Team Leader, Southeast PMO

Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Team Leader, Southeast PMO. This is a hybrid role located in our Arden, NC;
Charlotte, NC;
Deerfield Beach, FL;
Louisville, KY;
Nashville, TN;
Orlando, FL;
Pelham, AL;
Raleigh, NC;
Smyrna, GA; or Tampa, FL facility.

What you’ll do:

This project management leader position provides operational leadership for the Southeast region PMO while directly supporting the successful execution of complex commercial projects. The role guides and develops project managers, strengthens PMO processes, tools, and standards, and partners closely with Sales, Project Engineering, Manufacturing Product Lines, and Engineering Services to ensure alignment with customer requirements and business objectives. This position balances people leadership, process improvement, and project execution to drive quality, productivity, and profitable growth across the  this leadership role, the project management leader creates value by establishing commercial project order management as a key differentiator and ensuring consistent execution.

The position also leads the training and onboarding for project managers and district project managers, integrating team members into PMO processes and  this function you will:

Communicate and reinforce the PMO vision, strategic direction, and key initiatives across the organization.

Ensure a high standard of quality, consistency, and customer focus in project execution across the Regional PMO. Ensure compliance with established processes, procedures, and business standards to achieve organizational goals.

Lead process improvements, deploy new initiatives, and recommend solutions based on business analysis and customer trends.

Lead the onboarding, development, coaching, and continuous training of project managers and district project managers.

Partner with the PMO Manager to support annual revenue targets and overall business performance. Support workload planning, goal setting, and resource alignment for district project managers and project managers.

Collaborate with product lines and service teams to ensure effective, timely, and customer-aligned project delivery.

Build and maintain strong relationships with sales engineers, managers, product lines, and service partners to drive growth and successful project execution.

Support recruiting efforts and talent planning to sustain organizational capability and growth. Attract, hire, develop, and retain high-performing project management talent.

Strengthen technical, digital tool, and project management capabilities across the Regional project management team.

Apply project management methodologies and risk mitigation strategies to reduce potential project risk throughout the full project lifecycle.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Minimum seven (7) years electrical industry sales, marketing, engineering, project management, or operations experience

Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license

Relocation is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Arden, NC;
Charlotte, NC;
Deerfield Beach, FL;
Louisville, KY;
Nashville, TN;
Orlando, FL;
Pelham, AL;
Raleigh, NC;
Smyrna, GA; or Tampa, FL to be considered.

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:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or Project Management
10+ years of electrical industry sales, operations, engineering or project management experience

Product line marketing and/or operational experience

Manager of people experiencePMP Certification End‑to‑end project management

Financial and commercial acumen

Use of dashboards, analytics, and trend data to drive decisions and interventions

Enterprise systems awareness, including SAP S/4

Cross‑functional execution models, including pre and post‑sale alignment

Change adoption and system rollout leadership in large, matrixed organizations

Knowledge on plant…