Senior Product Manager - Motor Control & Protection

Eaton’s Industrial Control Division is currently seeking a Senior Product Manager - Motor Control & Protection to join the team. This is a hybrid position and can be based in one of the following locations: Asheville, NC; Beachwood, OH; Irvine, CA; Menomonee Falls, WI; Moon Township, PA; or Raleigh, NC.The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. 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. What you’ll do:As a senior member of the Product Line Management team, the Senior Product Manager will own the strategy, roadmap, and business performance for our NEMA Control, IEC Control, FAZ circuit protection, and Panel Component portfolios. This role will translate market trends and customer needs into differentiated offerings, lead cross functional execution across Marketing Communications, Sales, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, and serve as a key point of contact for interunit assembly partners. This role carries responsibility for pricing, value proposition development, and domestic/international product launches, and includes direct leadership of multiple product managers.The Motor Control & Protection product lines represent key businesses that support the Industrial Control Division. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about solving customer problems and growing sales and profitability through, superior customer experience and active promotion of differentiated products. This role will work extensively with teams across the globe and serve as a key point of contact for our interunit assembly partners using these products. This role will offer candidates a unique opportunity to work cross functionally with all facets of Eaton’s business including Marketing Communications, Sales, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.Essential Functions:Strategy: Own and execute the multi year strategic plan and product roadmap for the Motor Control & Protection portfolios, aligned with division and enterprise strategy. Collaborate with regional partners in EMEA and APAC on roadmaps and Global Product Line introductions.Business Performance: Deliver profit plan objectives (sales, orders, share, margin, and price) and manage price realization targets. Measure, analyze, and report product line performance monthly and drive corrective actions as needed.Product Lifecycle: Lead global product lifecycle (VOC, competitive analysis, business cases, NPI/NPD) and coordinate domestic and international launches with supporting materials (catalogs, brochures, competitive comparisons, demos, videos, promotions).Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Sales, MarCom, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance; act as a key point of contact for interunit assembly partners. Co own stocked inventory levels for applicable sensor lines to achieve market required lead times.Leadership: Create and deliver technical sales presentations to customers and internal stakeholders; facilitate customer meetings. Lead and develop team members; influence decentralized/global teams toward a unified strategy.What will make you successful?An ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, using data-driven insights to guide decisions and overcome complex challenges. You effectively influence global teams, aligning stakeholders toward a unified strategic vision across regions and functions. With strong communication and presentation skills, you engage audiences at multiple organizational levels, ensuring clarity and alignment. Your technical aptitude and cross-functional experience enable you to collaborate seamlessly with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and diverse sales channels to drive business outcomes. We are looking for candidates who are diverse in their backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and who can bring fresh and innovative ideas to our team.Qualifications:Required (Basic) Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline, Computer Science, or a related technical field from an accredited institution.Minimum 8 years of experience across product management, strategic/technical marketing, engineering, sales, or operations within contactors, starters, motor protection, and/or circuit protection; including 3+ years with direct ownership of product strategy/roadmaps and price management.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.No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of one of the following locations (Asheville, NC; Beachwood, OH; Irvine, CA; Menomonee Falls, WI; Moon Township, PA; or Raleigh, NC) will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.Ability to travel up to 25%, including occasional international travel.Preferred Qualifications:MBA or advanced technical degree (e.g., MS in Engineering, Industrial Automation)Experience with UL508A panel design or industrial motor applicationsHands on experience developing value propositions, positioning, price strategy, and product roadmaps; successful track record of NPI/NPD.Knowledge of industrial control markets, applications, and key customer segmentsExperience collaborating across EMEA and APAC regions on Global Product Line introductions.Proven experience leading cross functional teams and launching products domestically and internationally.All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. 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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.Hiring Manager:Andrew SmithRecruiter:Aimee HaHR Business Partner:Jose ChavezFunction:MarketingWork Type:HybridCareer Category:Managing ExpertJob ID:73298Referral Program:Global ProgramLocation:Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA, 53051, Beachwood, Ohio, USA, 44122, Irvine, California, USA, 92618, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA, 15108, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 27616Department:Marketing