Director, Digital Manufacturing - Scheduling to Production

Eaton’s global IT team is seeking a Director, Digital Manufacturing - Scheduling to Production responsible for enhancing the value of digital and modern manufacturing IT solutions across all Eaton locations. This role involves creating, prioritizing, and managing the product backlog to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities include developing and communicating the product vision, maintaining the product roadmap, and defining key operational processes, including the product release schedule. The leader will define and execute strategies to rationalize legacy site solutions and oversee solutions that encompass shopfloor execution, Industry 4.0 capabilities, AI, MES, OT and end-to-end complementary solutions to digitize part production from shop floor scheduling through production completion. They will also develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy, integrate digital twin technology, IoT devices, cloud computing, and ensure robust cybersecurity measures. Additionally, the role involves applying big data analytics, integrating advanced robotics and automation technologies, fostering interconnectivity between systems and devices, and ensuring seamless integration of Operational Technology (OT) systems with IT infrastructure. The leader will work closely with business partners and customers to define epics that align with key business objectives and guide the product development lifecycle. This position reports directly to the Director IT, Digital Manufacturing and leads a team of four to six direct reports and global team of 20+ individual contributors.What you’ll do:

Define and communicate the value stream vision, roadmap, and epics to meet customer and business needs inclusive of all digital modern manufacturing capabilities, including but not limited to Industry 4.0 and MES

Ensure the value stream strategy shows clear direct ties to the upstream and downstream digital thread connected capabilities (engineering and quality, respectively)

Own the product backlog, managing and prioritizing user stories, continuous improvement work, and technical enablers

Manage and allocate product funding and the team's time across full lifecycle activities

Manage a team of IT professionals, providing appropriate coaching to develop employee skills and continuously improve performance

Work with user experience and engineering leads to define and prioritize work, aligning to the overall experience strategy and direction

Develop and maintain product-specific persona and customer journeys

Work closely with business stakeholders and customers, understanding their priorities and defining business outcomes and KPIs for the product in collaboration with those key stakeholders

Communicate goals for product increments and releases. Define goals for team sprints.

Support the decomposition of epics into features and features into user storiesDefine product use cases and acceptance criteria

Facilitate issue resolution at a product and solution level

Qualifications:

15 Years of Functional and Technical E2E MFG/Shop floor strategy (MTO, MTS, ETO, CTO) etc.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Minimum of three (3) years of experience directly managing and developing professional team members

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.

No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of the posted locations.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited institution

Experience Leading implementations of E2E Composable MES Solutions/IOT etc. Must have led and implemented at least one major global composable MES solution rollout

Strong understanding of Ignition IOT platform

Digital Mindset (E2E Digital Thread, Data Insights, AI, Agile, Scrum,Kanban Design Thinking, product road maps. Lean principles)

Financial and budget management

Comfortable working directly with both business leaders and Eaton external customers

Proven ability to drive change across organizational boundaries

Experience working with diverse, global cultures, organizations, and teams

Familiarity with modern technology architecture principles including APIs, microservices, and cloud services

Extensive experience with shop floor technologies (quality & warranty) and business processes

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 $172500.03 - $253000.04 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.We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.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 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.