Transfer Switch Product Owner

Schneider Electric; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 128,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (with member reward points)

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking an Advanced Product Owner for Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) to lead product strategy, lifecycle management, and market-facing initiatives. You will collaborate with marketing, sales, and engineering to shape pricing, positioning, and launches, ensuring the portfolio stays competitive and delivers customer value.

The role requires deep technical and business acumen, strong cross-functional influence, and a willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering required; mechanical and/or electrical engineering preferred.
• 5+ years prior technical experience in the power, controls, or electric distribution industry preferred.
• 3+ years experience in product management, product development, applications, sales, or technical marketing preferred.
• Interest in technical, business, and marketing principles with a desire to advance studies (MBA, MS in Engineering Mgmt).
• 15% travel for internal/external meetings.

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle and performance of transfer switch offerings, from concept to sunset.
• Review pricing and profitability to maximize returns and identify cost-optimization opportunities.
• Develop and execute launch, announcement, and marketing plans with marketing and sales teams.
• Gather Voice of Sales, Customers, Services for changes to offers.
• Create business cases summarizing effort, costs, and value for prioritization.
• Develop forecasts and ramp plans for new and End-of-Life offers.
• Balance offer requirements based on business and customer needs.
• Communicate vision and updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive prioritized initiatives through development processes.

Skills

Power management concepts

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Influence

Project management

Financial acumen

Collaborative growth

Education

BS in engineering

MBA or MS in Engineering Mgmt (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jira

Jama

Job description

Schneider Electric has a meaningful opportunity available for an Advanced Product Owner with an emphasis on Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS). You will work for a company consistently rated by Fortune as one of the “Great Places to Work” and by Glassdoor as the 11th spot on the “Best Place To Work”, by Ethisphere as “one of the World's Most Ethical Companies”, by Forbes as “America’s Best Employers for Diversity”, by Equileap as the “World’s Top 10 in Gender Equality”, and by TIME as the “Most Sustainable Company in the World.”

JOB SUMMARY

Advanced Product Owners are extremely versatile and are in the middle of it all when it comes to their assigned products or solutions. They are the keystone representing the business, technical, and application sides of their offers to the cross functional teams which are responsible for the successful development, launch, and life of products. The Advanced Product Owner is a champion for products they represent, with ownership and responsibility over the positioning and evolution of their products to make them as successful as possible working with other teams on aspects such as marketing and pricing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understand the market considerations such as technology trends, applications, channel/segment dynamics as well as competitive pressure to properly create product strategies.
• Sustain and grow an established Transfer Switch offer portfolio.
• Take on ownership over the full lifecycle and performance of offers under your supervision.
• Review pricing and profitability to maximize returns and identify areas of improvement. Use product and customer knowledge to pinpoint areas for cost optimization.
• Promote ASCO (Automatic Switch Company - a Schneider Electric owned company) and its products by developing and executing launch, announcement, and marketing plans in collaboration with our marketing and sales team.
• Seek out the Voice of Sales, Customers, Services and other stakeholders to carry back to development teams working to identify beneficial offer changes.
• Develop business cases to summarize effort/costs vs proposed business and customer value for offer adaptations to drive prioritization and resource allocation.
• Work with various teams to develop detailed forecasts and ramping plans for new and EoL offers.
• Generate and balance offer requirements based on business and customer needs.
• Continuously review portfolio fit of all offers and make optimizations as needed.
• Communicate business details, product vision, and competitive updates to various internal and external stakeholders.
• Take ownership of prioritized offer initiatives to ensure they are driven and progress through the development process.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to understand technical concepts and applications around power management, codes & standards, and electrical systems
• Understand business principles - profitability, margin, cost analysis
• Understand marketing principles - product positioning, pricing strategies, channel management
• 15% travel for various internal/external meetings for projects or customer interactions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BS in engineering required; mechanical and/or electrical engineering preferred. Candidates with business, marketing, or finance degrees with strong technical backgrounds may be considered.
• 5+ years prior technical experience in the power, controls, or electric distribution industry preferred.
• 3+ years experience and knowledge in product management, product development, applications, sales, or technical marketing preferred.
• Interest in technical, business, and marketing principles with a desire to advance studies in those fields (MBA, MS in Engineering Mgmt).

COMPETENCIES

• Collaborative skills to negotiate & support initiatives across different functional groups
• Strong in data analysis using excel and/or other data sources
• Ability to make presentations and create materials for field sales.
• Understanding of business strategy principles
• Project management experience and ability to be actively involved in multiple projects
• Financial acumen to assess new business opportunities
• Ability to influence
• Willingness to think outside-of-the-box

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Jira, Jama

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.

PAY RANGE

For this U.S. based position, the expected total pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 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 States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

BENEFITS

• Medical (with member reward points)
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic life insurance
• Benefit Bucks
• Flexible work arrangements
• Paid family leaves
• Well-being programs
• 12 holidays per year
• 15 days of paid time off per year

DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER

• Base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match
• Performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera

WORKPLACE

• Collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace

COMMUNITY

• Volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits

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.

COMPANY STATISTICS

• €40 billion global revenue
• +9% organic growth
• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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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