About Us
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!
Role Overview – Program Manager
We are looking for a highly motivated Program Manager to join our Global HVAC Controls & Power Electronics Team. The Program Manager is accountable for successful end-to-end delivery of assigned programs, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, operations, and commercial teams to deliver on time, on budget, and achieve business objectives. This role bridges strategy and execution by balancing trade-offs across scope, schedule, cost, and resources, while ensuring realization of the program business case.
Key Responsibilities
Program Ownership & Delivery
Own end-to-end program accountability, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, and risk.
Develop and manage project schedules, milestones, and deliverables
Lead cross-functional program teams across Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to deliver complex programs. Integrate regional and vertical perspectives to maintain strategic alignment
Drive execution alignment across product, engineering, operations, and commercial functions, ensuring clear ownership and decision-making.
Accountable for program-level decisions within approved scope, budget, and timeline
Planning, Execution & Governance
Drive execution through the Phase-Gate process, ensuring discipline at each stage
Enforce scope governance by freezing and maintaining product scope at key stage-gates to prevent scope creep and delays
Define and manage resource plans in coordination with functional leaders to ensure adequate staffing and program readiness
Ensure adequate technical and manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) are achieved for product launch
Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and drive issue resolution
Financial & Business Performance
Manage cost plans, identify deviations, and drive corrective actions to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
Accountable for delivery against approved business case, including tracking gross margin, profitability, and return metrics
Support financial planning and forecasting activities in collaboration with Finance
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Facilitate global cross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. contractors & vendors)
Prepare and deliver executive-level communications on program status
Report progress to senior leadership, escalate key risks and trade-offs, and maintain accountability for key milestones
Escalates cross-program resource conflicts, strategic trade-offs, and major risks to Program Management Leader & Business Leadership
Continuous Improvement
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product development performance (e.g., time to market, execution efficiency)
Utilize and improve lean program management methodologies
Who You Are
You are a strong cross-functional leader who drives accountability and results in complex environments. You:
Ensure accountability across teams and proactively manage progress
Collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholders and functions
Navigate ambiguity and complexity with structured thinking
Balance stakeholder needs to resolve conflicts and remove roadblocks
Plan and…