Senior Software Program Manager, Strategic Programs & Projects (m/f/d)

Danfoss GmbH; United States; Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Senior Software Program Manager to shape and drive strategic software initiatives across our software organization, including PLUS+1, our industry-leading platform for machine control and application development.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders to deliver cross-functional programs with measurable business impact, while building alignment and strong stakeholder management. Hybrid work with Neumünster as preferred location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading large, complex, cross-functional programs or projects in software or technology.
• Solid understanding of software development practices and delivery methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across functions and levels.
• Excellent planning, problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience leading organizational change or transformation initiatives is a plus.
• Experience building or leading teams of project managers and/or product owners.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, or similar project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic software programs across multiple teams and business areas.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate priorities into program roadmaps and execution plans.
• Build alignment across engineering, product, and business teams with clear communication.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and organizational challenges and drive mitigation plans.
• Develop and mentor a community of software project managers and product owners.

Skills

Strategic planning

Problem-solving

Communication

Relationship-building

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Job description

Senior Software Program Manager, Strategic Programs & Projects (m/f/d)

Req ID: 51250 Job Location: Neumuenster, DE, Nordborg, DK Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering Work Location Type: Hybrid

The Impact You'll Make

As our Senior Program Manager, Software (m/f/d), you will play a key role in shaping and driving strategic software initiatives across our software organization, including programs related to PLUS+1 , Danfoss' industry-leading software platform for machine control and application development.

Working closely with engineering, product, and business leaders, you will help deliver innovations that enable customers to build smarter, more efficient mobile machinery solutions. Success in this role means delivering complex, cross-functional programs that create measurable business impact, driving organizational change, and building alignment across a highly technical environment.

While Neumünster is our preferred location, we're open to considering exceptional candidates from other locations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead strategic software programs across multiple teams and business areas, ensuring delivery against agreed goals, timelines, and outcomes.
• Partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to translate business priorities into actionable program roadmaps and execution plans.
• Build alignment across engineering, product, and business teams, providing clear communication, transparency, and effective stakeholder management.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and organizational challenges early, driving mitigation plans and helping teams navigate change successfully.
• Develop and mentor a community of software project managers and/or product owners while improving program management practices and ways of working.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field combined with a t echnical understanding that enables effective collaboration with engineering teams, even if your background is not in engineering.
• Proven experience leading large, complex, cross-functional programs or projects, ideally within a software or technology-driven environment.
• Solid understanding of software development practices and delivery methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across different functions and levels of an organization.
• Excellent planning, problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading organizational change, transformation initiatives, or business-critical programs in complex environments.
• Previous experience building or leading teams of project managers and/or product owners.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, or similar project management certification.

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
• A unique opportunity to influence business strategy and lead high-impact software programs with executive visibility.
• Exposure to complex technical environments, diverse stakeholders, and meaningful transformation initiatives.
• Opportunities to grow your leadership capabilities while building and developing a program management communit

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're excited by the opportunity to lead strategic software programs, influence organizational change, and work with a broad network of stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

Want to know more? Please visit ourFAQ Page.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

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Information at a Glance

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.

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