Program Manager, New Product Development

Eaton Corporation; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Vantaa, Finland, is looking for a NPD Program Manager to lead critical projects for their Critical Power Solutions business unit. The role requires extensive project management experience with a strong focus on collaboration, leadership, and communication.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing multiple large projects, defining goals, and ensuring execution meets technical, schedule, cost, and quality commitments. A Master or Bachelor degree in Engineering or Economics and over 10 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• +10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads programs/projects critical to the growth of the CPS business unit.
• Defines goals and leads global, regional, and local projects to meet their goals.
• Responsible for project scope delivery and execution within commitments.
• Manages multiple large projects simultaneously to meet defined objectives.
• Implements effective risk management and coordinates project goals.

Skills

Project management tools and methods

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication skills

Resource planning

Education

Master or Bachelor degree in Engineering or Economics

Tools

MS-project

Excel

Resource planning tools

Job description

Eaton has opened a modern, state‑of‑the‑art campus in Vantaa, Finland, dedicated to its critical power systems business. The campus brings together all business functions under one roof, including R&D, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service, and product marketing. Over the past two years, Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and Center of excellence for data centers in Vantaa facility have expanded significantly, welcoming +150 new employees — and we’re continuing to grow. At Eaton, we are committed to Lead, Invest and Execute for Growth.

What you’ll do:

• The NPD Program Manager leads programs/projects critical to the growth, efficiency, and success of the (Critical Power Solutions) CPS business unit.
• These projects require coordination of resources across a range of functional organizations and external companies.
• The NPD Program Manager plans and directs project schedules and budgets and leads a team assigned within functional organizations responsible for executing various aspects of the project.
• The NPD Program Manager develops project management functions, processes, and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Defines goals and leads global, regional and local projects to meet their goals.
• Is responsible for the assigned project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
• Leads all kinds of programs/projects e.g., New product development, operations, Investment and, process improvements.
• Works with global engineering teams and collaborates with global program manager colleagues.
• Sets project level objectives for the project team members - defines objectives that will be common to the project team.
• Prepares for program/project milestones (DGC approvals) - makes detailed plan and allocates this to team members, gets work package approvals, makes presentations and BoC update.
• Leads a Project Team in a matrix environment ensuring that various functional organizations (not limited to R&D) contribute and meet the overall objectives and deliverables of the project.
• Communicates with in & outside project team - HPO all employee meeting, team meeting, communication with global partners.
• Manages multiple large projects and activities simultaneously to meet defined objectives while prioritizing and resolving conflicts.
• Estimates, manages, and tracks cost including product cost, project costs, labor and capital.
• Plans and follows CAPEX and project OPEX - fulfills monthly data to CPS CAPEX tracking file and OPEX tracking file.
• Maintains metrics for project financials, quality, technical performance and delivery through all program stages. Reports metrics regularly in the program information system (PROPM) and review meetings.
• Identifies and secures required resources, prepares budgets and defines schedules to achieve objectives. Establishes and manages work breakdown for all functional areas (resource planning).
• Implements effective risk management. Works with the project team to define project risks then proactively identifies and executes risk mitigation actions.
• Coordinates all risks and requirements of the project to achieve project goals.
• Improves and promotes the usage of project management and PROLaunch process.
• Develops project and product development processes, tools and methods.
• Acts as a senior project/program manager, trains, mentors, coaches and guides other project managers in improving overall execution of programs, projects and business.
• Works with the head of PMO in facilitating portfolio (Waterline) planning.

Qualifications:

• Master or Bachelor degree in Engineering or Economics
• +10 years of relevant experience

Skills:

• Tools and methods for project management: MS-project, Excel, resource planning tools
• Excellent leadership, collaboration and communication skills.
• Must have experience and capability to work effectively with people and teams globally.
• Must be able to direct others without formal reporting relationships across multiple functions and sites.

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, color, 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.