Sr. Project Leader – New Product Development (NPD)

TTI Group; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TTI Group in Anderson, SC seeks a Senior Project Leader for New Product Development in outdoor power equipment. You will define program scope, align cross-functional teams, and drive execution from concept to launch, owning cost, quality, schedule and risk.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 8–10 years of relevant experience, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate complex trade-offs. Travel up to 15% and mentoring of project engineers are expected.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or closely related technical field.
• 8–10 years in engineering, product development, manufacturing, or technical project leadership.
• Experience delivering high-complexity NPD programs.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and manage trade-offs.
• Strong product cost, margin, and schedule awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-complexity NPD programs with broad scope.
• Own project convergence and execution plans.
• Manage risks and escalate with clear options and decisions.
• Ensure manufacturing and supplier readiness for launches.
• Coach and develop project engineers and leaders.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project leadership

Engineering judgment

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Six Sigma

Job description

Sr. Project Leader - New Product Development (NPD) page is loaded## Sr. Project Leader - New Product Development (NPD)locations: Anderson, SCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R78197**Job Description:**## **Senior Project Leader** - New Product Development EngineeringThe Senior Project Leader is accountable for the successful delivery of high-complexity, high-priority new product development (NPD) programs for outdoor power equipment (OPE). This role sets project direction, aligns senior cross-functional stakeholders, and drives execution through ambiguity while maintaining ownership of product performance, cost, quality, schedule, and risk. The Senior Project Leader anticipates organizational and technical barriers, creates decision-ready paths forward, and coaches others in disciplined project leadership.## **Key Job Functions & Responsibilities****Portfolio-Level Project Strategy*** 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 how project decisions affect adjacent products, platforms, suppliers, operations, and future business needs.**Execution, Risk & Decision Leadership*** Establishes an operating rhythm that aligns resources, functions, and global teams around critical outcomes.* Anticipates risks before they affect the critical path and drives robust mitigation, contingency, and recovery plans.* Leads teams through uncertainty and changing priorities while sustaining momentum and accountability.* Escalates candidly with clear facts, business impact, options, recommendation, and required decision.* Independently drives milestone and metric success across multiple projects or a major strategic program.**Business, Quality & Launch Accountability*** Owns closure of gaps to product cost, tooling, capital, margin, performance, quality, compliance, supplier readiness, and launch targets.* 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.* Sponsors complex root-cause, recovery, and corrective-action efforts when major issues threaten the program.**Organizational Leadership & Coaching*** Builds senior-level alignment across business units, functions, and global organizations.* Simplifies complex technical and business topics for executive audiences without hiding risk or overstating confidence.* Coaches Project Engineers and Project Leaders in scope convergence, planning, risk, escalation, and executive communication.* Strengthens project leadership processes, standards, tools, and organizational learning.#### **Required Qualifications*** Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or a closely related technical field.* Minimum 8 years, preferred 10 years of relevant engineering, product development, manufacturing, or technical project leadership experience.* Demonstrated 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.* Strong technical judgment across design, validation, manufacturing, quality, compliance, and supplier development.#### **Preferred Qualifications*** Experience with outdoor power equipment, power tools, consumer products, battery systems, or complex electromechanical platforms.* Experience leading multi-product platforms, major supplier transitions, or programs with significant tooling and capital investment.* Formal project management, systems engineering, Six Sigma, or related training.* Demonstrated experience developing project leadership capability in others.## **Travel*** Up to 15% travel (international and domestic).locations: Anderson, SCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago