Senior NPD Project Leader, Global Launch

Techtronic Industries; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Techtronic Industries in Anderson, SC seeks a Senior Project Leader for New Product Development Engineering. You will lead high-complexity outdoor power equipment programs, shape strategy, align senior stakeholders, and drive execution from concept to launch with accountability for cost, quality, schedule and risk.

The role requires 8–10 years of engineering or related leadership experience, strong cross-functional influence, and a track record of delivering complex products globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or a closely related technical field.
• 8–10 years of relevant engineering, product development, manufacturing, or technical project leadership experience.
• Proven success leading high-complexity or high-priority products through global development and launch.
• Advanced ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior leaders, resolve complex trade-offs, and maintain accountability.
• Strong business acumen including product cost, investment, margin, risk, and portfolio implications.

Responsibilities

• Leads high-complexity programs with broad technical scope, significant investment, aggressive timing, or elevated business risk.
• Owns project scope convergence and ensures product strategy, user needs, CTQs, business case, and execution plan remain aligned.
• Influences senior stakeholders to resolve complex trade-offs and secure timely decisions, resources, and priorities.
• Anticipates risks before they affect the critical path and drives robust mitigation, contingency, and recovery plans.
• Builds senior-level alignment across business units, functions, and global organizations.
• Coaches Project Engineers and Project Leaders in scope convergence, planning, risk, escalation, and executive communication.
• Guides investment and risk decisions using technical evidence, user impact, financial analysis, and schedule implications.
• Ensures manufacturing and supplier strategies are capable, scalable, and aligned to quality and volume requirements.
• Travel up to 15% (international and domestic).

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Risk management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Job description

Techtronic Industries in Anderson, SC seeks a Senior Project Leader for New Product Development Engineering. You will lead high-complexity outdoor power equipment programs, shape strategy, align senior stakeholders, and drive execution from concept to launch with accountability for cost, quality, schedule and risk.

The role requires 8–10 years of engineering or related leadership experience, strong cross-functional influence, and a track record of delivering complex products globally.