Program Manager- Embedded

Overview

Lead cross-functional product development, engineering, and business programs for the Electrical Sector EMEA Life Safety business, from project initiation through launch and closure.

What you'll do

• Lead assigned Life Safety programs from initiation through launch and closure, ensuring alignment with business priorities, customer needs, and approved business cases.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, regulatory requirements, risks, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Apply Eaton program management and PROLaunch processes, tools, governance, and review cadence to ensure consistent execution and complete project documentation.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams across product management, engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, marketing, and sales.
• Drive accountability for functional deliverables and readiness at each project gate, escalating gaps and decisions in a timely manner.
• Track program performance against agreed milestones, cost, resource, and quality targets, and identify recovery actions when performance is at risk.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical, commercial, supply, regulatory, and execution risks, maintaining clear mitigation and contingency plans.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, cost, and requirements through structured impact assessment, stakeholder alignment, and change control.
• Facilitate project reviews and decision-making forums, and provide concise status updates, dashboards, and recommendations to business and engineering leaders.
• Support business case development by validating assumptions, benefits, investment needs, resource requirements, and implementation options.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), firmware development, and embedded product development processes to plan, execute, and coordinate embedded systems projects.

What you'll need

• B.E. / B.Tech. in Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in project or program management, product development, or engineering within a global, matrixed organization
• Working knowledge of stage-gate product development and PROLaunch or equivalent processes
• Project planning and scheduling; business case, budget, and resource management
• Risk and change management
• Product safety, quality, certification, and regulatory compliance
• Strong cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, written and verbal communication, structured problem solving, decision-making, customer focus, accountability, and ability to influence without direct authority
• Able to work effectively across cultures, functions, and time zones

Nice to have

• A postgraduate qualification in Engineering or Management
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, JAMA, Confluence, Power BI, advanced Excel, or similar tools
• Knowledge of Life Safety products, systems, or applicable EMEA standards
• PM, CSM, or equivalent certification

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India