Global Technical Lead - Datacentres

Schneider Electric; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Schneider Electric UK is seeking a senior-level professional to drive global technical alignment and define standards across regions. You will lead onboarding plans for regional TLs, govern commissioning requirements, and coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve critical customer issues.

You will shape global templates, manage risk and lessons learned, and ensure consistent messaging to consultants, with a pay range in the UK and a comprehensive Total Rewards package.

Qualifications

• 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

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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