VP Technology & Head, Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC)

What You'll Do

Eaton is hiring a VP of Technology & Head for its Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC) in Pune. Reporting to the EVP/CTO, this role involves leading over 2000 engineers and technologists across two campuses. Since 2003, EIIC has driven technology research, product development, and engineering support for Eaton's global clients.

The VP Technology will lead the Center, working with CTO staff and global leaders. They will manage senior scientists and engineers on product life cycles, aiming to develop and maintain growth opportunities for Eaton's businesses. This role requires influencing strategy within a complex organization alongside business partners. The VP Technology will oversee research, development, and engineering efforts to ensure they meet schedule, scope, cost, and technical targets. They will also be tasked with developing and managing relationships with Eaton business leaders and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Lead growth initiatives in Mobility, Aerospace, Electrical Products, and Energy Infrastructure Services at Eaton India.
• Manage cross-functional teams covering Manufacturing, IT, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal, and Finance.
• Achieve revenue growth and operational efficiency improvements.
• Develop strategic partnerships and enhanced market presence for Eaton in India
• Provide technical marketing strategies and communicate Eaton's technology strategy to various stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a team of senior leaders managing teams of scientists and engineers, make Eaton an employer of choice.
• Support digital transformation and innovation for power management products and services.
• Lead the delivery of technical projects involving multiple stakeholders in matrix organization to successful business outcomes and exceeding KPI metrics.
• Drive strong engineering fundamentals and hands-on systematic problem-solving approaches.
• Build organizational capabilities, new technology and product investments, and execution strategies.
• Plan and monitor the operational budget with a Safety-First mindset.
• Lead with a Client Centric approach and help build and strengthen our reputation in the market.
• Collaborate with global engineering leaders to provide direction on market/technical trends.

Qualifications

• BEng in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field from accredited institutions.
• Over 10 years of experience leading engineering in a business with over $5B revenue, focused on exceeding KPIs and driving continuous improvement in a complex organization.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering/technology product development experience in roles of increasing responsibility.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing and leading the design, ideation, creation, architecture and delivery of large-scale multimillion dollar projects to successful outcomes
• Minimum 10 years leading senior direct reports over large and high performing teams of engineers.
• Expertise in applying Design for Six Sigma & Reliability methodologies.
• Experience in managing technical projects with multiple stakeholders in a matrix organization, achieving successful business outcomes and exceeding KPI metrics.

Preferred

• Masters
• Led teams delivering products with onshore and offshore resources.