Eaton a Vice President, Corporate Development & Planning.  This position will be based in our Beachwood, OH location and will report to the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Planning.

This person will work with Eaton’s corporate, sector, and business leaders to advocate and execute acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.  The position is responsible for leading our corporate development activities, which includes assisting business teams in refining acquisition strategies, leading cross-functional due diligence teams, managing the relationship with the counterparty and its advisors, determining valuation, understanding business issues and risks and reflecting them appropriately in transaction agreements, and leading negotiations through signing.  Post-signing, the person will drive the transaction to completion and assist with the transition to our integration teams.  In addition, the person will contribute to the developing and advocating value-creating corporate strategies.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead teams through acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture processes
• Synthesize strategy, valuation, and due diligence findings to develop communications for management and Board reviews while also collaborating with our legal team, functional leaders, and business leaders to develop transaction documents
• Develop and implement negotiation strategies
• Collaborate with business teams to develop complete business cases with strategic and financial analyses

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and MBA from accredited institutions are required
• Minimum seven years working in M&A with practical experience in all stages of M&A processes
• Lead transactions through due diligence, contract development & negotiations, signing, and completion that have a cumulative value over $1B
• Global experience including leading acquisitions or joint ventures with U.S., European, and Asian targets
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous professional experience working in corporate development
• M&A transaction experience in industrials, electrical, and aerospace industries

Position Criteria

• Strong time management skills; ability to work on multiple projects at one time
• Effective leading both junior and senior-level groups
• Ability to quickly assess acquisitions and other investments, and communicate the key strategic value elements, areas of synergy, key risks and value detractors
• Professional presence to be able to communicate and operate comfortably and efficiently with senior executives, transaction counterparties, and advisors
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven negotiation skills and demonstrated financial acumen
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint skills, and knowledge of industry research platforms
• Travel as necessary for project work approximating 25% of work time

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look—from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day—you’ll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That’s why Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters.

We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We’re ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we’re committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

Job: Development Planning

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: Corporate Sector

Job Level: Executive
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time