Team Manager - Building Management Systems
Schneider Electric
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Job summary
Schneider Electric in Lund, Sweden, is seeking a Team Manager to lead the Building Management Systems (BMS) software team. You will shape technical strategy, drive product roadmaps, and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and execution across global colleagues.
You will coach engineers, manage performance, and collaborate with Product Management, Architects, and other functions to deliver scalable, secure, user-centric building solutions while positioning the organisation for broader
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, CS or related field.
- Minimum 5 years leading software development teams.
- Experience with agile software delivery.
- Proven track record of building high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Fluency in Swedish and English.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing software team in an agile environment.
- Coach and support engineers’ growth and career development.
- Drive delivery of product roadmaps with quality and efficiency.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Architects, and Engineering across global teams.
- Build cross-functional partnerships and effective stakeholder communication.
- Foster a customer-centric culture focused on continuous improvement.
- Promote best practices in software development, including security.
- Drive adoption of modern development tools and AI-enabled practices.
- Support strategic planning, resource management, and decisions.
- Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and execution excellence.
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Job description
We are currently seeking a highly motivated and inspiring Team Manager to lead the development of Schneider Electric's corporate Building Management System (BMS) platform.
As part of our global R&D organization, you will work closely with Product Management and development teams across multiple locations to drive innovation and deliver next-generation digital building solutions. Our state-of-the-art platform provides the foundational technology that enables customers to optimise building performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency.
This is a unique opportunity to combine people leadership, technical strategy, and product development within one of Schneider Electric's most important digital offerings. It’s an ideal role for an experienced engineering leader who is ready to take on greater organisational impact and position themselves for future senior leadership opportunities.
As Team Manager, you will lead a team responsible for developing software solutions that power the next generation of our BMS platform. You will create an environment where innovation, collaboration, execution and excellence thrive while ensuring the successful delivery of strategic objectives and product roadmaps.
Beyond leading day-to-day operations, you will help shape our engineering organisation, influence strategic decisions, and contribute to the long-term development of our people, processes, and technology roadmap.
This position offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious leader who is motivated to broaden their impact, grow their organisational influence, and develop broader leadership responsibilities in the future.
- Lead and develop a high-performing software development team within an agile environment.
- Coach, mentor, and support engineers in their professional growth and career development.
- Drive execution and delivery of product roadmaps while ensuring quality, efficiency, and predictability.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Architects, and Engineering teams across a global organisation.
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships and facilitate effective communication between teams and stakeholders.
- Foster a customer-centric culture focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Promote best practices in software development, including quality assurance, cyber security, maintainability, and sustainability.
- Drive the adoption of modern development approaches, tools, and AI-enabled engineering practices.
- Support strategic planning, resource management, and decision-making within the organisation.
- Create a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and execution excellence.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading software development teams.
- At least 5 years of experience with direct reports.
- Conduct development and performance reviews.
- Set goals and follow up on results.
- Provide feedback and coaching.
- Manage salary review and compensation processes.
- Support employee development and career planning.
- Proven track record of building, developing, and motivating high-performing engineering teams.
- Experience delivering complex software products in an agile environment.
- Strong technical foundation with a genuine interest in modern software technologies and emerging trends.
- Experience or demonstrated interest in leveraging AI-assisted development tools and driving engineering productivity improvements.
- Experience developing customer-facing applications with a strong focus on user experience.
- Ability to influence and drive technical decisions across multiple teams.
- Strong planning, prioritisation, and execution skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Fluency in both Swedish and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Schneider Electric and accelerate your career as a global technology leader.
At Schneider Electric, you'll be part of an international, innovative, and purpose-driven company where sustainability and digital transformation are at the core of everything we do. We invest in our people and empower them to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact every day.
In addition to leading a highly skilled engineering team, this role offers significant opportunities for professional development. As our organisation continues to evolve, you will have the chance to expand your leadership scope, increase your strategic influence, and contribute to shaping the future direction of our software organisation. This role is particularly well suited for a leader who is eager to continue growing and preparing for broader leadership responsibilities over time.
Join us and help shape the future of smart and sustainable buildings.
The Building Management Systems (BMS) team is a cross-functional organisation within Schneider Electric's Buildings business, based in Lund, Sweden.
We develop complete end-to-end solutions, from IoT sensors and controllers to cloud-connected services and modern web applications. Our mission is to help customers create smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable buildings.
We are proud of what we have built, but we are equally passionate about continuous improvement. We constantly explore new technologies, refine our development practices, and encourage learning across the entire team.
Our culture is built on collaboration, trust, ownership, and a shared drive to make both our products and ourselves better every day.
Our digital building management solutions help customers reduce energy consumption, lower operational costs, improve occupant comfort, and minimise environmental impact.
The BMS platform is a key pillar of Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure™ offering, enabling customers around the world to accelerate their digital and sustainability journeys.
When you join Schneider Electric, you join a company that values diversity, inclusion, professional development, and well-being. We believe great people and great technology together create meaningful impact.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit your application as soon as possible. We evaluate applications continuously and the position may be filled before the final application date.
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviours are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitisation. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, colour, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
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: important insurances, paid leave, parental and care leave, wellness contribution, flexible working options, employee counselling and a Benefits Portal with various deals and discounts.
- Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programmes: your base salary, bonus programmes, opportunities to own company shares, discounts on company products, referral bonus, pension plans and a digital pension advisory tool.
- Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
- Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through smart ways to collaborate, employee associations, celebrating contributions via a recognition portal, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
- Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programmes through Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support education.
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