Eaton
Vice President IT - Edge Transformation and Services
Eaton, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, 53188
Vice President IT - Edge Transformation and Services
Eaton Corporation is seeking a Vice President IT – EDGE Transformation & Services to join our team. This position can be based at the following Eaton locations: Beachwood, OH; Moon Township, PA; Fort Worth, TX; Raleigh, NC; Southfield, MI; or Milwaukee, WI. Relocation within the U.S. is only offered for the Beachwood, OH location.
Position Overview Reporting to the Vice President and CTO, this role is at the forefront of our technological transformation, modernizing our capabilities into a unified platform that leverages modern EDGE capabilities. The director will drive strategy, vision, architecture, investment, and the primary implementation of AI‑forward Edge capabilities, enabling digital manufacturing and Physical AI across the entire Eaton ecosystem. Transforming connectivity from a commodity to a strategic function will be a key outcome, impacting all of Eaton’s 100k+ employees and contingent workforce across 600+ locations through the next‑generation Edge compute, storage and connectivity solutions.
The Edge transformation and services leader will lead a geographically diverse team of over 70 reports, including leaders of people, employees, and contractors. Collaboration with the broader IT value chains, operational and manufacturing leadership, and IT leadership (CIO and direct staff) is essential. This role will influence and lead the strategy, architecture, design, development, and governance of the end‑to‑end Edge experience, encompassing technology solutions, data flows and process architecture across the enterprise.
As part of the Infrastructure Services value chain leadership team, the position will have significant leadership and interface responsibilities with operational leaders, vendor partners, and information technology product teams across the enterprise. It will also have direct responsibility for the IT profit plan related to the value stream teams and partner with other IT value streams on communications to share our story more broadly, including collaboration with corporate communications.
Essential Responsibilities
Develop and execute a global strategy for EDGE technologies aligned with Eaton’s digital manufacturing and industrial/physical AI aspirations.
Lead, mentor, and engage a global diverse team of approximately 70 employees and contractors across Eaton’s footprint to drive Infrastructure and Edge strategies.
Influence the enterprise technology roadmap for infrastructure management, act as gatekeeper for implementable Edge infrastructure strategies, and drive their implementation delivering initiatives on target, on budget, and on time.
Modernise edge infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking, to support real‑time data processing, analytics, and AI workloads.
Establish and manage strategic partnerships with technology providers (e.g., AT&T, Cisco, HCL, Dell, MSFT) and ensure solutions are built with business outcomes as a priority.
Set strategy to maximise the use and growth of Edge platforms while returning required investment to the business.
Develop a roadmap for investments in tools, technology, and training (onboarding teams to platforms) ensuring innovation keeps pace with external market conditions.
Partner with the Eaton Cybersecurity organization to establish governance and best practices for Edge security and network operations, leading Edge components of the Zero Trust journey.
Partner with IT Support and Operations Teams (SIS, GSC) to define, establish, and implement strategies for proactively identifying end‑user incident trends and auto‑deploying solutions/fixes/updates via targeted campaigns.
Establish a strategic model for APM and infrastructure monitoring and observability, integrated into the Eaton Cloud Strategy to infer performance anomalies, automatically raise ITSM incidents, and build self‑healing into the cloud and infrastructure strategies.
Ensure high‑quality, on‑time delivery related to key platform modernization programmes, employee experience, productivity, and workplace solutions.
Collaborate with key business and IT partners across LOBs and functions to align technology and business priorities; negotiate and execute programme improvements aligned with business strategy, service quality objectives and financial goals.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science or related field from an accredited institution.
Minimum fifteen (15) years of IT experience.
Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience in global environments.
Experience developing and executing strategies for EDGE technologies in global matrixed environments.
Experience managing a team of professionals and engineers in technology platforms and solution architecture.
Eaton will not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship or support for this position (e.g., CPT, OPT, H‑1B, STEM OPT, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
MBA Degree
Experience in manufacturing environments / knowledge of manufacturing business processes
Position Success Criteria
Promote a digital mindset oriented, product‑centric and business‑outcome focused culture.
Evangelist for the Edge team and the overall culture both internally and externally.
Cultivate the next generation of technology leaders through direct upskilling of strategic thinking, measured risk‑taking, and leadership development aligned to Eaton values.
