NPD Program Lead – Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Insight Global; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a New Product Development (NPD) Program Manager to own a portfolio of complex development initiatives across heavy equipment lines. You will drive concepts through commercialization, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and product management teams.

You will manage multiple concurrent projects, oversee budgets, schedules, RAID logs, and governance, and report portfolio health to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 8-10+ years of end-to-end project management experience.
• NPD/NPI experience.
• Experience owning multiple complex projects (4–6) simultaneously.
• Industrial/heavy equipment background.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio and program management experience.
• Proficiency with project management software (MS Project, Asana, Project Insight).

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the NPD portfolio across multiple product lines.
• Lead project planning sessions and cross-functional program reviews.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, RAID logs, budgets, and resource plans.
• Establish and improve NPD portfolio governance and reporting processes.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, operations, production, and commercial teams.
• Present portfolio health, risks, status updates, and KPIs to senior leadership.
• Manage new product development projects from ideation through commercialization.
• Allocate resources and prioritize projects based on business objectives.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and roadblocks.
• Track project performance, costs, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coach and mentor project teams through the NPD lifecycle.
• Drive execution of product redesigns, enhancements, and new product launches.
• Create strategic initiatives aimed at margin growth and market share expansion.

Skills

Portfolio management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Program governance

MS Project

Asana

Budgeting

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

MS Project

Asana

Project Insight

Job description

Insight Global seeks a New Product Development (NPD) Program Manager to own a portfolio of complex development initiatives across heavy equipment lines. You will drive concepts through commercialization, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and product management teams.

You will manage multiple concurrent projects, oversee budgets, schedules, RAID logs, and governance, and report portfolio health to senior leadership.