HR Director - Electrical Engineering Services & Systems

Eaton Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 165,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking an HR Director for the EESS division, with location options including Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Moon Township PA, Beachwood OH, and Hanover MD. The role reports to the SVP/GM and drives talent strategy, workforce capabilities, and a high-performing culture to enable growth in power management solutions.

The candidate will lead organizational effectiveness, succession planning, and leadership development, partnering across COEs and HR services to deliver a consistent employee

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum twelve (12) years of progressive HR experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Experience supporting matrixed organizations with geographically dispersed employees.
• Experience leading HR strategy for a business unit, division or multi-site P&L.
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP/GM, VP HR, and leadership team to align talent and organizational strategies with division priorities.
• Lead the division talent strategy to attract, develop, engage, and retain critical engineering, technical, field service, and leadership talent.
• Lead HR team and deploy Eaton programs and processes for EBS, ensuring analytics support strategic decisions.

Skills

Business acumen

Strategic workforce planning

Talent & leadership development

Organizational effectiveness

Change leadership

Employee relations

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently hiring an HR Director for the Electrical Engineering Services and Systems (EESS) division. This position can be based out at the following Eaton locations: Moon Township PA, Beachwood OH, Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC or Hanover MD. Relocation assistance within hiring country is available to the Pittsburgh location.

This position provides strategic HR leadership for a high-growth business delivering electrical power management solutions, engineering expertise, field services, and digital technologies to customers across critical industries. EESS is positioned at the center of key market trends, including electrification, energy transition, grid modernization, digitalization, data center expansion, and the growing demand for resilient, reliable, and sustainable power infrastructure.

Reporting directly to the SVP/GM of EESS, this role serves as a key advisor to the division's leadership team, aligning talent and organizational strategies with business objectives to drive profitable growth. The HR Director will build the leadership, workforce capabilities, and high-performing, inclusive culture needed to support customers, accelerate business performance, and advance Eaton's mission of improving quality of life and protecting the environment through intelligent power management.

Job Responsibilities:

Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with the SVP/GM, VP HR, and leadership team to align talent and organizational strategies with division priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Champion Eaton's Culture Commitments and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Assess organizational health, identify gaps, and implement actions that improve engagement, capability, and execution.
• Drive workforce planning to ensure the division has the talent and leadership pipeline needed for future growth.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, ethics, compliance, and positive employee relations.
• Represent Eaton externally to strengthen talent pipelines, community partnerships, and employer branding.

Talent Champion

• Lead the division talent strategy to attract, develop, engage, and retain critical engineering, technical, field service, and leadership talent.
• Own key talent processes including succession planning, leadership development, performance management, and career development.
• Build a strong pipeline of diverse, high-potential talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen team effectiveness and organizational capability.
• Ensure compensation and recognition practices support business objectives and talent outcomes.

Functional Capabilities

• Lead and develop an HR team focused on partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive HR functional excellence through effective deployment of Eaton programs and processes aligned with EBS.
• Leverage workforce analytics and business insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with COEs and HR Services to deliver consistent and high-quality employee experience.
• Facilitate sharing of HR best practices across EESS and the broader Eaton enterprise.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum twelve (12) years of progressive HR experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Experience supporting complex, matrixed organizations with geographically dispersed employees.
• Previous experience leading and owning the HR strategy for a business unit, division or multi site P&L
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. employment laws.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree and/or HR certification.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, technical services, industrial, or field service environments preferred.

Key Skills & Experiences:

• Business Acumen: Align workforce strategies with business priorities, growth objectives, and market demands.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Anticipate talent needs and develop solutions that build organizational capability.
• Talent & Leadership Development: Assess, coach, and develop leaders while strengthening succession pipelines.
• Organizational Effectiveness: Design scalable organizations and drive improvements in performance, culture, and execution.
• Change Leadership: Lead transformation and growth initiatives while balancing business outcomes and employee experience.
• Employee Relations: Foster a positive employee relations culture, mitigate risk, and build leadership capability.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Translate workforce insights into actionable strategies that improve organizational performance.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $165,000 - $266,000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.