New Product Development Program Manager (Hardware/Manufacturing)

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Monday to Thursday onsite with colleagues; Fridays offer flexible work location. Travel: 10–20%.

Annual base salary: $127,110–$177,870.

Company

hirify.global develops comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation through businesses including Trane and Thermo King.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional New Product Development programs through the Stage–Gate process, from requirements and prototype testing to product launch and handoff to operations.
• Define program scope, objectives, customer and product requirements, risk assessments, schedules, budgets, and integrated plans.
• Coordinate program personnel, manage dependencies, resolve team issues, and drive proactive countermeasures to keep delivery on track.
• Maintain P&L accountability, escalate critical issues and mitigation recommendations to executive leadership, and facilitate status reviews, gate assessments, and milestone updates.
• Mentor project leaders and team members on project management fundamentals and governance while improving NPD processes and reducing cycle times.
• Lead post-program reviews, capture lessons learned, and drive organizational learning and long-term process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience leading complex New Product Development hardware projects.
• At least 7 years of demonstrated end-to-end project or program execution experience within a structured Stage–Gate process.
• Experience leading diverse cross-functional teams and communicating effectively at the executive VP level.
• PMP or equivalent PMI certification is required; certification may be pursued after hire.
• Solid understanding of P&L management, financial tracking, and hardware/manufacturing product development cycles.
• This is not an IT PMO role; experience must be in engineering, New Product Development, manufacturing, or industrial portfolio management.

Nice to have

• Certified MS Project Orange Belt.

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one and include health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives.
• Family-building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, volunteer leave, and parental leave options.
• 401(k) matching, educational and training opportunities, tuition assistance, and student debt support are available.
• Compensation and benefits may vary by site, region, business alignment, union involvement, employee status, and local regulations.