Strategy & Innovation/Operations Automation & Digitalization Consultant

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Strategy & Innovation / Operations Automation & Digitalization Consultant

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology by combining the real and digital worlds. We believe businesses thrive when their people thrive, so we put our people first and create opportunities to grow, learn, and make a tangible impact. We are looking for people who are curious, collaborative, and ready to help shape a more resilient and sustainable future. Does that sound like you? Then you could be a great addition to our team.

Transform the everyday with us!

At Siemens Advanta, we help industrial businesses translate strategy into measurable operational impact. Our Strategy & Innovation and Operations Automation & Digitalization teams work together to improve growth, procurement, manufacturing, operations, automation, data, and digital technology outcomes.

Our North America consulting team focuses on complex transformation challenges where advanced technologies must be connected to clear business value, operating realities, and implementation discipline. You will join small, interdisciplinary teams with meaningful client exposure, clear ownership, and access to Siemens' deep industry, automation, software, and technology expertise.

We are looking for a Strategy & Innovation / Operations Automation & Digitalization Consultant to join Siemens Advanta North America. The ideal candidate combines structured consulting skills, a seller-doer mindset, and practical delivery experience to help clients improve operations, modernize procurement and manufacturing, and implement technological changes. Experience in utilities is preferred. As we continue investing in in-person collaboration and office culture, we are excited to connect with candidates based in or relocating to Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, or NYC, New York.

What you’ll be doing:

You will support clients from strategic problem framing through implementation. This includes identifying growth and innovation opportunities, assessing procurement, manufacturing, and operations processes, translating business needs into technology transformation requirements, and helping deliver solutions that improve operational performance.

Structure ambiguous growth, innovation, operations, and automation problems into clear workplans, hypotheses, and decision points.
Conduct market, customer, competitor, financial, operational, process, manufacturing, and technology analyses to identify insights, value opportunities, and implementation constraints.
Develop growth strategies, innovation concepts, procurement and manufacturing improvement opportunities, business cases, capability assessments, roadmaps, and implementation priorities.
Assess procurement, supplier management, production, maintenance, quality, planning, logistics, and manufacturing workflows; identify where Siemens technology, MES/MOM, SCADA, PLC, ERP, data platforms, analytics, or workflow automation can improve performance.
Facilitate interviews, process walkthroughs, shop-floor observations, workshops, and working sessions to align stakeholders, validate pain points, pressure-test options, and support adoption.
Create decision-oriented deliverables for executives, business leaders, procurement, plant stakeholders, IT/OT teams, Tech Services partners, and implementation teams.
Operate as a self-starter and seller-doer by owning project modules, shaping follow-on opportunities, and maintaining high standards for quality, timing, and client communication.
Work hand in hand with Siemens Tech Services and technical SMEs to move from advisory recommendations to solution design, deployment planning, and implementation support.
Use approved generative AI and productivity tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or comparable platforms, to strengthen research, analysis, and deliverable development.
Contribute to client development, Advanta offerings, thought leadership, recruiting, and junior colleague development.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines, such as business, economics, engineering, computer science, analytics, finance, or operations.
2-3+ years of strong experience in management consulting, industrial operations, procurement, manufacturing technology, automation, digital transformation, or a technology-enabled industrial enterprise.
Working knowledge of industrial operations, procurement, manufacturing systems, Siemens technology, MES/MOM, SCADA, PLC, ERP, production, maintenance, quality, planning, logistics, supplier management, or related IT/OT environments.
Hands-on experience using generative AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or comparable enterprise platforms, to improve research, analysis, and deliverable creation.
2-3+ years of experience with leading workstreams, collaborating across business, procurement, operations, engineering, Tech Services, and technology teams, and building trusted relationships.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to domestic and international client locations, depending on project needs, with hybrid delivery expected to remain common.
Authorized to work in the United States without the need for company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as business, analytics, engineering, computer science, finance, or operations.
Experience serving North American electric, gas, or water utilities, or working within a utility across strategy, innovation, transformation, operations, technology, automation, or enterprise functions.
Knowledge of utility, procurement, manufacturing, or industrial technology environments, including electrification, distributed energy resources, data-center load growth, cybersecurity, affordability, supply-chain resilience, productivity, or decarbonization.
Experience developing reusable AI-enabled workflows, prompt libraries, or quality-control methods while following enterprise data-security and responsible-AI requirements.
Familiarity with Siemens industrial software, automation, digital enterprise, or related technology portfolios, and comfort delivering consulting projects with technical implementation teams
Professional or academic experience in Siemens key markets.
Strong analytical, conceptual, and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess data, processes, systems, and organizations to develop fact-based recommendations.
Self-starter mindset with the ability to identify client needs, structure opportunities, support proposals or statements of work, and convert advisory discussions into delivery-ready projects.
Ability to communicate complex operational, technical, and strategic topics clearly to executives, plant stakeholders, IT/OT teams, and implementation teams.

You’ll benefit from:

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay for this position is $120,000, and the annual target incentive is 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers. Learn more about Siemens here.

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce:

We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.

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You’ll Benefit From
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $120,000 - $120,000 annually with a target incentive of 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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