MES/SCADA Program Manager

About the role

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, is looking for an MES/SCADA Program Manager in Levallois-Perret. The role drives the digital transformation of industrial operations by defining standards, supporting global deployments and governing MES and SCADA solutions across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year MES/SCADA roadmap aligned with industrial priorities and the Smart Plant transformation program.
• Establish and lead the program governance framework, including decision-making bodies, budget management, performance monitoring, reporting, macro-planning, risk management and action plan follow-up.
• Define, formalize and enforce functional, technical, architectural, integration and cybersecurity standards.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational needs and support the design and implementation of MES/SCADA solutions.
• Contribute to solution architecture decisions and work with system integrators and software vendors to secure contractual commitments and maintain support and maintenance services.
• Support manufacturing sites in deploying industrial data collection and analytics tools, and capture lessons learned to improve and standardize solutions.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Automation, Information Systems or a related field; an engineering degree or equivalent is required.
• At least 10 years of experience leading MES and/or SCADA programs or projects in complex industrial and international environments.
• Experience managing large-scale transformation programs, including governance, budgeting, planning, risk management, change management, stakeholder engagement and cross-functional and partner coordination.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, IT/OT architectures, industrial automation systems and ERP integration, plus industrial cybersecurity knowledge.
• Fluent written and spoken English, willingness to travel regularly to industrial sites in France and abroad, and regular travel to sites is expected.

Required skills

• Experience with Ignition (Inductive Automation) is highly preferred.
• Exposure to Smart Plant technologies (cobots, robotics, augmented/virtual reality, digital inspection) and/or AI use cases on industrial data is a strong asset.
• Leadership, stakeholder influence, communication and presentation skills.