Principal, IT Business Partner

At Schneider Electric, we are the leading digital partner in sustainability and efficiency for businesses, communities, and individuals. Our goal is for all people to be able to make the most of our energy and resources through the integration of processes, software, big data, and energy technologies that enable integrated management of buildings, industries, and cities. We are present in over 110 countries with a diverse and disruptive team of over 150,000 people. If you are seeking an opportunity to propel your career and challenge your creativity, we want to meet you!

Schneider Digital is the digital department of Schneider Electric, leading the digital transformation in the company by giving support globally to our internal teams and our clients. Schneider Digital consists of 6 Digital Hubs worldwide which are strategically located to ensure a 24/7 support across the company (France, China, India, USA, Mexico and Spain). Our Digital Hub in Barcelona is formed by +450 employees working in strategic projects and different roles such as Data, Cybersecurity, ERP, Cloud, Infrastructures, IT Project Management or Digital Marketing.

The Business Partner in our IT team is responsible for bridging the gap between business demands and infrastructure capabilities. This role involves:

• Receiving Business Demands: Acting as the primary point of contact for business units to gather and understand their requirements.
• Analyzing Infrastructure Requirements: Assessing the infrastructure needs based on the business demands and collaborating with infrastructure architects to define the optimal solutions.
• Defining Solutions and Costs: Working closely with infrastructure architects to design new solutions and determine the associated costs.
• Managing Recharge Agreements: Handling the financial aspects by working on recharge agreements to ensure cost recovery.
• Project Handover: Transitioning the project to the delivery teams for implementation.

Additionally, the Business Partner is responsible for:

• Building and Maintaining Relationships: Establishing, building, and maintaining strong relationships with both new and existing entity-based customers.
• Engaging in Strategy Discussions: Participating in business-level strategy discussions and delivering consistent communication messages around infrastructure.
• Coordinating Requirements: Coordinating the development, review, and validation of entity customer requirements for new projects, tools, or applications from an infrastructure perspective.

Desired skills:

• Robust understanding of infrastructure technologies: A comprehensive grasp of fundamental networking and computing concepts is required for this position.
• High degree of autonomy: The ideal candidate should be capable of independently coordinating and following up on tasks without the need for constant supervision.
• User knowledge in Jira and ServiceNow.
• +5 years in a similar position.
• Fluent level of English.

What's in it for me?

• Life insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Flexible compensation: ticket restaurant, nursery, training, pension plan, etc.
• Own your career: Enjoy all the benefits of Open Talent Market, our platform that uses AI to connect you with hundreds of job opportunities, projects, and mentors around the world.
• Flex@Work: flexible hours, telework, sabbaticals, purchase leave, floating holidays, Global Family Leave Policy.
• Recognize and be recognized through our StepUp program.
• Club Schneider: discount on products and services throughout Spain.
• Wellness: medical service, wellbeing laboratories, activities per workplace, gyms in different sites, etc.
• If you like to go to the gym, we have a special agreement with Andjoy. Become a Schneider shareholder with our "WESOP" program.
• Many more benefits per site ...!

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

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