Remote Technical Program Manager, New Hardware Products

Cosmo Technologies; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working environment

Generous PTO

Impact in fast-growing company

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Cosmo Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager: New Products to drive cross-functional program execution for hardware and software initiatives. You will own end-to-end timelines for new product introductions, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure on-time, high-quality launches.

You will partner with global teams, manage risks, and maintain alignment across senior leaders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical program or program management experience in consumer hardware, software, or connected devices.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional NPIs from planning through launch.
• Strong understanding of hardware and software development lifecycles.
• Experience coordinating globally distributed teams.
• Comfortable working with Jira, Confluence, and program planning tools.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Preferred startup experience in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end program timeline for new product introductions, integrating engineering, manufacturing, and business readiness milestones from concept through launch.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Product, Marketing, Customer Support, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure launch readiness and clear ownership.
• Define, track, and communicate major program milestones, readiness gates, and decision points, ensuring risks and dependencies are surfaced early.
• Partner closely with the Engineering TPM to align software and firmware execution, release readiness, and engineering risks with overall program commitments.
• Partner closely with the China Hardware Program Lead to incorporate factory timelines, sample availability, certification milestones, and manufacturing risks into the global plan.
• Participate in occasional after-hours coordination with global manufacturing and engineering partners to support critical phases of new product development.*
• Identify and manage cross-functional risks and tradeoffs, facilitating timely decisions across scope, timeline, cost, and quality.
• Ensure non-engineering teams have clear deliverables and timelines required to support a successful product launch.
• Drive structured communication and documentation to ensure decisions, changes, and dependencies are clearly captured and shared.
• During peak development and manufacturing phases, this may include virtual calls with our China-based partners, typically held around 9:00 p.m. EST. These periods generally occur approximately 4 months per year, with calls 2-3 times per week during peak moments.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Cosmo Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager: New Products to drive cross-functional program execution for hardware and software initiatives. You will own end-to-end timelines for new product introductions, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure on-time, high-quality launches.

You will partner with global teams, manage risks, and maintain alignment across senior leaders.