Manager of New Product Development, Project Management (51155

Project Management Leader

Gradian Thermal Solutions creates custom-engineered thermal management solutions for markets that thrive on flexibility, creativity, and bold ideas. From humble beginnings to becoming an emergent multi-brand manufacturing leader, we've grown by bringing in great people and empowering them to do great work. At Gradian, we believe innovation happens when everyone contributes, diversity of thought is celebrated, and people feel supported in their growth.

We take pride in working hard together—tackling challenges, solving problems, and having fun along the way. As we expand into both emerging and mission-critical industries, we stay committed to delivering efficient, competitive, and sustainable heating and cooling technologies. And throughout your career here, you'll have the chance to directly shape the foundation for what's next in our industry.

Position Summary:

As a people leader within a newly established department, this role is responsible for helping to establish and continuously improve customer-facing project management processes within Gradian Solutions, working closely with and reporting to the Senior Director, Program Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• NPD Stage Gate Process:
  Support and continuously improve the Stage Gate and Deliverable Process.
• New Product Development (NPD):
  Lead team of project management professionals dedicated to on-time NPD deliveries within budget for key customer programs.
• Integrate PMO processes already in place:
  Help deploy and reinforce project management processes, templates and tools appropriate to the development and delivery of semi-custom large capital equipment.
• Collaboration with other departments:
  Build cross-functional trust and cooperation with colleagues in sales, engineering, procurement and operations through transparent status reporting and accountability to commitments.
• Support Development and Adoption of and Adherence to Product Roadmaps:
  The team will be responsible for Product Roadmaps, also called MGPP Multi Generation Product Plans while this NPD PMO role will be also to develop and execute MGTP Multi Generation Technical Plans and readiness metrics to pull forward Risk in our NPD stage gate process.
• Metrics & Reporting:
  Help develop and maintain dashboards available to the entire organization for key performance indicators on customer projects. Support the project prioritization framework so that all departments operate in alignment with clear priorities.
• Hire, mentor and develop project managers to maximize organization performance for their customers and prepare them for larger or more complex projects.
• Participate in collaboration with other companies under Private Equity ownership to share best practices in project management, particularly in cases of having common customers.
• Develop a continuous improvement mindset in project management by steadily evaluating processes and tools for potential enhancements to efficiency and effectiveness.
• Escalate to the Senior Director any projects that are off track, over budget or otherwise needing attention for issue resolution.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Required:
  
  4+ years of project management experience in customer-facing roles, preferably in businesses producing large capital equipment Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills. 2-3 years minimum of managerial or team lead experience required Proven track record of leading cross-functional projects in an engineered products business Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent) and ERP/MRP systems
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, or related field MBA or advanced degree PMP certification strongly preferred Experience serving data center customers strongly preferred Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain logistics Prior private equity company experience
• Key Competencies Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth industry with evolving customer needs Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence people at all levels Results-oriented performance Continuous improvement mindset

Benefits:
Medical, vision, and dental plans Short-term and long-term disability insurance Group term life insurance coverage HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans available 8 paid holidays, 4 floating holidays, and generous PTO policy 401k matching Company paid events Annual safety shoe allowance Education assistance program

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