You must submit an online application to be considered for the position. The Company will accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

As we journey towards a sustainable, electrified future, Schneider Electric is harnessing its rich legacy of technological expertise to craft pioneering solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce emissions.

At SE Ventures, we invest in fresh ideas, emerging technologies, and innovative business models that both challenge and complement Schneider Electric's current landscape. Through partnerships, startup seed funding, and global collaborations with visionary entrepreneurs, we are driving innovation across the world. We support ambitious ideas and daring entrepreneurs seeking to harness commercial superpowers, blending traditional venture capital with the expansive customer access and scale of a global energy management and automation leader. With expertise in energy management, sustainability, and industrial automation, we foster long-term commercial partnerships with trailblazing startups to drive growth at scale.

Venture Building Practice

Our early-stage venture building practice is a founder-led program. It identifies high-growth potential opportunities from entrepreneurs, universities, and early-stage companies. We nurture these ideas, transforming them into scalable ventures by facilitating the formation of founding teams, providing market insights, articulating business plans, and offering seed financing.

We are in search of a Head of our Venture building practice in Silicon Valley. This individual will animate a community of bold founders, take ownership of results, and engage with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a fervor for innovation, a dedication to sustainability, extensive knowledge of ClimateTech, and a proven ability to leverage networks and align multiple stakeholders.

The candidate should exhibit robust leadership skills, a track record of success in a similar role, and a deep understanding of the silicon valley company building/early-stage startup ecosystem. Background experience in entrepreneurship, or venture capital is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build and animate a community of bold founders passionate about sustainability.
• Work with our analysts and experts to identify untapped market opportunities in Climate Tech and Industrial Tech.
• Define and run our venture building program with selected founders.
• Coordinate and manage the venture building process, including providing access to resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities, and securing investment approval from SE Ventures Investment Committee.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to newly incorporated startups to support their growth up to a real market fit.
• Serve as a board director for our portfolio companies.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to foster relationships and promote the company's venture building program.
• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies.

• Master, MBA, PhD, or equivalent experience
• Profile: 5-15 years' experience in venture studio / pre-seed investment fund.
• Company buildings skills, ideally former entrepreneur
• Good knowledge of the Silicon Valley early-stage ecosystem
• Demonstrated capability to manage uncertainty, leverage networks, and align multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of Climate Tech and Industrial Tech markets

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

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

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

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. 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. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.

You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

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