**Senior Program Manager- Cookware**

Needham, MA, U.S.A. / Product Development Program Management / Senior Program Managers at SharkNinja own 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. 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 Ninja products to market with a high degree of speed and efficiency ensuring a 5-star quality experience and high rate of sales. A SharkNinja Senior 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. Our Program Managers 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. Senior Program Managers are individual contributors, leading the organization through our unique SharkNinja 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. This role reports to the Senior Director, Product Development. **Responsibilities:**

Own, drives and actively facilitate the interaction of cross-functional stakeholders to bring products to market, including managing risks, and schedule

Collaborate with teams to ensure that the go to market strategy will provide high rate of sales

Accountable to deliver all elements of the program, from product ideation to end-of-life

Make use of KPIs and data to help drive decision making across the cross-functional teams

Identify program risks, develop mitigation/contingency and track progress

Spot resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/remedy

Identify resource and knowledge gaps and take steps necessary to highlight/remedy

Channel global information to local teams, act as conduit to support the business

**Requirements & Attributes:**

Bachelor's Degree in technical/engineering field highly desired

5 years direct Program management experience

Experience desired in some combination of engineering, new product development or program management (Consumer Goods Industry strongly preferred)

Assertive, confident, capable

Strong influence skills in an environment where there is no direct authority

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 developing and presenting to large groups including executive management either in person or over MS Teams.

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact peoples lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop whilst they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinjas innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.