Program Manager Direct Current for Data Center (DC for DC) EMEA

Eaton Group; Hengelo; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton seeks a Program Manager Direct Current for Data Center (DC for DC) EMEA to orchestrate Eaton’s end‑to‑end data center power solution portfolio for hyperscale and colocation customers across EMEA. This senior program leader drives program governance, architecture alignment, and customer engagement across R&D, product management, engineering and commercial teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Reporting to the VP/GM, you will own program execution from concept to launch, ensuring schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems required or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred for seniority and breadth.
• 10–15 years in power systems, electrical infra, or data center tech.
• Experience with hyperscale and/or colocation customers; complex program leadership.

Responsibilities

• Govern and orchestrate the end-to-end data center power value chain across multiple divisions.
• Lead program execution from concept through launch, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Establish governance, milestones, escalation, and executive dashboards.
• Coordinate roadmaps and align interfaces with R&D, engineering, product management, and commercial teams.
• Engage with hyperscale and colocation customers; capture feedback for action.
• Identify gaps, risks, and drive cross-functional resolution and continuous improvement.

Skills

Data center power systems

Hyperscale & colocation

Program leadership

Systems engineering

Executive communication

Matrix organization leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Eaton’s ES EMEA CPS division is currently seeking a Program Manager Direct Current for Data Center (DC for DC) EMEA.

Role summary:

The DC for DC EMEA Program Manager is responsible for orchestrating and governing Eaton’s end to end data center electrical solution portfolio for hyperscale and colocation customers across EMEA. This role ensures that product development, system architectures, and customer engagement activities across multiple Eaton divisions are aligned into a coherent, competitive, and execution ready offering.

Operating as a senior, technical program leader with strong systems engineering credibility, the Program Manager leads through influence across R&D, product management, engineering, and commercial teams. The role owns program execution from concept through launch, ensuring on schedule and on budget delivery, structured customer engagement at each development milestone, and rapid identification and resolution of technical or organizational gaps.

This is a newly created, strategic role reporting directly to the VP/GM, with a mandate to strengthen Eaton’s position with hyperscalers and colocation customers by driving integrated solutions rather than disconnected products.

What you’ll do:

DC for DC EMEA Program Leadership:

• Establish and lead the DC for DC EMEA program covering Eaton’s full data center power value chain, including MVSST, 800VDC Switchboard, DC Remote Power Panel, Solid State Breakers, BESS, Busway, digital power management, and related software and services.
• Define clear program governance, milestones, success criteria, and escalation mechanisms across participating divisions.
• Ensure the program is executed on schedule and within approved budgets, with disciplined tracking of progress, risks, and dependencies.

Cross Division Product & Technology Alignment

• Coordinate new product development roadmaps across multiple Eaton divisions to ensure architectural coherence and compatibility for hyperscale and colocation data center applications.
• Work closely with divisional R&D, power systems engineering, and product management teams to align technical assumptions, interfaces, and performance targets.
• Identify portfolio gaps, overlaps, or misalignments impacting customer requirements and drive resolution through structured action plans and executive escalation where required.

Customer Engagement & External Alignment

• Ensure structured and continuous customer engagement throughout the product and solution development lifecycle, including concept validation, architecture reviews, pilot phases, and launch readiness.
• Act as a senior technical interface for hyperscale and colocation customers in EMEA, ensuring customer feedback is systematically captured and translated into product and program actions.
• Coordinate with regional teams in APAC and the Americas to align customer learnings, program progress, and best practices globally.

Program Execution, Visibility & Issue Resolution

• Consolidate inputs from divisions into clear program dashboards, executive summaries, and decision materials for senior leadership.
• Proactively identify technical, organizational, or execution risks and lead cross functional teams to resolve issues before customer or market impact.
• Drive disciplined follow up on actions, ensuring accountability and closure across divisional stakeholders.

Strategic Contribution & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to Eaton’s long term data center strategy by providing insights from customer engagements, competitive dynamics, and technology trends.
• Support continuous improvement of Eaton’s data center go to market model by strengthening integration between product, engineering, and customer facing teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in power systems, electrical infrastructure, or data center technology environments.
• Proven experience working with hyperscale and/or colocation data center customers.
• Prior experience in R&D, advanced engineering, systems engineering, or complex technical program leadership roles.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of data center electrical architectures, including MV and LV distribution, ACBs, UPS systems, energy storage, busway, and redundancy concepts.
• Ability to ensure system level technical coherence through collaboration with divisional experts rather than hands on detailed design ownership.
• Credibility based leadership and the ability to lead through influence in a matrix organization.
• Strong program management discipline and executive communication skills.
• Ability to operate confidently with senior internal leaders and demanding external customers.
• Structured, action oriented mindset with a strong bias toward execution and issue resolution.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

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