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The Business Development Leader – EPC & Strategic Accounts is responsible for driving growth across complex capital projects by developing and expanding relationships with Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) firms and selected strategic end-user accounts. The role focuses on early project engagement, strategic account planning, and advancing opportunities across multiple industrial segments, positioning Schneider Electric as a preferred long-term technology partner.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Account Development
- Identify, qualify, and pursue large capital project opportunities across multiple industrial and infrastructure segments.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans for priority EPC firms and key owner/operator accounts.
- Engage early in the project lifecycle to influence technical, commercial, and digital architectures.
- Monitor market trends, project pipelines, and investment drivers to proactively shape demand.
EPC & Strategic Account Engagement
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with EPC executives, project directors, and engineering leaders.
- Coordinate Schneider Electric engagement across multiple EPC business units and project portfolios.
- Act as a single-point strategic interface for selected high-impact owner/operator accounts.
- Support global and regional EPC framework agreements and preferred partner strategies.
Solution Positioning & Sales Execution
- Articulate the value proposition of Schneider Electric’s automation, digital, electrical, and lifecycle solutions.
- Lead executive-level customer discussions focused on business outcomes, risk reduction, and lifecycle value.
- Collaborate with sales, technical, proposal, and delivery teams to develop differentiated solutions.
- Support bid strategies, deal qualification, and commercial positioning for complex pursuits.
Strategy, Reporting & Internal Alignment
- Build and maintain a qualified pipeline aligned with strategic growth priorities.
- Provide market and customer feedback to product management, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Track opportunity progress, forecast revenue, and report on key performance indicators.
- Contribute to long-term strategy development for EPC and strategic account growth.
Travel: Willingness to travel up to 50% as required.
Why Work for Schneider Electric?
Schneider Electric’s mission is to be your Energy Technology Partner. Join a global leader that electrifies, automates, and digitalizes industries and infrastructure worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to shape strategic customer relationships, influence large capital projects, and drive sustainable growth across multiple industrial segments while working with a high-performing, collaborative team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
Experience:
- 20+ years of experience in business development, sales, engineering, or project execution within industrial or infrastructure markets.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Demonstrated experience working with EPC firms and/or large owner/operator accounts.
- Proven success influencing and closing complex, multi-stakeholder capital projects.
- Experience operating in a matrixed, global organization.
Core Competencies:
- Strong understanding of EPC business models, project lifecycles, and risk allocation.
- Ability to position integrated solutions across automation, digital, and electrical domains.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking combined with disciplined execution.
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!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
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.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
INTRODUCTION
The Business Development Leader – EPC & Strategic Accounts is responsible for driving growth across complex capital projects by developing and expanding relationships with Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) firms and selected strategic end-user accounts. The role focuses on early project engagement, strategic account planning, and advancing opportunities across multiple industrial segments, positioning Schneider Electric as a preferred long-term technology partner.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Account Development
- Identify, qualify, and pursue large capital project opportunities across multiple industrial and infrastructure segments.
- Develop and execute strategic account plans for priority EPC firms and key owner/operator accounts.
- Engage early in the project lifecycle to influence technical, commercial, and digital architectures.
- Monitor market trends, project pipelines, and investment drivers to proactively shape demand.
EPC & Strategic Account Engagement
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with EPC executives, project directors, and engineering leaders.
- Coordinate Schneider Electric engagement across multiple EPC business units and project portfolios.
- Act as a single-point strategic interface for selected high-impact owner/operator accounts.
- Support global and regional EPC framework agreements and preferred partner strategies.
Solution Positioning & Sales Execution
- Articulate the value proposition of Schneider Electric’s automation, digital, electrical, and lifecycle solutions.
- Lead executive-level customer discussions focused on business outcomes, risk reduction, and lifecycle value.
- Collaborate with sales, technical, proposal, and delivery teams to develop differentiated solutions.
- Support bid strategies, deal qualification, and commercial positioning for complex pursuits.
Strategy, Reporting & Internal Alignment
- Build and maintain a qualified pipeline aligned with strategic growth priorities.
- Provide market and customer feedback to product management, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Track opportunity progress, forecast revenue, and report on key performance indicators.
- Contribute to long-term strategy development for EPC and strategic account growth.
Travel: Willingness to travel up to 50% as required.
Why Work for Schneider Electric?
Schneider Electric’s mission is to be your Energy Technology Partner. Join a global leader that electrifies, automates, and digitalizes industries and infrastructure worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to shape strategic customer relationships, influence large capital projects, and drive sustainable growth across multiple industrial segments while working with a high-performing, collaborative team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
Experience:
- 20+ years of experience in business development, sales, engineering, or project execution within industrial or infrastructure markets.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Demonstrated experience working with EPC firms and/or large owner/operator accounts.
- Proven success influencing and closing complex, multi-stakeholder capital projects.
- Experience operating in a matrixed, global organization.
Core Competencies:
- Strong understanding of EPC business models, project lifecycles, and risk allocation.
- Ability to position integrated solutions across automation, digital, and electrical domains.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking combined with disciplined execution.
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!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150,000+ employees in 100+ countries
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.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality, and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Business Development Leader
Frame your Australian BD credentials for U.S. roles
U.S. hiring managers may not recognize Australian qualifications like a three-year bachelor's degree. Document your degree's equivalency to a U.S. four-year program upfront, so employers can confirm E-3 specialty occupation eligibility before extending an offer.
Target employers with existing E-3 filing history
Search DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data to identify companies that have sponsored E-3 visas for business development or sales leadership roles. These employers already understand the process and are far less likely to withdraw an offer due to unfamiliarity with the visa.
Clarify the LCA before negotiating your start date
Your employer must file a certified Labor Condition Application with DOL before you can proceed to the consulate. LCA certification typically takes seven business days, so build that window into your start date negotiation rather than assuming you can begin immediately after signing.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for offer-to-consulate execution
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the LCA, visa paperwork, and consulate preparation end-to-end. This is especially useful for BD roles where your employer has no prior E-3 experience and needs a guided process.
Address dual intent questions specific to BD leadership
Consular officers sometimes probe business development candidates on long-term intentions, given that senior commercial roles can signal immigrant intent. Prepare a clear, factual explanation of your nonimmigrant plans and your ties to Australia before your interview.
Align your job description to specialty occupation criteria
BD Leader titles vary widely, and USCIS scrutinizes whether a role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's degree. Work with your employer to ensure the offer letter and job description reference degree-level requirements in a defined field, not generic business experience.
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Find Business Development Leader JobsBusiness Development Leader E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Business Development Leader jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can filter Business Development Leader positions by companies with active E-3 filing history, so you spend time on employers who already understand the visa rather than educating hiring teams from scratch.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Business Development Leader role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business, marketing, or a related discipline. Roles where any degree suffices, regardless of field, are harder to qualify. The offer letter and job description must clearly state the degree requirement to satisfy USCIS specialty occupation criteria.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Business Development Leader roles?
The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so there's no random selection risk on any filing date. H-1B registration requires entering a lottery in March with roughly one-in-four odds. For BD roles, where offer timing often depends on pipeline and quota cycles, the E-3's year-round availability gives you and your employer far more scheduling flexibility.
Can I change employers or get promoted while on an E-3 as a Business Development Leader?
Changing employers requires a new LCA and a new visa stamp at a consulate, so you can't simply transfer status the way some other visa categories allow. A promotion within the same company that changes your job title or duties significantly may also require an updated LCA filed with DOL before the new role takes effect.
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