Senior Manager, Strategic Intelligence

ABOUT THE CORPORATE STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT

The Corporate Strategic Intelligence department is part of Corporate Strategy and delivers analyses on market evolution, competitive dynamics and emerging trends to help shape Schneider Electric’s strategy and support key strategic decisions across the Group. The team is global, collaborative and has high impact, with members based across major hubs including Paris, Boston, Hong Kong and Singapore, and strong interactions with multiple stakeholders across the organization.

YOUR MISSION

As Corporate Strategic Intelligence Senior Manager, you will translate complex market, competitive and strategic dynamics into actionable insights and recommendations which support the Group strategy and decision-making. Drawing on your business acumen, experience and strategic judgment, you will provide critical perspective on the team's most strategic work, helping ensure relevant and impactful recommendations. Partnering closely with the VP Strategic Intelligence, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and a reference point for the Strategic Intelligence team.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Market and competitive intelligence
• Collect, analyze and synthesize relevant market, competitive and business information to identify emerging trends, competitive threats, strategic opportunities and implications for Schneider Electric.
• Lead high-impact analyses of competitors, markets and strategic topics, translating complex information into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Prepare and deliver presentations tailored to senior management audiences (mainly Executive Committee)
• Provide critical challenge and perspective on the team’s most strategic analyses and recommendations, helping ensure analytical rigor, relevance and business impact.
• Partner with Corporate Strategy leaders and senior stakeholders across the company to frame key business questions, refine strategic diagnoses and support Group-level decision-making.
• Conduct ad hoc strategic analyses on topics of importance to Group leadership and the Executive Committee.
• Support the VP Strategic Intelligence by acting as a reference point for the Strategic Intelligence team, providing guidance, coaching and quality review on key deliverables.
• Foster and animate Schneider Electric's Strategic Intelligence community across Businesses, Divisions, Operations and Regions, promoting best-practice sharing, collaboration and alignment on key competitive and strategic topics.
• Transform and scale the intelligence function
• In partnership with the Strategic Intelligence Data Project Manager, help shape the evolution of the Strategic Intelligence function by driving the adoption of AI, automation, advanced analytics and innovative research methodologies.
• Lead other transformation workstreams and contribute to the development of standards, methodologies and best practices which improve the quality, consistency and impact of the team's work.

WHO YOU ARE

• You are intellectually curious and energized by understanding how companies compete, grow, transform and create value.
• You combine strong analytical and financial skills with sound business acumen and strategic judgment, enabling you to translate complex information into actionable business implications and recommendations.
• You are recognized for your ability to synthesize complex information, communicate clear executive messages and engage credibly with senior stakeholders.
• You are a trusted reference, able to guide, challenge and elevate the work of others across the Strategic Intelligence community.
• You act with discretion, maturity and sound judgment when working on high-visibility strategic topics.

PREFERRED BACKGROUND

• 10+ years of experience in combining experiences in strategy, consulting, finance, external audit (Big 4 preferred), internal audit or market/competitive intelligence.
• Previous experience working in an international context
• Strong educational background; finance, business, engineering or economics background preferred.
• Experience in industrials, capital goods, software or technology markets is a plus.
• Fluent English is required. Any other language is a plus.

LOCATION AND WAYS OF WORKING

Position based in France (Rueil-Malmaison or Grenoble)

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