Circularity & Green Materials Transformation Lead

Own and lead the end-to-end transformation program for circularity and green materials across Secure Power. Translate sustainability ambitions into an actionable roadmap, mobilize lines of business and cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable business and environmental outcomes across our lines of business.

This role requires strong program leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence across a global matrix organization. The Program Lead will connect Secure Power priorities with broader Schneider Electric teams and capabilities to accelerate transformation and scale impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the transformation roadmap, priorities, governance, milestones, risks, and outcomes.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize circularity and green materials projects based on environmental impact, business value, and implementation feasibility.
• Establish a robust tracking mechanism to monitor progress, measure outcomes, and connect initiatives to business impact.
• Lead execution across Secure Power lines of business and Schneider Electric functions, including procurement, supply chain, services, operations, product management, and sustainability.
• Engage senior leaders and key stakeholders to align priorities, clarify accountabilities, secure resources, and accelerate decision-making.
• Drive programs covering sustainable materials, product life extension, repair, refurbishment, reuse, take-back, and recycling.
• Embed circularity into sourcing, operations, services, commercial activities, and business decisions.
• Mobilize workstream leaders and partners, remove barriers, manage dependencies, and maintain accountability for delivery.
• Partner with supply chain and procurement teams to advance responsible sourcing, recycled content, material transparency, and carbon reduction.
• Lead change management, communication, and adoption across teams, businesses, and regions.
• Own performance tracking and executive reporting, including embodied carbon, material footprint, recycled content, recovery rates, and associated business benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex transformation programs in a global, cross-functional organization.
• Demonstrated ability to own programs from strategy and roadmap definition through implementation and measurable impact.
• Proven experience engaging senior executives, lines of business, functional teams, and regional stakeholders.
• Strong ability to influence without direct authority and align stakeholders with different objectives and priorities.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, negotiation, governance, change management, and executive communication skills.
• Working knowledge of circular economy, sustainable materials, lifecycle assessment, or responsible sourcing.
• Program or change management certification is an advantage.

Measures of Success

• Transformation roadmap delivered against agreed milestones and outcomes.
• Clear ownership and accountability established across lines of business and functions.
• Strong executive sponsorship and sustained stakeholder engagement.
• Circularity embedded into sourcing, operations, services, commercial activities, and business decisions.
• Increased adoption of low-carbon, recycled, and responsibly sourced materials.
• Reduced material footprint, embodied carbon, and waste.
• Scaled product life-extension, take-back, refurbishment, and circular value‑chain programs.
• Sustained adoption of new processes, standards, and ways of working across Secure Power and Schneider Electric.

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€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

This position will be posted until filled.

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