Strategy Execution and Governance Lead
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About the Role
Schneider Electric seeks a Strategy Execution and Governance Lead in Dubai to design and run governance systems for Global Services Commercial. You will orchestrate strategy execution, manage PMO for initiatives, and build capability.
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Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and continuously evolve Global Services Commercial Governance
- Own and improve the system of management including governance principles, decision rights, and accountability models
- Design and run a robust execution cadence with leadership governance calls and portfolio reviews
- Act as PMO / orchestration lead for Strategy Execution and Continuous Improvement initiatives
- Design, launch, and continuously improve a Global Services Commercial Knowledge Enablement system
- Upskill the Global Services population on governance, strategy execution, and project management capabilities
Requirements
- Strong experience in project and program management (strategic and cross functional)
- Proven business acumen and strategic thinking
- Excellent presentation skills
- Experience with PM tools: Microsoft Project, Jira or Asana
- Solid understanding of governance, performance tracking, and risk management
- Experience operating in global, matrix organizations
- AI fundamentals and prompting
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Mission
- Design, run, and continuously improve the Global Services Commercial governance and execution system to ensure strategic and continuous improvement initiatives are clearly aligned, execute with discipline, and deliver measurable business impact.
Global Services Commercial Governance
- Design, deploy, and continuously evolve Global Services Commercial Governance including objective setting, performance measurement, and decision making framework.
- Own and improve the system of management: governance principles, decision rights and forums, clear accountability models.
- Design and run a robust execution cadence: leadership governance calls, portfolio and initiative reviews, clear agendas and follow ups.
- Design and facilitate collaboration and alignment workshops with senior leadership.
PMO for Strategy Execution & Transformation Initiatives
- Act as PMO / orchestration lead for Strategy Execution and Continuous Improvement initiatives from ideation to adoption.
- Work closely with Global Services Commercial SMEs, LOBs, GCP&SO, and countries.
- Ensure clear scope, milestones, dependencies, and ownership; structured planning and transparent tracking.
- Provide executive level visibility and decision readiness; consistent reporting focused on outcomes.
Capability Building, Knowledge Enablement & Ways of Working
- Design, launch, and continuously improve a Global Services Commercial Knowledge Enablement system.
- Upskill the Global Services population on governance, strategy execution, and project management capabilities through practical toolkits and targeted enablement sessions.
About You
- Strong experience in project and program management (strategic and cross functional).
- Proven business acumen and strategic thinking.
- Proven excellent presentation skills.
- Experience working with PM tools: Microsoft Project / Jira or Asana.
- Solid understanding of governance, performance tracking, and risk management.
- Experience operating in global, matrix organizations.
- AI fundamentals and prompting.
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