Eaton Corporation is seeking a Global Learning & Development Specialist/Program Manager to join our Learning & Culture Center of Excellence (COE) to support the growth of our global Data center segment. This position can be based anywhere in the US.
In this role, you will work across business units and functions to design and implement strategic leadership and professional skill development solutions that align with our organization’s mission, values, and business priorities. As part of the Global Learning and Culture leadership team, you will collaborate closely with the global Data center leadership team and subject matter experts (SMEs) from various functions across all Electrical Sector businesses.
This highly visible role involves partnering with key functional leaders to assess critical skills, ultimately creating enterprise alignment for professional technical and leadership learning. The position requires extensive experience, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach to identify, design, and deliver effective strategies.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $108749.97 - $159499.96 a year.
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.
What you’ll do:
• Strategic partnership to deploy a global Learning & Development Strategy: Collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders globally to understand business needs and develop a leadership and professional development strategy for all leadership levels, ensuring alignment with Data center Segment objectives and securing stakeholder buy-in.
• Process Optimization: Work with data center leaders and various business and functional teams to create scalable processes that enhance productivity and efficiency, embedding capabilities enablement initiatives into selection, hiring, performance management, and daily operations to deliver measurable impact and high value.
• Standardize Job Descriptions: Support the standardization of job descriptions for key data center roles globally, defining core competencies and responsibilities.
• Boost Data Center Capabilities: Leverage internal and external benchmarks to establish a comprehensive technical and leadership framework, tailoring competency matrices for various roles and individual levels. Facilitate the assessment of current versus required expertise for each role and competency, and develop targeted training initiatives to address identified skill gaps and opportunities.
• Manage Leadership Programs: Design and manage leadership& technical programs, including digital training curricula, workshops, coaching, and mentoring at all levels.
• Innovative Learning: Integrate innovative learning methodologies and technologies to enhance leadership development programs.
• Collaborate on Framework: Partner with content creators and technical training managers to implement the framework according to central standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Encourage continuous improvement by soliciting feedback and regularly assessing the effectiveness of initiatives.
• Measure Performance: Establish KPIs and metrics to measure the impact and effectiveness of training development initiatives and refine programs using data-driven insights.
• Branding and Onboarding Program: Assist in refining the employee value proposition to accelerate talent acquisition in the Data center Segment. Develop a global onboarding program based on the data center competency framework to ensure new hires acclimatize quickly and are retained.
In this role you will be responsible for:
• Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of development experiences, from needs analysis to impact evaluation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: In your role, you will work across stakeholder and partner teams to bring the #oneteam together, understanding each teams’ priorities and deliverables, to create scalable processes that increase productivity and efficiency.
• Innovative Training Solutions: Develop and deliver creative training solutions that scale across geographies and languages.
• Leverage multiple development approaches and technology: Create engaging learning experiences using various instructional strategies and content modalities. Utilize AI and emerging technologies to optimize learning workflows and enhance productivity.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Instructional Design or education related field, organizational development, business administration, or a related field from an accredited institution. Experience with instructional design principles and processes preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in Learning, Talent Management, Leadership Development, and Performance Management roles, with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
Preferred qualifications:
• Masters degree, preferably in field related to learning technology
• Experience in learning and development or sales enablement within a global high-tech environment (ie Hyperscalers).
• Familiarity with evidence-based instructional and design research, design thinking for innovation, AI & Digital Learning Innovation.
• Familiarity and/or experience with program management tools, content management systems, learning management systems, translation processes, content authoring and instructional design tools.
Position Success Criteria:
• A strong focus on internal customers' needs and satisfaction, with an emphasis in demonstrating return on investment in training. A qualified candidate will be focused on how training contributes to the company's bottom line and will have the analytical skills to justify programmatic decisions with data.
• Experience working in a global matrixed environment, leading cross-functional projects and managing company-wide programs.
• Excellent business acumen to inform curriculum development cycles with appropriate scope, anticipate resource needs, and adjust plans in real-time.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, working cross-functionally on cross-product initiatives.
• Technical aptitude to be able to quickly learn new technologies and develop various learning solutions. You will use data and design thinking to drive business results through designing and building multi-modal learning experiences.
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to create scalable solutions and influence change across a multi-national organization.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills at all levels
• Strong interpersonal, change management, time management, and project management skills.
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 6/18/25.
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