Director of Program Management

About the Role Based in Sidney, Ohio, Copeland - Americas is seeking a Director of Program Management to lead the portfolio of product programs for the Cold Chain - Compression business, establish strategic priorities, allocate resources, and lead a team of Program Managers. The role focuses on executing new product launches, driving disciplined execution, and aligning cross-functional partners to deliver market, schedule, and financial targets.

What You'll Do

• Be accountable for the execution of new product launches and other major product programs, ensuring that all programs meet market requirements, schedule, and financial targets
• Establish program priorities through collaboration with sales, marketing, product management, engineering, and operations
• Own the phase-gate process and instill a culture of disciplined execution and process improvement across all functional groups in the business
• Foster collaboration across a globally matrixed organization to drive speed, resource efficiency, product strategy alignment, and cost optimization
• Provide leadership, coaching, and support for a team of Program Managers and Engineering Change Coordinators
• Establish and implement talent development plans for direct reports to enable team players to reach their full potential

What We're Looking For

• A proven track record of demonstrated results in a B2B environment, including experience in new product development, project management, cross-functional leadership, engineering and product marketing
• Experience leading and influencing teams in a globally matrixed organizational structure
• Direct staff leadership of a team, including establishing development plans, managing and tracking objectives and deliverables, and coaching for performance
• Strong executive communication / presentation skills and ability to influence a wide range of internal/external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to merge understanding of technical concepts with financial/business acumen
• Ability to balance multiple stakeholders, resolve conflict, and make sound decisions
• MBA or Bachelor's Degree with equivalent business experience
• 7-10 years of relevant experience preferred
• Marketing or technical undergraduate degree preferred
• HVAC/R industry experience preferred
• Technical work experience a plus

Nice to Have

• 7-10 years of relevant experience preferred
• Marketing or technical undergraduate degree preferred
• HVAC/R industry experience preferred
• Technical work experience a plus