Eaton

Director, Global Project Management - GEIS

Eaton  •  $165k - $242k/yr  •  Syracuse, NY (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

About the role:

Eaton's Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) business is seeking a Director of Global Project Management to lead the successful execution of complex, strategic customer projects across our global markets. This position may be based remotely, anywhere within the United States and will oversee 8 direct reports Project Managers located acroiss the globe.

This leader will oversee project execution from quotation and bid submission through order fulfillment and project closeout, ensuring an exceptional customer experience while driving operational excellence, profitability, and on-time delivery. The role requires navigating significant project complexity and leading cross-functional collaboration among sales, engineering, product management, operations, manufacturing, customer service, and key customers worldwide.

The Director will play a critical role in differentiating Eaton in the marketplace by delivering a world-class project management experience that creates customer preference and supports growth across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.

What you will do:

Strategic Leadership

  • Establish project plans, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and drive accountability across stakeholders.
  • Continue to develop internal systems and processes to operationalize project changes, execution and deadlines.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

  • Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication, issue resolution, and project success.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Global Project Pursuit, Sales, Product Line Management, Engineering, Operations, & Manufacturing.
  • Facilitate timely and complete bid submittals, ensuring technical, commercial, and operational requirements are aligned.

Operational Excellence

  • Collaborate with product lines and operations teams to forecast orders, shipments, and capacity requirements.
    • Monitor project performance against key metrics, including: On-Time Delivery (OTD), Revenue attainment, Profitability,Cash collection and project closeout
  • Ensure customer release schedules and internal execution plans support successful project delivery.

Organizational Leadership

  • Drive initiatives that strengthen Eaton's project management capabilities and create competitive differentiation in the market.
  • Building organizational culture as Eaton continues to grow. (Succession planning, coaching, development)

What you will bring:

  • Proven ability to lead complex, multi-million-dollar projects involving multiple stakeholders, regions, and product lines.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance customer satisfaction, operational execution, and financial performance.
  • Demonstrated success influencing and leading across matrixed organizations.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to make sound decisions and drive execution in a fast-paced, global environment.
  • Experience establishing risk mitigation strategies, resolving technical and commercial challenges, and delivering projects on schedule and within scope.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 15 years of professional experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in product line management, operations, project management, or related leadership roles requiring significant cross-functional collaboration.
  • Experience with SAP, Salesforce or other sales/project software.

Additional Information:

Location

  • This role may be based remotely within the United States.
  • 25%-50% travel required (domestic and international)

Sponsorship

  • Eaton will not provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position now or in the future, including H-1B, TN, O-1, OPT, CPT, STEM OPT, or related employment authorization sponsorship.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $165000 - $242000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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About Eaton

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.

Eaton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eaton is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Dublin, IE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
eaton.com
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