrical architectures, integrated digital ecosystems, and standardized global platforms.
Champion strong collaboration across hubs, regions, and strategic accounts.
Evaluate and optimize GTM channels specific to data center and mission-critical customers, including E-OEM, Cooling OEM, consulting engineers, EPCs, integrators, and global account teams.
Conduct market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and standards/codes analysis (e.g., Uptime Institute, NFPA 70, IEC, IEEE).
Translate insights into actionable commercial strategies for rapid and differentiated market penetration.
Identify and develop strategic partnerships, alliances, and M&A opportunities related to data center ecosystems (digital monitoring, microgrids, thermal, power quality, AI infrastructure, and resiliency technologies).
Facilitate investment case building and support decision-making on emerging growth areas.
Contribute to strategic deep dives, Board-level materials, and broader corporate strategy initiatives related to electrification, digitalization, and resiliency in critical applications.