Engineering Transformation Program Manager — Hybrid

Daikin Applied Americas; Plymouth (MN); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental + vision

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Daikin Applied, the world’s largest HVAC company, seeks a Program Manager - Engineering Strategy & Transformation in Plymouth, MN (Hybrid). You will translate engineering strategy into an executable transformation portfolio, maintain program data, governance, reporting, and align initiative priorities with strategic objectives.

You’ll coordinate cross‑functional programs, prepare leadership updates, track KPIs, and support benefits realization, risk management, and escalation processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years transforming programs, enterprise PMO, or related work.
• Experience translating strategic priorities into executable roadmaps and governance.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional programs with multiple milestones and risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication for presentations and dashboards.
• Experience with governance meetings, action tracking, and stakeholder follow-through.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Engineering Transformation Office roadmap with scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
• Apply standard PM practices, governance, and reporting across the Transformation Office.
• Coordinate inputs from initiative and workstream leaders to maintain consistent portfolio data.
• Track cross-initiative dependencies, actions, and decisions; follow up for timely resolution.
• Support portfolio planning by synthesizing priorities, capacity, timing, risks, and outcomes to inform decisions.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & reporting

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management, Operations, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Fluid

Power BI

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Daikin Applied, the world’s largest HVAC company, seeks a Program Manager - Engineering Strategy & Transformation in Plymouth, MN (Hybrid). You will translate engineering strategy into an executable transformation portfolio, maintain program data, governance, reporting, and align initiative priorities with strategic objectives.

You’ll coordinate cross‑functional programs, prepare leadership updates, track KPIs, and support benefits realization, risk management, and escalation processes.