EATON

Major Account Manager - Data Centers

EATON$167K — $245K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution.
  • 7 years of experience in electrical sales/marketing and/or engineering.
  • Valid driver's license needed.
  • Previous experience in direct end user sales or data centers preferred.
  • 8+ years in direct sales/account management is advantageous.
  • 2+ years in strategic marketing is favored.
  • Technical understanding of relevant electrical products is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage key account relationships with decision-makers, including C-level executives.
  • Develop and implement a national account plan with input from sales, service, and support teams.
  • Identify, pursue, and close opportunities within assigned national accounts.
  • Ensure visibility of opportunity pipelines for status reporting.
  • Negotiate key account terms, pricing, and service agreements.
  • Address resource alignment and account priority issues promptly.
  • Gather and relay customer feedback to influence future product development.

Benefits

  • Health and Welfare benefits offered.
  • Retirement benefits included.
  • Programs for paid and unpaid time off available.
  • Eligibility for benefits may depend on location and date of hire.
Full Job Description
Eaton's ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Major Account Manager - Data Centers. This is a remote position where candidates can reside anywhere within the United States to be considered for this position.

What you'll do:

Position Overview:
As the Major Account Manager - Data Centers, your primary responsibility will be relationship management for assigned account(s). The account responsibility includes 1-2 national clients with an annual electrical spend of $150-300 million and an annual order volume of $40-80 million. As the primary customer interface, this position leads a national sales, service and support team in driving accelerated, profitable growth aligned with the action based national account sales plan for each assigned account. Solutions will encompass Eaton's entire electrical offer portfolio consisting of products, systems, solutions and services and may also include the complete, ONE EATON portfolio where appropriate by customer.

In this function you will:
• Manage account relationships involving account resources at appropriate decision-making level with titles up to and including C-level executives
• Lead, coordinate and define a single, action oriented, national account plan including input from all members of the national sales, service and support team assigned and associated with the client(s) and as mutually agreed, where appropriate, by the assigned account(s)
• Drive national account opportunity identification, pursuit and closure - involving applicable products, systems, solutions and services
• Provide necessary, company-wide visibility to the assigned account(s) opportunity pipeline and include this critical information in all required status and results reporting
• Lead, develop and manage key account negotiations - standing agreements or transactional, including terms & conditions, pricing, service level agreements, etc.
• Resolve any resource misalignment or account priority issues with the appropriate regional or local resource structural manager
• Leverage ingrained knowledge of Eaton's offer portfolio, pre-sale, delivery/execution and services capabilities where the assigned client(s) has operations
• Provide specific voice of customer feedback to appropriate product, system, solution and service business leaders - for future product development, quality, modification, customer satisfaction and other purposes
• Lead, develop and deliver presentations involving a variety (company overview, programs, products, systems, solutions, services, account plan, etc.) to appropriate resources at various levels in the assigned account(s)

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum seven (7) years of electrical sales/marketing and/or engineering experience
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Possess a valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:
• Direct end user sales or data center experience
• Eight plus (8) + years of direct sales/account management experience
• Two plus (2) + years of experience in strategic marketing
• Technical and commercial understanding of low voltage switchboards, medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage transformers, large UPS, PDU & STS and associated pricing tools
• Exposure working in target data center segment or with target client(s)

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Robust presentation and planning skills
• Attentive to detail
• Time management skills
• Ability to travel up to 50%

The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $167,250 - $245,300.

Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on June 17, 2026.

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.

About EATON

Eaton Corporation plc is a multinational power management company with 2020 sales of $17.9 billion, founded in the US. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Eaton operates through three main business segments: Electrical Products, Electrical Systems and Services, and Hydraulics. The Electrical Products segment designs, manufactures, markets, and sells electrical components, such as circuit breakers, switches, and electrical protection and control devices. The Electrical Systems and Services segment offers electrical power distribution and assemblies, as well as engineering services and automation and control solutions. The Hydraulics segment provides products such as pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and filtration products. Eaton has a global presence with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Learn more about EATON
Size
85,947 employees
Market Cap
$62.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.4 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
-0.1%
Revenue
$17.8 billion
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