Sr. Program Manager

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!

If you are a senior program management professional who excels at turning business objectives into coordinated execution across complex, interdependent initiatives, Copeland has an exciting opportunity for you. Based in our Sidney, Ohio location, you will lead high-impact, cross-functional programs supporting our Cold Chain business.

You will combine hands-on delivery leadership with a broader view of dependencies, operational readiness and business outcomes. Working with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and other stakeholders, you will guide assigned initiatives through development, launch and transition to ongoing operations.

As our team expands its program-management approach, you will operate with a high degree of independence, help establish practical ways to coordinate related initiatives, track intended benefits and improve execution. You will also provide leadership across teams, mentor project and program management colleagues, and strengthen how we work while remaining actively engaged in delivering today's commitments.

As the Senior Program Manager, you will:

• Lead cross-functional execution:
  Develop and maintain integrated plans covering scope, schedule, resources, costs and milestones; drive accountability, resolve issues and lead recovery planning when commitments are at risk.
• Integrate related initiatives:
  Identify and manage cross-project dependencies, shared risks and resource constraints; develop recommendations that balance delivery commitments with broader business objectives.
• Maintain disciplined governance:
  Lead execution reviews and gate preparation, maintain clear baselines, and assess proposed changes with transparent impacts and decision options.
• Drive readiness and business outcomes:
  Coordinate development, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial and support readiness; partner with business owners to define, track and review intended benefits.
• Enable executive and stakeholder decisions:
  Independently synthesize program health, risks, financial and operational trade-offs, and required decisions into clear recommendations; influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams without relying on direct authority.
• Strengthen team capability and practices:
  Partner with the Director of Program Management and enterprise PMO to improve standard work, share lessons learned, mentor project and program management colleagues, and lead practical process and technology improvements across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Significant demonstrated experience independently leading complex, cross-functional programs or multiple related product development, engineering or manufacturing initiatives toward shared business outcomes
• Strong command of integrated planning, scope and schedule management, risk management, change control and execution governance
• Ability to connect delivery decisions with business objectives, financial implications and operational readiness
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, facilitate consequential decisions and communicate clear, executive-level recommendations
• Proficiency with project/program management systems and business reporting tools, with demonstrated ability to improve governance, reporting and decision-making practices
• Ability to travel (10%) and collaborate across locations and time zones as business needs require

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Business or a related field
• PMP, PgMP…