Eatonu2019s ES EMEA CPS division is currently seeking a Program Manager Direct Current for Data Center (DC for DC) EMEA. Role summary: The DC for DC EMEA Program Manager is responsible for orchestrating and governing Eatonu2019s end to end data center electrical solution portfolio for hyperscale and colocation customers across EMEA. This role ensures that product development, system architectures, and customer engagement activities across multiple Eaton divisions are aligned into a coherent, competitive, and execution ready offering. Operating as a senior, technical program leader with strong systems engineering credibility, the Program Manager leads through influence across R&D, product management, engineering, and commercial teams. The role owns program execution from concept through launch, ensuring on schedule and on budget delivery, structured customer engagement at each development milestone, and rapid identification and resolution of technical or organizational gaps. This is a newly created, strategic role reporting directly to the VP/GM, with a mandate to strengthen Eatonu2019s position with hyperscalers and colocation customers by driving integrated solutions rather than disconnected products. What youu2019ll do: DC for DC EMEA Program Leadership: Establish and lead the DC for DC EMEA program covering Eatonu2019s full data center power value chain, including MVSST, 800VDC Switchboard, DC Remote Power Panel, Solid State Breakers, BESS, Busway, digital power management, and related software and services. Define clear program governance, milestones, success criteria, and escalation mechanisms across participating divisions. Ensure the program is executed on schedule and within approved budgets, with disciplined tracking of progress, risks, and dependencies. Cross Division Product & Technology Alignment Coordinate new product development roadmaps across multiple Eaton divisions to ensure architectural coherence and compatibility for hyperscale and colocation data center applications. Work closely with divisional R&D, power systems engineering, and product management teams to align technical assumptions, interfaces, and performance targets. Identify portfolio gaps, overlaps, or misalignments impacting customer requirements and drive resolution through structured action plans and executive escalation where required. Customer Engagement & External Alignment Ensure structured and continuous customer engagement throughout the product and solution development lifecycle, including concept validation, architecture reviews, pilot phases, and launch readiness. Act as a senior technical interface for hyperscale and colocation customers in EMEA, ensuring customer feedback is systematically captured and translated into product and program actions. Coordinate with regional teams in APAC and the Americas to align customer learnings, program progress, and best practices globally. Program Execution, Visibility & Issue Resolution Consolidate inputs from divisions into clear program dashboards, executive summaries, and decision materials for senior leadership. Proactively identify technical, organizational, or execution risks and lead cross functional teams to resolve issues before customer or market impact. Drive disciplined follow up on actions, ensuring accountability and closure across divisional stakeholders. Strategic Contribution & Continuous Improvement Contribute to Eatonu2019s long term data center strategy by providing insights from customer engagements, competitive dynamics, and technology trends. Support continuous improvement of Eatonu2019s data center go to market model by strengthening integration between product, engineering, and customer facing teams. Qualifications: Bacheloru2019s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering; Masteru2019s degree preferred. Minimum 10u201315 years of experience in power systems, electrical infrastructure, or data center technology environments. Proven experience working with hyperscale and/or colocation data center customers. Prior experience in R&D, advanced engineering, systems engineering, or complex technical program leadership roles. Skills: Strong understanding of data center electrical architectures, including MV and LV distribution, ACBs, UPS systems, energy storage, busway, and redundancy concepts. Ability to ensure system level technical coherence through collaboration with divisional experts rather than hands on detailed design ownership. Credibility based leadership and the ability to lead through influence in a matrix organization. Strong program management discipline and executive communication skills. Ability to operate confidently with senior internal leaders and demanding external customers. Structured, action oriented mindset with a strong bias toward execution and issue resolution. Excellent written and spoken English. 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 candidatesu2019 privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law. \LI-TH1