Tennant Company is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex product development programs for their TNC Robotics Venture, aiming to drive the rigorous execution of the robotics product roadmap from concept initiation through post-launch delivery.
Requirements
- Knowledge of engineering fundamentals is necessary.
- Minimum of 7+ years experience in a product development environment, with 3+ years experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Strong project planning / management experiences are highly desirable.
- Capability to leverage basic financial tools in making project decisions based on ROI and other financial metrics (e.g., NPV, IRR).
- Exceptional planning and management skills using industry standard tools and methods.
- Exceptional cross-functional perspective including engineering, finance, supply chain, and operations.
- Knowledge of structured risk identification and mitigation processes that enable proactive course correction.
Responsibilities
- Lead highly motivated cross-functional product development teams comprised of members from all disciplines, including Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain and Sales.
- Develop and execute comprehensive product development plans that align with product and departmental strategies.
- Lead teams through the proper governance processes, ensuring information is available for sound decisions on tradeoffs and risks.
- Manage stakeholder needs and expectations by effectively facilitating tradeoff decisions.
- Accountable for the overall schedule and cost performance of the program.
- Coordinate program documentation required by the product development process, including gate review materials and presentations.
- Identify technical, financial, partner, or schedule risks and drive resolution with the core team, escalating as appropriate.
Other
- Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is required.
- Strong leadership and team building skills.
- Ability to effectively lead through ambiguity and promote collaborative decision-making.
- Proven capability to consistently achieve commitments.
- Skilled in balancing competing priorities to make informed, timely decisions that uphold program objectives.
