Sales Director - Energy Transition

Eaton's North America Electrical Sales Division is seeking a Sales Director - Energy Transition. This role may be located in the Northeast or Southeast region of the US and subject to a minimum of 50% travel.

Reporting to the VP of Sales, you'll help shape Eaton's Energy Transition strategy by analyzing market trends, crafting compelling value propositions, and developing targeted coverage plans. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative solutions to life-ranging from renewable energy and microgrid integration to electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

You'll be at the forefront of identifying high-impact projects and key opportunities with major accounts, helping to guide capital investments and strategic initiatives. As a mentor and coach, you'll empower regional sales professionals to grow their customer base and succeed in a rapidly evolving market. You thrive in a collaborative environment, leverages resources effectively, and is driven to make a meaningful impact.

In this role you will:

• Directing all sales activities to achieve performance goals in accordance with marketing and sales plans.
• Build close relationships with key customers and distributors to enhance sales volume and customer service.
• Lead the effort in the development of solution sales in order to meet or exceed the sales objectives of all divisions involved for the assigned segment by leveraging Eaton solution capabilities.
• Provide leadership for Energy Transition sales activities and supporting marketing requirements within the Northeast and Southeast regions while leveraging existing North American Sales resources.
• Working with engineering companies, customers, and key stakeholders including sales engineers, application engineers and executive leadership personnel within our customer base.
• Identifying, developing, and training sales personnel related to Energy Transition initiatives.
• Planning and managing sales resources to ensure adequate coverage is applied to accounts.
• Ensure strategic and district operation plans, major product launches, and key programs are properly planned, executed, and managed.
• Understand major competitors' tactics, organization, distribution strategy, and pricing while keeping management informed of trends and changes.
• Understand Eaton electrical products and their competitive position in the regions.

Your Qualifications:
• Minimum 10 years' experience within the electrical industry as it relates to Renewable Energy / DER integration / Microgrid sales/marketing experience
• Minimum 3-5 years in a leadership role directly or indirectly leading others
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• 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:
• Proven experience growing a business to scale
• Product line marketing and/or operational experience
• Direct Experience managing sales organizations and dispersed teams
• Master's degree or MBA

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 $141346.17 - $207307.72 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.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on September 5th, 2025.

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.