Senior Director, Technical Project Management
SharkNinja, Needham Heights, MA, United States
SharkNinja is seeking a Senior Director, Technical Project Management to lead and evolve the Technical Project Management function as a strategic driver of business outcomes within Engineering. This role is a core part of the Engineering leadership team, ensuring tight integration between engineering execution, product development, and business strategy.
What You’ll Do
Lead and develop a high-performing global Technical Project Management organization within Engineering, building leadership capability, succession plans, and a strong talent pipeline.
Check Eng NPD portfolio strategy across multiple product categories, align to company priorities, growth targets, and innovation goals.
Partner with executive leadership to define product direction, investment trade-offs, and prioritization across the portfolio.
Establish and evolve the operating model for Technical Project Management, driving transformation in how work is planned, executed, and delivered across the organization.
Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Design, Product Development, and Operations to ensure alignment on product direction, priorities, and timelines.
Establish and enforce project governance, prioritization frameworks, and decision-making processes.
Provide clear visibility into project status, risks, and tradeoffs to executive leadership.
Act as a key decision-maker in complex, ambiguous scenarios—balancing speed, risk, and quality to enable the business to move forward effectively.
Influence and shape cross-functional strategy across Engineering, Design and Operations, ensuring alignment to long-term business goals.
Build and scale systems, tools and governance frameworks that enable transparency, accountability and high-velocity execution.
Role & Responsibilities
Define and evolve the vision, strategy and operating model for the Technical Project Management function as an integral part of Engineering.
Own the end-to-end NPD portfolio across categories, with accountability for business outcomes—not just project delivery.
Drive alignment between product strategy, engineering execution and commercial objectives.
Establish clear prioritization frameworks that guide decision-making across teams and leadership.
Ensure teams are focused on the highest-impact work, balancing innovation, risk and execution speed.
Drive accountability across teams for milestones, deliverables and outcomes at a portfolio level.
Champion continuous improvement and transformation of processes to enhance scalability, predictability and speed.
Represent Technical Project Management in executive discussions, influencing company direction and strategic decisions.
Attributes
Strategic and operational leader with the ability to influence company direction while driving execution at scale.
Strong ability to operate in ambiguity, make high-impact decisions and align senior stakeholders.
Influential communicator with a track record of shaping executive decisions and driving organizational alignment.
Proven ability to build, scale and develop high-performing teams and future leaders.
Experience & Skills
Engineering background required.
12–15+ years of experience in technical project management, engineering or related roles.
Proven experience owning and driving large-scale, cross-functional portfolios from concept to launch.
Experience leading and scaling global project-management organizations.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycle (NPD).
Experience working in consumer products, hardware or manufacturing environments preferred.
Demonstrated experience influencing executive leadership and driving business decisions.
Strong knowledge of project management tools (e.g., JIRA) and reporting frameworks.
Understanding of manufacturing processes and constraints.
Salary and Other Compensation The annual salary range for this position is $166,900—$220,000 USD. The Company offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
401(k) retirement plan with matching
Employee stock purchase program
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Generous paid time off, company holidays and parental leave
Identity theft protection, pet insurance and prepaid legal insurance
Back-up child and elder care days, product discounts, referral bonus program and more
We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other class protected by legislation or local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at accommodations@sharkninja.com.
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What You’ll Do
Lead and develop a high-performing global Technical Project Management organization within Engineering, building leadership capability, succession plans, and a strong talent pipeline.
Check Eng NPD portfolio strategy across multiple product categories, align to company priorities, growth targets, and innovation goals.
Partner with executive leadership to define product direction, investment trade-offs, and prioritization across the portfolio.
Establish and evolve the operating model for Technical Project Management, driving transformation in how work is planned, executed, and delivered across the organization.
Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Design, Product Development, and Operations to ensure alignment on product direction, priorities, and timelines.
Establish and enforce project governance, prioritization frameworks, and decision-making processes.
Provide clear visibility into project status, risks, and tradeoffs to executive leadership.
Act as a key decision-maker in complex, ambiguous scenarios—balancing speed, risk, and quality to enable the business to move forward effectively.
Influence and shape cross-functional strategy across Engineering, Design and Operations, ensuring alignment to long-term business goals.
Build and scale systems, tools and governance frameworks that enable transparency, accountability and high-velocity execution.
Role & Responsibilities
Define and evolve the vision, strategy and operating model for the Technical Project Management function as an integral part of Engineering.
Own the end-to-end NPD portfolio across categories, with accountability for business outcomes—not just project delivery.
Drive alignment between product strategy, engineering execution and commercial objectives.
Establish clear prioritization frameworks that guide decision-making across teams and leadership.
Ensure teams are focused on the highest-impact work, balancing innovation, risk and execution speed.
Drive accountability across teams for milestones, deliverables and outcomes at a portfolio level.
Champion continuous improvement and transformation of processes to enhance scalability, predictability and speed.
Represent Technical Project Management in executive discussions, influencing company direction and strategic decisions.
Attributes
Strategic and operational leader with the ability to influence company direction while driving execution at scale.
Strong ability to operate in ambiguity, make high-impact decisions and align senior stakeholders.
Influential communicator with a track record of shaping executive decisions and driving organizational alignment.
Proven ability to build, scale and develop high-performing teams and future leaders.
Experience & Skills
Engineering background required.
12–15+ years of experience in technical project management, engineering or related roles.
Proven experience owning and driving large-scale, cross-functional portfolios from concept to launch.
Experience leading and scaling global project-management organizations.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycle (NPD).
Experience working in consumer products, hardware or manufacturing environments preferred.
Demonstrated experience influencing executive leadership and driving business decisions.
Strong knowledge of project management tools (e.g., JIRA) and reporting frameworks.
Understanding of manufacturing processes and constraints.
Salary and Other Compensation The annual salary range for this position is $166,900—$220,000 USD. The Company offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
401(k) retirement plan with matching
Employee stock purchase program
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Generous paid time off, company holidays and parental leave
Identity theft protection, pet insurance and prepaid legal insurance
Back-up child and elder care days, product discounts, referral bonus program and more
We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other class protected by legislation or local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at accommodations@sharkninja.com.
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