Electronics COE India Chapter Leader

Role: Electronics COE India Chapter Leader Why: At Schneider Electric we believe in a world "more electric and more digital". Part of our Energy Management Strategy, Electricity 4.0, is to create a unique position to help our customers achieve their energy and sustainability goals. We aim to support them in the digitization of their operations. Digitization cannot be achieved without driving a shift towards more electronics into our systems/products/offers. The electronics market has been evolving fast in the last decades with strong technology shifts and upgrades. Schneider Electric is taking a step forward to adapt to this market evolution at the right speed. An electronics transformation is on the way with several critical changes operated: * Simplification/rationalization and platforming of our electronics usage * Leverage of the best technologies (right tradeoff between up-to-date technos and needs) * Acceleration of our electronics architecture redesigns * Leverage selected strategic partners and managed properly our technological relationship with them A decision to review the tradeoff between centralization/decentralization of some decisions making on electronics has been made: the electronics CoE , a transverse organization across EM Divisions, has been created to respond to this need. What: The role is responsible for managing the Electronics CoE Chapter in India (~25permanent contracts). The organization is part of : * Electronics CoE, a multinational set up spread across geographies: India, USA, China and France. * CTO Office India, a regional organisation aiming at enabling the development of Energy Management divisions through expertise & innovation. Key missions: People Management: * Identify chapter skill evolutions based on chapter strategy and roadmap, build and implement competency plans, upskill chapter members (and those in an acting role), build functional expertise in Electronics * Experiment with new learning; exhibit curiosity and challenge ideas, identify & foster opportunities for skill development (e.g., trainings, courses...) * Create an environment that allows the chapter members to thrive * Develop the chapter members on skills mastery * Build effective and diverse chapter membership * Manage staffing and attrition risks Projects execution (for Divisions & internal Projects) * Ensure Electronics CoE project roadmap is executed properly (quality of deliverables/planning, etc...) It includes projects driven for Divisions and Internal Projects. * Elevate agile mindset and ensure deployment within Electronics CoE India Chapter * Manage Electronics CoE India Chapter budget in alignment with Electronics CoE VP India support * Ensure the right connections with India Electronics engineering managers across EM to identify needs for competencies in a proactive way * Understand the Business roadmaps for India * Ensure teams are customer focused with the right business acumen * Manage and monitor the tradeoff of collaborators implication between competency development, LoB support, electronics CoE projects, etc.... Skills: * Strong technical depth in electronics engineering, embedded systems is a must * Good ability to understand use cases in electronics: diversity across Energy Management divisions, commonalities, opportunities for new technologies usage/introduction * Ability to navigate into complex matrix environment * Ability to align stakeholders, collaborate to deliver results * Influence and convince skills, Listening ability * Ability to engage with suppliers and industry players * Multitask : ability to manage multiple topics in parallel * Tech culture mindset * Good social skills and empathy Qualifications: * Electronics/Electrical master's degree mandatory * 8+ years' experience in electronics engineering * Team management experience and transverse management experience * Experience in coaching and mentoring, and successfully building and leading teams in a matrix environment. Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. 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