Sr. Project Manager - New Product Development

At Pentair, you will work along-side passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our purpose into practice, inspiring people to move, improve and enjoy life's essential resources for happier, healthier lives. From our residential and business water solutions to our sustainable innovations and applications, our 10,500 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help improve lives and the environment around the world.

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Apex, NC team. You will plan, direct and coordinate project activities for our Pool New Product Development team in order to ensure project goals are accomplished within the approved Scope, Schedule, and Budget.

You will:

• Responsible for managing medium to large scale, technically complex, New Product Development projects that may include some portfolio oversight.
• Leads with a strong sense of independence and autonomy but guided by cooperative collaboration with senior subject matter experts.
• Leads project teams from concept (ideation) to post release with strong sense of urgency, utilizing company product launch process (stage-gate). This may include the facilitation of development brainstorming Kaizen events, and post-launch activities intended to support a smooth transition into production.
• Provide input into process improvements and new processes, systems, or operational plans in support of business strategies.
• Project Scope may include design and development of hardware (including injection molded tooling and parts), PCBA electronics, connected products hardware, Software Development (SW), and/or Web & Mobile Applications (iOS/Android).
• Project activities may include facilitation of development Blitz or brainstorming Kaizen events, chair project meetings, update task, track budget (spend), and resource progress on weekly schedule updates, and logs issues, risks, Lessons learned, and documents contingency plans for all projects.

Key Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Engineering, or other technical discipline, from an accredited institution (MBA or advanced technical degree is a plus).
• Project Management education: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
• 10+ years leading cross-functional project teams and programs aligned with strategic objectives.
• 5+ years of engineering design or manufacturing experience in a med-high volume production, product development environment.
• 5+ years of managing project teams developing consumer product products that may include hardware and with embedded firmware, software, and App is desirable.
• Experience working with, developing, or managing the development of consumer mobile Apps (iOS/Android) as related to hardware deployment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and experience product development process (stage-gate, predictive, agile and hybrid methods)

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:

• Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
• Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
• Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
• Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory