Senior Innovation Technical Project Manager

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 must survive the hardest phase of all: early-stage innovation. The ideas are ambitious, the constraints are real, and the path forward is rarely obvious. The Innovation Technical Project Manager operates at the center of the Technology Incubation Group, driving early-stage programs from initial vision through prototype. This is a senior leadership position with real accountability, authority, and direct access to the most senior levels of the business. What You'll Own Serve as the single accountable owner of programs from Vision through prototype handoff to the NPD group. Build and maintain integrated master program schedules across all workstreams—mechanical, electrical, firmware, industrial design, and commercial readiness. Drive alignment on product direction across engineering, design, commercial, finance, and supply chain teams globally. Lead structured milestone reviews at Vision, V0, P1, and P2—preparing materials, facilitating decisions, and ensuring clear documented outcomes. Own the risk register from day one: identifying, escalating, and resolving critical path risks before they hit cost or timeline. Serve as the primary interface between the Innovation TPM team and the NPD PMO, enabling clean, structured handoffs at P2. Deliver sharp, accurate program updates to executive leadership—bringing clarity and structure to high-pressure, ambiguous situations. Contribute to the continuous improvement of SharkNinja's early-stage iTPM playbook. What You Bring Engineering background with commercial instincts and the ability to interrogate a mechanical design, read a program schedule, and challenge strategic decisions. Required Engineering background with 5+ years in a TPM, PM, or senior engineering project management role. Demonstrated experience managing programs across the full product lifecycle, ideally including early-stage consumer products or electronics. Proven ability to run integrated schedules across multiple engineering workstreams simultaneously. Track record of influencing and presenting to senior and executive stakeholders. Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, and DFM constraints—consumer electronics and plastics experience strongly preferred. Comfortable creating structure and driving alignment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. Nice to Have Experience in pre-P2 / early-stage innovation or concept development environments. Familiarity with stage-gate processes in a product-led consumer goods company. PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification. Budget management and P&L literacy at the program level. Global team exposure across US, UK, and China. SolidWorks or Creo proficiency—ability to read and interrogate engineering design data. Who Thrives in This Role Technically credible and commercially sharp, confident enough to challenge direction at senior levels, and collaborative enough to build trust quickly across engineering, design, and business teams. Brings discipline to ambiguity without slowing progress and is genuinely excited by the early-stage work that is hardest to manage well. Salary and Other Compensation Annual salary range: $92,800 – $140,000 USD. Salary is influenced by geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre‑paid legal insurance, child and eldercare benefits, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement SharkNinja is an equal opportunity employer. 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. 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr