VP, Manufacturing & Engineering Transformation

VP, Manufacturing & Engineering Transformation

The VP, Manufacturing & Engineering Transformation at Eaton is a board-visible enterprise transformation leader accountable for connecting engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and service through an integrated data and AI backbone that drives measurable business outcomes. The lead will define strategy and drive the transformation of engineering and manufacturing workflows, leveraging AI to improve throughput, accelerating backlog conversion and deliver measurable business outcomes to the enterprise. This is a domain-first transformation requiring deep experience in engineering and manufacturing operations with a track record of applying AI and digital capabilities.

This position is responsible for a global team of 80 employees and 70 contractors through 5 direct reports, partner directly with Sector Presidents and the CIO, and be accountable to the Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team for enterprise outcomes that move revenue, cost, customer experience, and operational performance.

Essential Criteria:

You will lead and drive impact across the following domains:

• Define and execute Eaton's enterprise digital integration of Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, EBS, Continuous Improvement, and Manufacturing Quality to deliver a Board of Directorslevel transformation program across the Electrical and Industrial Sectors
• Accountable for $150M+ in committed 2026 business value, with increasing annual targets, by converting order backlog into revenue and shipped product through targeted Data and AI investments, rigorous value realization, and strong alignment to Sector P&Ls
• Own the end-to-end Digital Thread product portfolio, including Spec Reader, Similarity Engine, Computer Vision, Shop Floor Digital Twins, Portfolio Complexity Reduction, Production Planning & Scheduling, and predictive maintenancedriving strategy, scaled deployment, adoption, and sustained business impact
• Co-chair the Executive Leadership Team AI Steering Committee, aligning Digital Thread investments with enterprise priorities and reporting progress, risks, and outcomes to the Board of Directors
• Lead and integrate the former IDM and AI organizations into a unified Digital Thread Data and AI Delivery function, establishing a cohesive operating model, talent strategy, and high-performance culture
• Design and operationalize the enterprise delivery model, including portfolio intake and prioritization, agile and DevOps execution, MLOps, value engineering, and synchronization with Sector P&L planning and SIOP cycles
• Partner with Sector Presidents and functional leaders across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, EBS, Continuous Improvement, and Quality to co-develop a multi-year Digital Thread roadmap, embed solutions into core workflows, and drive enterprise adoption
• Establish and lead enterprise value measurement and reporting, quantifying Digital Thread impact across revenue, cost, customer experience, and operational performance for the CEO, COO, CIO, Sector Presidents, AI Steering Committee, and Board of Directors

Additional Requirements:

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience leading operational optimization within industrial, manufacturing, or comparable Fortune 500 environments.
• Minimum of 10 years in senior director or executive leadership roles directly accountable for multi-hundred-million-dollar P&L-linked outcomes; demonstrated history of leading cross-sector, multi-function transformation programs at Board and Executive Leadership.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related STEM discipline from accredited university; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD) preferred

Location & Travel:

• This position will require up to 35% travel (Domestic & International)
• This position may sit at our offices in Beechwood, OH; Asheville, NC; Houston, TX; Pittsburg, PA; Waukesha, WI (relocation assistance offered)