EATON

Team Leader, PMO - Data Centers

EATON$115K — $168K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • 7+ years of experience in electrical industry project management or field sales
  • Valid and unrestricted driver's license
  • Current U.S. residency required; no relocation assistance available
  • No immigration sponsorship available for this position.

Responsibilities

  • Co-manage program and project team members to enhance sales support
  • Drive technical compliance, pricing negotiations, and approval processes
  • Attract, hire, develop, and retain top-quality Project Managers
  • Collaborate with Project Engineering Managers for project execution synergy
  • Build critical customer relationships and manage financial accounts
  • Ensure systems comply with corporate guidelines and policies
  • Identify and lead factory improvement initiatives for project completion.

Benefits

  • Health and welfare benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Programs for paid and unpaid time off
  • Variable incentive program according to performance
Full Job Description
Are you a highly motivated and organized professional looking for a leadership role? Eaton's North American Sales divisions, Field Project Organization, is currently seeking a Team Leader, Data Center Project Manager. This remote role can be located anywhere in the United States with preference to individuals residing within a 50 mile radius of an Eaton facility.

Candidates considering this role should have experience interacting directly with hyperscale datacenter customers and be prepared to lead a team of Project Managers on high profile projects for Eaton's largest customers in the Electrical Sector. The Team Leader will interact internally with sales divisions, factory and services operations, direct end users, contractors, and rep agents. If you are looking to have great exposure to a variety of markets, apply today!

What you'll do:

The primary function of the Team Leader, Data Center Project Manager, is to co-manage the program, designated members of the project team, in addition to products and product applications while growing sales support in the assigned market; drive the project management process to ensure accurate, complete and timely data; and drive financial improvement and customer satisfaction on projects through continuous improvement of Project Management processes.

In this function you will:
  • Drive technical product compliance, pricing negotiation and configuration changes, and faster approval and release process
  • Drive productivity growth within the group utilizing EBE principles and electronic tools to support efficient and profitable business growth
  • Attract, hire, develop, and retain top quality Project Managers who excel at providing customer value through the execution of processes, technical and commercial savvy, and effective relationship building with customers (25%)
  • Collaboration with Key Segments Project Engineering Managers to ensure synergy between Project Managers and Project Engineers
  • Critical customer interface and relationship building while managing financials including Z accounts and customer claims
  • Ensure integrity and competency of systems to comply with corporate, division, and organization policies, guidelines, and procedures
  • Support Key Segments Program Manager in maintaining ongoing strategic plan formulation and advancement
  • Coordinate and manage escalations in partnership with field services teams nationwide.
  • Identify, recommend, and lead factory improvement initiatives, ensuring execution through project completion.
  • Develop and drive field service deployment initiatives, ensuring timely implementation through completion.
  • Communicate the vision of Project Management within Eaton to ensure that the direction of the organization is clearly understood
  • Develop effective relationships with critical customers identified by Sales and Project Managers to drive growth and build value for Eaton
  • Build relationships with product lines and services to ensure effective execution of projects


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in electrical industry project management and/or field sales
  • Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver's license
  • Relocation assistance is not available. Candidates must currently reside within the United States to be considered.
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • PMP certification
  • Industry Knowledge: Understanding of electrical industry, Data Center power system design, power distribution products, services, markets, channels, and competitors
  • Understanding of project scope changes and pricing negotiation
  • Site services and manpower execution requirements
  • Prior leader of people experience
  • Master's degree
  • 10 years of experience in Field Sales or Marketing


Skills:

POSITION CRITERIA:
  • Ability to leverage resources and influence authority
  • Capable of driving financial improvements and customer satisfaction on projects
  • Understanding of technical project change and pricing negotiation
  • Ability to lead using communication, interpersonal, teamwork, and conflict management skills
  • Capable of continuously growing and developing current customer relationships while still focusing on building new relationships with customers
  • Knowledge of Eaton products, services, markets, channels, and competitors
  • Possesses presentation, training, planning, and value added selling skills
  • Broad digital tools knowledge and implementation skills
  • Experience in hyperscale client commissioning L1-L5 with demonstrated ability to drive performance and results through all levels.
  • Travel may be required up to 25% of the time


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.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $115000 - $168000 a year. This position 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.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/2/2026.

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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