.About our Company Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~€25 billion in FY2016, our 144,000+ employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives.At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On .MissionDigital Leader in the power coupling with the Functional Business / Governance Process leaders of the assigned Governance sub-practice. Together with these leaders, who are driving the Governance strategy and digital transformation direction (the What and Why) for their area, the Digital Leader defines "How" and "When" from an IT and technology standpoint.The mission is to support in defining the IT strategy for these capabilities through strong collaboration, having an excellent understanding of the current and future critical processes, and ensuring that the appropriate digital IT landscape is defined, deployed, supported, and sunset effectively and efficiently. This role is responsible for the overall IT strategy, architecture, and IT solutions related to the assigned sub-practice. This includes how we leverage global IT solutions to scale, developing global / local IT solutions as required by the business.The Digital Leader owns the IT lifecycle management for all current and new technologies related to Governance sub-practice assigned. He/she is to act as the primary point of contact of Schneider Digital for the Application/Capability Owners of the assigned sub-practice, where coordination is key to the success through effective collaboration of both internal and external IT professionals.The essence of the role is technology leadership, and the Leader of IT must be able to rally the digital teams & business teams around the technology plan and path for his/her perimeter. This IT leader works with all business technology stakeholders both leadership and subject matter experts to build a holistic, technology agnostic view of the organization's strategy, business and information assets. The candidate takes this knowledge and ensures that the Business and IT strategies remain in alignment. This role is critical to the successful partnership between Schneider Digital and these Global Governance Functions, securing the appropriate IT journey to automate, standardize and improve the digital tools and processes.Key deliverables of the Digital leader role in Digital Governance Team:Accountable E2E for all IT applications & associated infrastructure (Global / Regional/ Local)
