Strategy Head

Job Description - Strategy Head - Grid Technologies (GT) for Siemens Energy India Ltd

About the role

Looking for challenging role? If you really want to make a difference - make it with us

Siemens Energy is focused on helping customers navigate the world's most pressing energy problems.

As a world leader in developing and producing the most advanced engineering technologies, we improve lives and further human achievements worldwide, while also protecting the climate - all thanks to our employees.

With us, you can do something significant that benefits society and human progress.

Your new role – challenging and future-oriented.

Strategy Head - Grid Technologies (GT) for Siemens Energy India Ltd.

We're searching for a Strategic, Team Builder, Trusted Partner, Problem Solver, Change Agent. If this describes you, we have an exciting opportunity.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Inspire management with compelling ideas on where to take the business area.
• Develop strategies to successfully manage the energy transition in the field of Grid Technologies, not only to secure long term growth of the business but also to secure required profitability.
• Identify the most important challenges and greatest opportunities of the business area Grid Technologies and develop promising project ideas to transform potential into performance.
• Set up, structure, and lead strategic projects (e.g., strategy definition, cost reduction, turnaround, competitor analysis, portfolio review, operation improvement projects) across complex settings towards clear decisions and impact.
• Collaborate with Global GT Strategy team and Leaders to drive SE India interests and critical projects.
• Support GTM/GT Sales for Vertical and Customer Strategies
• Monitor progress on crucial transformation initiatives & derive corrective actions.
• Structure, analyze and translate business challenges and complex data into actionable solutions.

Reporting to the Head, Strategy & Sustainability – Siemens Energy India Limited, you will play a key role in driving a strong culture of accountability, execution, collaboration, and customer focus across the Siemens Energy businesses.

The different dimensions of the role include:

• Markets, strategies, and business plans: In this role, you would be expected to be updated with and understand in-depth external market developments in terms of transmission technology trends, regulatory changes, customers, and competitors, and use that to help constructively challenge and define our transmission growth strategies right up to development of short- and long-term business plans. This will involve:
  • Global and local market definition in context of our GT portfolio; and stakeholder alignment on risks, opportunities, and strategies
  • Connect with regulatory bodies, industry associations for information and responsible advocacy.
  • Be a think tank and propose comprehensive strategic ideas to grow GT business above market growth.
  • Elaborate high quality strategy presentations for management discussions in India and HQs
• Support establish/drive of critical processes: In this role, you will support establish/ drive critical processes such as GT strategy formulation, cascading of company-level goals to action items of internal stakeholder, review and course correction, if required; approval process for new business; Capex and investment decisions; and any other aspects which may come up over time. In addition, coordination of approval process for sustainability related matters with Governance, ESG Radar tool, etc as and when required.
• Drive SE global and country priorities across Grid Technologies: With multiple stakeholders (SE global, India Region, Country management, Board of Directors etc.), there are priorities and initiatives which are/will be defined for implementation across the organization. In this role, you will support streamlining these initiatives, communicating it across the GT business units, driving implementation and updating the relevant stakeholders on the desired outcomes.

The above are broad elements of the role; and the expectation is to do whatever is needed to help run a successful growing business and keep key stakeholders updated.  In doing so, while you will have the full support and sponsorship from the SE India management team, you will need to ideate, influence, build internal and external network, work with virtual teams, and drive tangible outcomes.

Your opportunities for personal growth

• Learn advanced skills in developing Siemens Energy Grid Technologies Strategy
• Work in a collaborative team environment across regions (India and Global)
• Receive coaching and development opportunities.
• Experience open feedback culture
• Exposure to broader strategic analysis from working closely with the Siemens Energy management team 
• Development of a network that spans across the Siemens family

We don't need superheroes, just super minds.

• Bachelor / master's degree in engineering
• years+ working experience in Power sector with at least 5 years of experience in a business development, Sales, or strategy consulting role.
• Strong understanding of the Power Transmission, relevant sectors & markets
• Learning mindset and are interested in bringing new ideas for strategy execution, whilst working in a supportive team working environment
• Innovative and open to new ways of thinking, result, and quality-oriented approach to assignments
• Work experience in diverse cultures. Analytical mindset and strong strategic judgment.
• Ability to abstract and summarize key points and distil the insights from qualitative and/or quantitative analysis. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

We've got quite a lot to offer. How about you?

This role is based in Gurugram. You'll also get to visit other locations in India and beyond, so you'll need to go where this journey takes you. In return, you'll get the chance to work with teams impacting entire cities, countries – and the shape of things to come.

We're Siemens. A collection of over 379,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and imagination and help us shape tomorrow.