Project Manager Products and Solutions - Engineering Senior Analyst

Vertiv Co; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Co is seeking a Senior Engineer - Project Management to lead the development and execution of new products within Power Solutions. You will manage complex programs while ensuring alignment with corporate processes and standards.

The ideal candidate will possess significant project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams successfully. A background in engineering or related fields is preferred, along with project management certification.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of strong project or program management experience in industrial or technology environments.
• Ability to independently manage high-complexity programs with limited supervision.
• Strong experience with project governance, reporting, and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional projects within the PSD Product Line.
• Ensure project execution from initiation to launch.
• Drive project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and deliverables for business objectives.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent technical education

Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2)

Job description

Senior Engineer - Project Management （T10）

The Program Engineer – Power Solutions and Distribution will manage the development and execution of new products within the Power Solutions and Distribution ProductLine, part of the Power Management Business Unit. This role is needed to support the expansion of the product line portfolio, which is increasing in both size and complexity.

The role will primarily focus on New Product Development / New Product Introduction programs managed through the Vertiv NPDI process, while also supporting selected initiatives related to existing products, including sustaining, regionalization, cost-out, compliance, lifecycle management, and engineering change projects.

The successful candidate will be expected to independently manage high-complexity programs with limited supervision, leading cross-functional teams through influence, structure, accountability, and strong execution control.

The role reports to the Product Line Engineering Manager.

What kind of work will you be doing?

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional projects and programs within the PSD Product Line.
• Own projects execution from initiation to launch, ensuring clear planning, disciplined execution, and alignment with the Vertiv NPDI process.
• Drive project scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risks, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure successful achievement of business and technical objectives.
• Prepare and support NPDI gate reviews, milestone reviews, governance meetings, and launch readiness assessments.
• Maintain strong execution control through project dashboards, integrated schedules, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, decision logs, and executive status reporting.
• Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority, driving accountability across Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Service, Quality, Finance, Sales, Compliance/Certification, and regional teams.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment on priorities, risks, trade-offs, decisions, escalations, and recovery plans.
• Identify, track, and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Support financial tracking against approved project budgets, business cases, and cost targets.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned with NPDI governance requirements.
• Support regionalization, sustaining, cost-out, compliance/certification, platform development, lifecycle, and engineering change initiatives as required.
• Communicate project status clearly and concisely to leadership and stakeholders, including key achievements, risks, decisions required, and corrective actions.
• Promote a culture of ownership, execution discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement within the project teams.

What will make you successful?

Required Qualifications

• At least 4-5 years of strong project or program management experience, preferably in complex industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or technology environments.
• Proven ability to independently manage high-complexity, cross-functional programs with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated experience managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong experience with structured project governance, project reporting, milestone tracking, action management, and executive communication.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority and drive accountability across functions.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, matrixed organization across regions and functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical education.
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be preferable.
• Experience with new product introduction, new product development, stage-gate processes, or NPDI governance.
• Experience with power electronics, UPS systems, power converters, industrial products, electrical engineering, embedded controls, or mechanical/electrical integration.

Key Skills and Behaviors

• Strong execution control and project discipline
• Leadership without direct authority
• Ownership mindset and accountability
• Structured and concise communication
• Stakeholder influence and alignment
• Risk and issue management
• Decision-making under complexity
• Conflict management
• Resilience under pressure
• Executive presence
• Sense of urgency
• Ability to simplify complexity and drive clarity
• Strong documentation and governance discipline