Program Manager - Treats

About Us

Shark Ninja a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed Shark Ninja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains.

Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

At Shark Ninja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.

Program Managers at Shark Ninja assist in owning the entire New Product Development (NPD) process from concept to shelf for our Shark and Ninja Brands. Program Managers deliver sustainable, best-in-class product development thinking, governance, and process to enable the organization to execute the program portfolio flawlessly. Associate Program Managers work cross-functionally, providing exposure and visibility on a global scale acting in a general manager capacity.

Program Managers lead via influence and are responsible for establishing and driving timelines and resources to develop, manufacture, and get products to market with a high degree of speed and efficiency ensuring a 5-star quality experience and high rate of sales.

A Shark Ninja Program Manager thinks, acts and leads his/her programs like a global leader for every project or program they manage and owns the overall success of the program with a steady focus on Scope, Cost, and Schedule. They are seen as the glue that holds the team together by owning communication streams across all groups in order to ensure that risks are mitigated, and deliverables are completed on time.

They operate with urgency, ensuring that scope creep, cost risks, and schedule slips are escalated to senior management in parallel to driving resolutions.

Program Managers are individual contributors, leading the organization through our unique Shark Ninja product development process. This role is best suited for a professional who thrives, and has demonstrated success in a dynamic, fast paced product development environment.

• Drives and actively facilitates the interaction of cross-functional stakeholders to bring products to market, including managing risks and schedule
• Collaborates with teams to ensure that the go-to-market strategy will provide a high rate of sales
• Accountable to deliver all elements of the program, from product ideation to end-of-life
• Uses KPIs and data to help drive decision making across the cross-functional teams
• Identifies program risks, develops mitigation/contingency and tracks progress
• Spot resource and knowledge gaps and takes steps necessary to highlight and remedy
• Channels global information to local teams, acting as conduit to support the business

• Bachelor's Degree in technical/engineering or business management field highly desired
• 3–4+ years direct program management experience
• Experience desired in some combination of new product development or program management (Consumer Goods Industry strongly preferred)
• Assertive, confident, capable
• Able to cultivate and lead a high performing team that delivers results
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills. Experienced addressing C-suite, peer functional groups, suppliers, and customer audiences
• Cross-functional leadership skills
• Possess a strong bias to action and accountability
• Intermediate/working level skills with MS Project (or similar), Excel, PPT and Visio
• High energy, with a positive attitude
• Detail oriented
• Presentation skills – must be proficient with PowerPoint and be comfortable…