Continuously innovate on new capabilities in line with industry trends and identify cost efficiencies.
At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. The expected annual salary range for this role is $199,000–$291,000 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 on 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 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 a conditional offer and a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1‑800‑836‑6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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.
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other
Industries Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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Position Overview Reporting to the Vice President and CTO, this role is at the forefront of our technological transformation, modernizing our capabilities into a unified platform that leverages modern EDGE capabilities. The director will drive strategy, vision, architecture, investment, and the primary implementation of AI‑forward Edge capabilities, enabling digital manufacturing and Physical AI across the entire Eaton ecosystem. Transforming connectivity from a commodity to a strategic function will be a key outcome, impacting all of Eaton’s 100k+ employees and contingent workforce across 600+ locations through the next‑generation Edge compute, storage and connectivity solutions.
The Edge transformation and services leader will lead a geographically diverse team of over 70 reports, including leaders of people, employees, and contractors. Collaboration with the broader IT value chains, operational and manufacturing leadership, and IT leadership (CIO and direct staff) is essential. This role will influence and lead the strategy, architecture, design, development, and governance of the end‑to‑end Edge experience, encompassing technology solutions, data flows and process architecture across the enterprise.
As part of the Infrastructure Services value chain leadership team, the position will have significant leadership and interface responsibilities with operational leaders, vendor partners, and information technology product teams across the enterprise. It will also have direct responsibility for the IT profit plan related to the value stream teams and partner with other IT value streams on communications to share our story more broadly, including collaboration with corporate communications.
Essential Responsibilities
Develop and execute a global strategy for EDGE technologies aligned with Eaton’s digital manufacturing and industrial/physical AI aspirations.
Lead, mentor, and engage a global diverse team of approximately 70 employees and contractors across Eaton’s footprint to drive Infrastructure and Edge strategies.
Influence the enterprise technology roadmap for infrastructure management, act as gatekeeper for implementable Edge infrastructure strategies, and drive their implementation delivering initiatives on target, on budget, and on time.
Modernise edge infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking, to support real‑time data processing, analytics, and AI workloads.
Establish and manage strategic partnerships with technology providers (e.g., AT&T, Cisco, HCL, Dell, MSFT) and ensure solutions are built with business outcomes as a priority.
Set strategy to maximise the use and growth of Edge platforms while returning required investment to the business.
Develop a roadmap for investments in tools, technology, and training (onboarding teams to platforms) ensuring innovation keeps pace with external market conditions.
Partner with the Eaton Cybersecurity organization to establish governance and best practices for Edge security and network operations, leading Edge components of the Zero Trust journey.
Partner with IT Support and Operations Teams (SIS, GSC) to define, establish, and implement strategies for proactively identifying end‑user incident trends and auto‑deploying solutions/fixes/updates via targeted campaigns.
Establish a strategic model for APM and infrastructure monitoring and observability, integrated into the Eaton Cloud Strategy to infer performance anomalies, automatically raise ITSM incidents, and build self‑healing into the cloud and infrastructure strategies.
Ensure high‑quality, on‑time delivery related to key platform modernization programmes, employee experience, productivity, and workplace solutions.
Collaborate with key business and IT partners across LOBs and functions to align technology and business priorities; negotiate and execute programme improvements aligned with business strategy, service quality objectives and financial goals.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science or related field from an accredited institution.
Minimum fifteen (15) years of IT experience.
Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience in global environments.
Experience developing and executing strategies for EDGE technologies in global matrixed environments.
Experience managing a team of professionals and engineers in technology platforms and solution architecture.
Eaton will not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship or support for this position (e.g., CPT, OPT, H‑1B, STEM OPT, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
MBA Degree
Experience in manufacturing environments / knowledge of manufacturing business processes
Position Success Criteria
Promote a digital mindset oriented, product‑centric and business‑outcome focused culture.
Evangelist for the Edge team and the overall culture both internally and externally.
Cultivate the next generation of technology leaders through direct upskilling of strategic thinking, measured risk‑taking, and leadership development aligned to Eaton values.
Continuously innovate on new capabilities in line with industry trends and identify cost efficiencies.
At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. The expected annual salary range for this role is $199,000–$291,000 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 on 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 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 a conditional offer and a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1‑800‑836‑6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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.
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Other
Industries Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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