Global Program Engineer Manager - Digitalization

Eaton

Within this segment, Eaton has an opening for Global Program Engineer Manager - Digitalization. This role is a strategic, globally scoped position responsible for defining, deploying, and governing Eaton s post order execution framework, PMO standards, and digital operating model across the Global Data Center Segment.

This role ensures consistent, predictable, and scalable execution of complex, multi region data center programs by establishing global governance, driving digital adoption, and enabling transparency across order execution, engineering, services, and regional delivery teams. The position serves as the single point of accountability for PMO governance and digitalization within the Global Data Center Segment and operates as a key partner to regional leaders, functional owners, and global program teams.

What you ll do:

Global PMO Governance

• Define and own the global PMO governance model for post order execution across all regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC).
• Establish standardized program lifecycle frameworks, phase gates, escalation paths, and decision rights aligned with Eaton s matrixed operating model.
• Ensure governance rigor for large, complex, and multi site data center programs, including hyperscale and strategic customer engagements.
• Act as the central authority for program health reviews, executive escalations, and cross regional issue resolution.

Digitalization & Tool Enablement

• Lead the digital transformation of post order execution, driving adoption of standardized tools, dashboards, and digital workflows.
• Define global requirements for program visibility, KPI reporting, risk management, and forecast accuracy.
• Partner with Digital, IT, and functional teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Enable real time transparency for leadership through data driven insights and standardized reporting.

Execution Excellence & Performance Management

• Define and govern global KPIs covering schedule adherence, cost performance, change management, execution risk, and customer commitments.
• Drive consistency in program cadence, review rhythms, and performance metrics across regions.
• Identify systemic execution gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve speed, predictability, and customer outcomes.
• Support post mortems and lessons learned processes to institutionalize best practices globally.

Cross Functional & Regional Leadership

• Operate as a trusted partner to Post Order, Engineering, Services, Supply Chain, Sales, and Regional Operations leaders.
• Influence without direct authority in a highly matrixed, global organization.
• Support organizational change management (OCM) for new governance models, tools, and ways of working.
• Serve as a connector between global strategy and regional execution realities.