SharkNinja

Product Design and Technology

SeniorInnovationTechnicalProjectManager

$135–195k ~AI est. Needham, Massachusetts, United States
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The Brief

“Senior Innovation Technical Project Manager at SharkNinja. Skills: Innovation program management, Early-stage product development, Cross-functional leadership, Executive stakeholder management. Own programs Vision through prototype. Define product builds”

Industry & Context.

Product Design and Technology
Problems you'll solve

Identify risks; Resolve risks; Drive alignment; Create structure

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Engineering background, 5+ years TPM/PM/senior engineering project management, Manage programs full product lifecycle, Run integrated schedules multiple workstreams, Influence and present senior/executive stakeholders, Understand manufacturing processes, Understand tooling, Understand DFM constraints

Nice to Have

Experience pre-P2 innovation, Familiarity stage-gate processes, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification, Budget management, P&L literacy, Global team exposure, SolidWorks or Creo proficiency, Ability to read engineering data

What You'll Do.

Own programs Vision through prototype

Define product builds

Define commercial importance

Hold organization to schedule

Hold organization to cost

Build integrated master program schedules

Drive alignment product direction

Lead structured milestone reviews

Prepare review materials

Facilitate review decisions

Ensure documented outcomes

Identify critical path risks

Escalate critical path risks

Resolve critical path risks

Serve as interface Innovation TPM

Enable clean handoffs

Deliver program updates

Bring clarity to ambiguity

Bring structure to ambiguity

Contribute to iTPM playbook improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global cross-functional organization; Engineering; Design; Commercial; Finance; Supply chain teams; NPD PMO; Business teams

Communication Scope

Presenting to executives; Program updates

Process & Methodology

Integrated master schedules, Milestone reviews, Risk register management, Program updates, Stage-gate processes

Full Job Description

About Us SharkNinja is 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 SharkNinja 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. AI at SharkNinja At SharkNinja, 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. Senior Innovation Technical Project Manager (iTPM) Technology Incubation Group | Needham, MA Where New Products Begin Before a product gets a name, a launch date, or a development budget, it has to survive the hardest phase of all: early-stage innovation. The ideas are ambitious, the constraints are real, and the path forward is rarely obvious. This is exactly where the Innovation Technical Project Manager operates — and it's one of the most consequential roles in SharkNinja's product organization. As iTPM, you'll sit at the center of the Technology Incubation Group, driving early-stage programs from initial vision through prototype — the phase where the most important decisions get made and the most value gets created or destroyed. This is not a coordination role. It's a senior leadership position with real accountability, real authority, and direct access to the most senior levels of the business. What You'll Own You're the single accou

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