Program Manager - Home Environment

Sharkninjaoperatingllc; United States; On-site; USD 62,400 - 119,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Employee stock purchase program

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Sharkninjaoperatingllc is looking for a Program Manager for New Product Development. This role involves overseeing the entire NPD process and ensuring the successful launch of products for Shark and Ninja Brands.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of program management experience and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include driving product strategies, collaborating with teams, and identifying program risks.

The position offers a competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, and more.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct Program management experience.
• Experience in new product development or program management preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive and facilitate interactions of cross-functional stakeholders for product launch.
• Deliver all program elements from ideation to end-of-life.
• Identify and mitigate program risks.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Project management tools

KPI analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in technical/engineering or business management

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Program Manager – New Product Development

Program Managers at SharkNinja assist in owning the entire New Product Development (NPD) process from concept to shelf for our Shark and Ninja Brands. Program Managers deliver sustainable, best in class product development thinking, governance, and process to enable the organization to execute the program portfolio flawlessly. Program Managers work cross-functionally, providing exposure and visibility on a global scale acting in a general manager capacity. Program Managers lead via influence and are responsible for establishing and driving timelines and resources to develop, manufacture, and get products to market with a high degree of speed and efficiency ensuring a 5-star quality experience and high rate of sales.

A SharkNinja Program Manager thinks, acts and leads his/her programs like a global leader for every project or program they manage and owns the overall success of the program with a steady focus on Scope, Cost, and Schedule. They are seen as the glue that holds the team together by owning communication streams across all groups in order to ensure that risks are mitigated, and deliverables are completed on time. They operate with urgency, ensuring that scope creep, cost risks, and schedule slips are escalated to senior management in parallel to driving resolutions.

Program Managers are individual contributors, leading the organization through our unique SharkNinja product development process. This role is best suited for a professional who thrives, and has demonstrated success in a dynamic, fast paced product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Drives and actively facilitate the interaction of cross-functional stakeholders to bring products to market, including managing risks, and schedule
• Collaborate with teams to ensure that the go to market strategy will provide high rate of sales
• Accountable to deliver all elements of the program, from product ideation to end-of-life
• Make use of KPI’s and data to help drive decision making across the cross-functional teams
• Identify program risks, develop mitigation/contingency and track progress
• Spot resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/ remedy
• Identify resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/ remedy
• Channel global information to local teams, act as conduit to support the business

Requirements & Attributes

• Bachelor's Degree in technical/engineering or business management field highly desired
• 3+ years direct Program management experience
• Experience desired in some combination of new product development or program management (Consumer Goods Industry strongly preferred)
• Assertive, confident, capable
• Able to cultivate and lead a high performing team that delivers results
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills. Experienced addressing C-Suite, Peer Functional Groups, Suppliers, and Customer audiences
• Cross-functional leadership skills
• Possess a strong bias to action and accountability
• Intermediate/working level skills with MS Project (or similar), Excel, PPT and Visio
• High energy, with a positive attitude
• Detail oriented
• Presentation skills – Must be proficient with PowerPoint and be comfortable developing and presenting to large groups including executive management either in person or over MS Teams.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Pay Range: $62,400 – $119,600 USD

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.

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