Senior Manager, APAC Digital Policy

Schneider Electric; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks an APAC Digital Policy Senior Manager to lead the regional policy program, shaping positions on cybersecurity, data governance, AI, and digital sovereignty. You will translate regulatory developments into actionable business insights and advocacy strategies, working with legal, cybersecurity, and government affairs teams across the region.

The role involves coordinating with regional leaders to align policy with resilience, growth, and compliance objectives, and engaging

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of relevant policy experience in digital policy, cybersecurity, or privacy.
• Ability to analyze global/regional digital regulations and translate into business strategy.
• Experience influencing executives, governments, and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional policy positions on cybersecurity, data privacy, AI, and digital governance.
• Represent Schneider Electric in dialogues with governments, regulators, and industry bodies.
• Translate regulatory developments into actionable business insights and advocacy strategies.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to align policy with business strategy and risk management.
• Develop playbooks and frameworks for incident response, policy implementation, and compliance.

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory risk assessment

Digital policy

AI governance

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law or Public Policy

Tools

IEC 62443

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced APAC Digital Policy Senior Manager to serve as the company's leading regional expert on digital policy and regulatory developments. The role is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and influencing high-impact digital policies affecting Schneider Electric's business, and translating complex regulatory developments into actionable business insights, policy positions, and advocacy strategies.

The Senior Manager will work closely with regional business leaders, government affairs teams, cybersecurity leaders, legal teams, and global functional stakeholders to shape Schneider Electric's regional and global policy positions on issues including cybersecurity, data governance, artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, supply chain security, and privacy.

This role will support Schneider Electric's business growth, resilience, and compliance objectives by helping anticipate policy risks and opportunities, driving regional advocacy initiatives, and ensuring effective implementation planning for key digital regulations across the region.

What will you do?

• Strategic Leadership: Operationalize the global digital policy vision and roadmap at the regional level, ensuring alignment with Schneider Electric’s digital transformation, resilience, and sustainability goals. Equip regional senior leadership with clear, consistent narratives on the intersection of digital and energy policy to support enterprise positioning.
• Risk Anticipation: Anticipate and assess the impact of regional regulatory and geopolitical developments on Schneider Electric’s business (such as supply chains and market access). Provide forward‑looking strategic guidance to regional leadership and inform enterprise‑level risk and resilience planning.
• Policy Development & Advocacy: Lead the development of regional positions on digital policy issues, including cybersecurity, data privacy, AI and emerging technologies in alignment with Schneider Electric’s commercial, operational, and strategic priorities. Work closely with other regional digital policy leads and local and regional government affairs teams to maintain a consistent and coherent global policy narrative.
• Government & Industry Engagement: Represent Schneider Electric in high‑level dialogues with governments, regulators, and international organizations, including senior regional government officials and ministers. Influence regional policy and business outcomes through strategic advocacy, coalition‑building, and leadership of key platforms.
• Business and Market Enablement: Enable regional business growth by integrating digital policy considerations into market entry strategies, customer engagement, and product development. Identify regulatory risks and opportunities in priority markets and support proactive positioning in areas including data localization, cybersecurity, AI, and supply chain security.
• Internal Governance and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive integration of digital policy into regional enterprise risk management, resilience planning, compliance, and operational frameworks. Assess and communicate the business impact of regional policy developments, advise business leaders on implementation and compliance strategies, and ensure coordinated action plans and effective handoff to relevant functions for execution while maintaining global consistency wherever appropriate.
• Thought Leadership: Drive Schneider Electric’s external regional narrative and shape industry discourse on critical topics such as digital sovereignty, AI governance, and digital resilience. Lead the creation of high‑impact internal and external thought leadership content, such as internal briefings, position papers, external blogs, and speaking engagements that enrich our global brand presence and reputation. Represent the company at regional fora and conferences and support the organization’s strategic engagement with key policy fora.
• Crisis & Consultation Management: Drive Schneider Electric’s responses to regional regulatory consultations, policy developments, and emerging resilience challenges. Ensure responses are strategically aligned with global policy positioning and long‑term business positioning.
• Standards & Product Alignment: Ensure emerging regional regulatory and standards frameworks are aligned with industry standards such as IEC 62443 and can be effectively operationalized across Schneider Electric’s product portfolio, including legacy systems where feasible.
• Geographic Expansion of Policy Influence: Expand Schneider Electric’s digital policy footprint and value proposition in priority regional geographies, strengthening the company’s influence and positioning in evolving regulatory environments.

What qualifications will make you successful?

Education

• Degree in Law, Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field

Experience

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Proven ability to conduct expert‑level policy analysis on globally significant digital regulations and frameworks
• Demonstrated expertise in digital topics such as cybersecurity, supply chain security, privacy, data governance, digital trade, artificial intelligence, and smart manufacturing

Technical Skills

• Highly proficient in intelligence collection and analysis, with the ability to translate complex regulatory, geopolitical, and policy developments into strategic policy and business recommendations.
• Highly proficient in stakeholder engagement and influence, with the ability to build consensus and drive alignment across business, legal, cybersecurity, government affairs, product, and regional leadership teams.
• Adept at leading cross‑functional initiatives and managing complex stakeholder ecosystems, including government officials, industry associations, external partners, and senior business leaders.
• Skilled in analyzing complex policy and standards landscapes, including cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, digital trade, and supply chain security issues, and developing organizational positions and advocacy strategies that align with global and regional policy objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Strong capability in conducting policy research, impact assessments, and comparative analyses to evaluate regulatory developments and guide strategic decision‑making.
• Experienced in developing actionable playbooks and strategic frameworks to guide incident response, regulatory compliance, and policy implementation.
• Demonstrated expertise in identifying, assessing, and mitigating digital policy risks and opportunities at the enterprise level, integrating risk‑based approaches into policy and operations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory developments into actionable market, product, and business strategies, enabling proactive positioning in priority areas including data localization, cybersecurity, AI, and supply chain security.
• Proven ability to communicate complex policy issues clearly and concisely to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including senior business leaders.
• Strong understanding of regional legislative and regulatory processes, and the ability to identify opportunities for Schneider Electric to influence policy outcomes.

Leadership & Softskills

• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with business leaders, policymakers, regulators, and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to build consensus and drive alignment across diverse internal stakeholders with conflicting priorities through collaboration, influence, and strategic negotiation.
• Demonstrated experience operating successfully in complex, multicultural, and matrixed environments, fostering fostering collaboration across functions and enabling outcomes through inclusive leadership and strategic partnerships.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influence skills, with a track record of driving strategic alignment, shaping policy discussions, and securing stakeholder commitment through trusted relationships across internal functions, government institutions, industry associations, and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to represent the organization credibly in external engagements, including publishing thought leadership content, and participating in policy consultations, participating in policy consultations, engaging with government and industry stakeholders, and representing the company at industry conferences and fora
• Operates as a strategic thinker with a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset and strong analytical judgment.
• Ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities and delivering high‑quality outcomes in a dynamic regulatory environment.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and complex, high‑impact decisions with agility and sound judgment, balancing regulatory risk, business priorities, operational considerations, reputational impacts, and long‑term strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to anticipate emerging policy and geopolitical trends.

Travel

• Projected travel up to 50% (dependent)

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits—it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.

* Country‑specific programs and initiatives may be available.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors 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 digitization. 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

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

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, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.