Project Manager, Innovation Technology Portfolio

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Project Manager - Innovation Technology Portfolio

Team: Secure Power Division, Office of the CTO - Data Center of the Future

What will you do?

Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Innovation Technology Portfolio to join our Data Center of the Future team within the Office of the CTO.

In this role, you will manage a portfolio of emerging technology initiatives shaping the future of AI-driven data centers.

You will guide innovation initiatives from concept and evaluation through development and delivery, helping translate customer and business needs into prioritized opportunities.

Working across global, cross-functional teams, you will provide the structure, visibility, and leadership needed to advance promising technologies and enable informed investment decisions.

Key responsibilities include:


* Manage a portfolio of innovation technology initiatives across the Data Center of the Future team and broader Secure Power and Energy Management organizations.


* Establish portfolio governance, plans, milestones, dependencies, and decision criteria to support successful execution.


* Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps, dashboards, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting.


* Prioritize initiatives based on strategic alignment, customer value, innovation potential, investment, capacity, risk, and expected business outcomes.


* Identify and manage portfolio-level risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.


* Provide clear insights, recommendations, and tradeoffs to enable timely leadership decisions.


* Lead cross-functional collaboration with technical teams, business leaders, customers, partners, and external stakeholders.


* Apply Agile and traditional project management practices appropriate to innovation and technology development.

What qualifications will make you successful?



* Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.


* 3+ years demonstrated experience managing complex technology projects or portfolios from concept through execution.


* 4+ yrs experience working within software, firmware, hardware, engineering, or R&D environments.

Data center technology experience is preferred.


* Strong knowledge of portfolio governance, Agile methodologies, project planning, risk management, and performance measurement.


* Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional, global teams without direct authority.
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