Global Technical Lead - DataCentres

Schneider Electric; Greater London; On-site; GBP 83,200 - 124,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Care leave

Flexible work options

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a senior professional to ensure global technical consistency across regions, aligning deliverables with customer standards and managing worldwide templates, onboarding, and commissioning requirements.

The role targets advanced skills in system integration, solution design, and risk assessment, with a focus on cross-functional leadership, global standards, and a strong emphasis on customer alignment. UK-based position with a competitive total rewards package.

Qualifications

• System Integration — advanced level; architecting end-to-end solutions across electrical, mechanical, and digital domains
• Technical Solution Design — translating customer requirements into optimized, deliverable proposals
• Quotation Management — advanced level; structuring competitive bids with accurate technical and cost parameters
• Requirements Analysis — advanced level; capturing and validating complex customer needs across multiple technologies
• Risk Assessment — advanced level; identifying technical risks early and embedding mitigation into tender strategies
• Customer Orientation — advanced level; aligning technical proposals with client priorities and performance targets
• Influencing Skills — advanced level; guiding cross-functional teams toward consensus on complex technical decisions
• Knowledge Management — advanced level; leveraging lessons learned to continuously improve tendering outcomes

Responsibilities

• Guarantee technical alignment with customer specifications globally.
• Define global standards for the customer (templates, quality expectations).
• Prepare onboarding plans for Regional TLs.
• Establish requirements for commissioning (Cx), site activities, and documentation.
• Manage clarification, deviation, and exception files.
• Intervene in major customer issues and coordinate resolution.
• Audit and monitor consistency of deliverables across regions.
• Act as reference point for best practices and lessons learned.
• Assess impact of recommendations on other regions.
• Coordinate consistent message to consultants.
• Assess technical skills of Regional TLs and provide feedback.

Skills

System Integration

Technical Solution Design

Quotation Management

Requirements Analysis

Risk Assessment

Customer Orientation

Influencing Skills

Knowledge Management

Job description

Mission:

To ensure global technical consistency and alignment with customer standards across all regions, maintaining quality, uniformity, and compliance in deliverables and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Guarantee technical alignment with customer specifications globally.


• Define global standards for the customer (templates, quality expectations).


• Prepare onboarding plans for Regional TLs.


• Establish requirements for commissioning (Cx), site activities, and documentation.


• Manage clarification, deviation, and exception files.


• Intervene in major customer issues and coordinate resolution.


• Audit and monitor consistency of deliverables across regions.


• Act as reference point for best practices and lessons learned.


• Assess impact of recommendations on other regions.


• Coordinate consistent message to consultants.


• Assess technical skills of Regional TLs and provide feedback.

Deliverables:

• Account Playbook


• Onboarding Plans for RTLs


• Commissioning Requirements


• RFQ Doc List Review + GAP Analysis


• IG/OG Offers Review


• Design Reviews + TTR


• CDEs


• Lead TT Campaigns for New Solutions


• Continuous Improvement: Risk Registers, Lessons Learned, Best Practices


• Global Standards & Templates.

Skills & Experience:

• System Integration — advanced level; architecting end-to-end solutions across electrical, mechanical, and digital domains


• Technical Solution Design — advanced level; translating customer requirements into optimized, deliverable proposals


• Quotation Management — advanced level; structuring competitive bids with accurate technical and cost parameters


• Requirements Analysis — advanced level; capturing and validating complex customer needs across multiple technologies


• Risk Assessment — advanced level; identifying technical risks early and embedding mitigation into tender strategies


• Customer Orientation — advanced level; aligning technical proposals with client priorities and performance targets


• Influencing Skills — advanced level; guiding cross-functional teams toward consensus on complex technical decisions


• Knowledge Management — advanced level; leveraging lessons learned to continuously improve tendering outcomes

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 83,200 - GBP 124,800 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

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Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.


• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.


• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.


• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.


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