Global Product Development Project Manager

ASSA ABLOY Group; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Manager, Product Development at ASSA ABLOY Group leads new product and enhancement programs for automatic door systems from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate global cross-functional teams across R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, marketing, product management, and sales to ensure on-time launches.

You will proactively manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications, translating complex technical details for executives while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in product development, engineering, manufacturing, or NPI environments.
• Proven delivery in a cross-functional, matrix environment (influence without direct authority)
• Experience creating and maintaining project schedules and status reporting.
• Highly organized and self-motivated with ownership and accountability.
• Strong prioritization and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with Jira, Asana, or similar project-tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end execution of new product and product enhancement initiatives for automatic doors, including sliding doors, swinging doors, revolving doors, or other automatic door systems.
• Serve as the central point of coordination for product launch execution; tracking project milestones, driving accountability, facilitating communication across global teams, and escalating critical issues that could impact project timing, cost, or customer commitments.
• Work with product management and other stakeholders to define project requirements and scope. Ensure the end product meets the outlined requirements or established deviations.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, resource estimates, and key milestone tracking from concept through product launch
• Drive the project through the stage-gate process and ensure adherence to the prescribed system from design readiness, pilot builds, production readiness, and commercial launch criteria.
• Lead cross-functional project meetings and ensure action items are assigned, tracked, and completed.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, dependencies, and issues to minimize impacts on scope, schedule, and launch readiness. Develop mitigation and recovery plans and escalatae critical issues to stakeholders and leadership as needed.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across teams from R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, architectural, marketing, product management, and sales teams; assign owners, resolve conflicts, and escalatae decisions when needed.
• Coordinate compliance, certification, and regulatory activities with technical owners to ensure required approvals are obtained in support of project milestones and launch schedules.
• Provide regular project updates, facilitate discussions, and drive key decisions with stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Translate technical details and communicate in an easy-to-understand manner to other project stakeholders, including executive level leadership
• Drive continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and reporting methods to enhance project execution and support future product launches.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Office

Jira/Asana

Time management

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/PM

Tools

Jira

Asana

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Project Manager, Product Development at ASSA ABLOY Group leads new product and enhancement programs for automatic door systems from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate global cross-functional teams across R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, marketing, product management, and sales to ensure on-time launches.

You will proactively manage schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications, translating complex technical details for executives while driving continuous