Transformational Program Manager
At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
Join Thermo King as a Transformational Program Manager in Minneapolis, MN! This position is eligible for a Hybrid work schedule and will be based out of our Bloomington, MN location. Flexible work from home options available.
The Transformational Program Manager will lead cross-functional teams to deliver new or improved Thermo King products to market through a structured stage gate NPD process. This role ensures new products meet specific customer requirements, program goals, timelines and budgets. Program Managers take P&L accountability for all program/ project activity through product launch. A key deliverable for the role is to follow best practices and drive teams towards project execution to a hand-off with operations.
Responsibilities
- Works closely with management and business leaders to create program scope, objectives, and risk assessment.
- Works closely with Product Managers to define customer and product requirements.
- Anticipates issues and drives countermeasures to ensure programs meet intended objectives.
- Directs and coordinates activities of program personnel to ensure programs progress on schedule and within budget while meeting established customer requirements.
- Resolves people and team dynamic issues for the effective performance of the program team in completing their assignments.
- Manages intra-program dependencies and their interrelationships, and their impact upon other programs and projects.
- Mentors and coaches program team members and non-dedicated project leaders on project management fundamentals.
- Schedules and leads timely status review meetings.
- Escalates issues and mitigation recommendations to upper management.
- Reduces current NPD cycle time.
- Works with PMO Leader other Program Managers both internal and external to the SBU to continuously improve Trane Technologies Project Development Process.
- Drives the planning and implementation of multiple programs across the organization.
- Reviews completed programs & drives organizational learning and process improvement.
- Overall responsibility for product delivery from requirements, prototype testing through product launch.
- Must be able to travel up to 15%.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or similar technical discipline) and at least 2-year experience in Project Management, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Procurement or Product Management is preferred.
- Experience leading & managing New Product Development programs is preferred.
- PMP Certification preferred.
- Certified MS Project Orange Belt is preferred.
Base Compensation Range is $58,500 to $123,000.
Disclaimer: This base salary range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.