Job Description

We are a power management company made up of over 99,000 employees, doing business in more than 175 countries. Our energy-efficient products and services help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more reliably, efficiently, safely and sustainably.

Today, the world runs on critical infrastructure and technology. Planes, Hospitals, Factories, Data centers, and Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on us to help solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. At Eaton, we’re dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable.

Eaton is connecting many of the products they offer, as well as creating new digital products and services. There is an amazing opportunity to have a global-scale impact through work at the Human-Centered Design (HCD) Center of Excellence located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Eaton’s Center for Connected Intelligent Solutions (CCIS) is currently seeking a UX Design Manager to join our organization! This position is based at our Moon Township, PA facility and has flexibility for remote work for candidates living more than 50 miles outside of Moon Township, PA.

Position Overview:

Eaton’s Human-Centered Design Team is looking for a UX Design Manager to lead a portfolio of projects across the Electrical and Industrial Sector. The ideal candidate has an uncanny sense for clean design, is a fierce advocate for the user, and is committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from complex workflows. Experience with Design Thinking and the Internet of Things (IoT) is a plus.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this role you will:

• Manage, mentor, enable, and build out a high performing, diverse team that delivers exceptional research and experience design.
• Utilize contractors and consultants to meet our deadlines.
• Cultivate an inclusive, constructive, and collaborative culture.
• Own Design Ops for UX- organize and track KPI’s related to UX projects
• Identify product opportunities through human-centered discovery and research methods, contribute to complex UX ecosystems, and inspire product teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible
• Translate research and business plans into product concepts that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Facilitate product development using personas, journey maps, research reports, sketches, wireframes, and prototypes
• Direct design work across all project phases from early discovery and research through detailed visual design
• Plan and facilitate Design Thinking workshops across a diverse group of businesses and product lines
• Effectively advocate for users in a corporate climate, providing day-to-day design leadership
• Work closely with other human-centered designers, engineers, and business professionals to guide products from inception through delivery
  
  

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

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.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 6 years working as a Human-Centered Designer or similar
• Strong hand sketching and digital visual communication skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Excellent cross-disciplinary collaboration
• A track record of successfully delivering compelling experiences at scale across multiple platforms
• Must have an online portfolio of research and design that can be accessed via link on resume or application
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design or related field from an accredited institution
• 5 or more years of experience working as a Human-Centered Designer, User Experience Designer, or similar
• Experience and exposure to Design Thinking tools and methodologies
• Experience with Agile software development
• Experience with design system creation and management
  
  

Position Criteria:

• Ability to travel up to 25% internationally and domestically
• Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside the core UX team.
• Foster Eaton’s culture and principles, while setting new standards in executional and operational excellence.
• Support co-workers and mentor junior staff
• Strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to grasp complex and diverse customer needs and distill them into clean, understandable solutions
  
  

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The annual salary range for this role is $140,000 - $170,000 a year. At Eaton, we know that good benefit plans are important to employees and their families. In addition to a competitive base salary, Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits at a Glance.

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.

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)
  
  

Job

Engineering

Region

North America – US/Puerto Rico

Primary Location

United States-Pennsylvania-Moon Township

Work Locations

Moon Township PA Loc

Organization

Electrical Sector

Job Level

Manager

Schedule

Full-time

Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?

Yes

Does this position offer relocation?

Relocation from within hiring country only

Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time

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