Head of Project Management

Flowserve is seeking a dynamic, accomplished Manager, Project Management - New Product Development (NPD) to lead and strengthen the enterprise product-development project management function. This leader will drive consistent, disciplined execution of global NPD initiatives across product platforms, ensuring programs deliver against strategic commitments for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer value.The Manager will lead a team of cross-platform Project Managers; establish common governance, reporting, tools, and operating practices; and partner closely with NPD, Strategic Business Management (SBM), Design-to-Value (DtV), Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Commercial teams. This role is central to improving portfolio visibility, resolving cross-functional execution barriers, accelerating innovation, and building a high-performing global project management organization.Key ResponsibilitiesEnterprise NPD Execution and GovernanceLead the consistent, global application of Flowserve’s New Product Development and Product Development Process frameworks across platforms and business functions.Establish and maintain enterprise-level project governance, including phase-gate expectations, decision-readiness criteria, escalation paths, project-health standards, and leadership review cadences.Own the definition, reporting, and continuous improvement of core NPD performance metrics, including On-Time Delivery, On-Budget Delivery, project health, milestone attainment, risk exposure, resource utilization, and product vitality.Ensure project teams maintain integrated plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables.Develop and maintain project-management procedures, templates, playbooks, deliverables, reporting tools, and governance standards.Evaluate and recommend project-management, portfolio-management, reporting, and collaboration tools that improve visibility, efficiency, and decision quality.Participate in assessments involving third-party consultants, supplemental workforce partners, and organizational/process-improvement initiatives.Coordinate the development, communication, training, and adoption plans required to implement process and tool improvements successfully.Portfolio, Capacity, and Financial ManagementLead the team of cross-platform Project Managers in the execution of prioritized NPD initiatives.Conduct regular capacity-and-demand assessments to inform project-manager assignments, workforce planning, prioritization discussions, and resource-gap resolution.Own NPD budget reporting in collaboration with NPD Leads and Financial Business Partners, including forecast accuracy, project cost performance, and cost-to-complete visibility.Provide executive-level portfolio reporting that highlights performance trends, decisions required, delivery risks, resource constraints, and recommended actions.Support business cases, financial analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and Design-to-Value initiatives that improve program outcomes and resource allocation.Cross-Functional Leadership and Risk ManagementLead resolution of enterprise-level project-support gaps while operating in alignment with the NPD RACI and functional-accountability model.Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, Finance, and Commercial functions.Facilitate timely decisions, resolve cross-functional conflicts, remove barriers, and escalate issues when necessary to protect project commitments.Champion proactive risk management by ensuring teams identify, assess, mitigate, and communicate technical, commercial, operational, supply-chain, financial, and schedule risks.Ensure project teams use appropriate contingency plans, corrective actions, and lessons learned to reduce recurring execution issues.Ensure new intellectual-property creation and protection processes are understood, integrated into project execution, and consistently followed.People Leadership and Capability BuildingLead, coach, and develop a global team of Project Managers supporting NPD initiatives across product platforms.Establish clear individual goals, responsibilities, development plans, and performance expectations for team members.Build team capability in project leadership, product-development execution, financial management, risk management, communication, conflict resolution, and executive-level reporting.Create an environment in which Project Managers are empowered to lead decisions, provide informed technical and business input, challenge assumptions, resolve conflicts, and escalate appropriately.Develop role-based training and change-management plans to drive adoption of improved processes, tools, and standards.Required QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical discipline.Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in project management, product development, engineering, industrial products, or heavy manufacturing environments.Experience in an individual contributor technical role, such as product designer, engineer, test technician, manufacturing engineer, or equivalent technical development role.Strong understanding of phase-gate or stage-gate product-development processes, project governance, integrated scheduling, and portfolio reporting. Formal phase-gate governance, cross-functional execution, risk management, and delivery against cost, quality, and schedule targets are common expectations for NPD leadership roles in industrial environments. Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, financial forecasts, cost-benefit analyses, and resource-allocation decisions.Strong experience identifying, assessing, communicating, and mitigating program risks.Strong people-leadership, coaching, mentoring, and performance-management skills.Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project-management, portfolio-management, and reporting tools.Preferred QualificationsPMP certification, or equivalent demonstrated experience applying formal project-management methodologies.Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations, Project Management, or a related discipline.Experience leading global teams and managing geographically distributed project portfolios.Experience in pumps, valves, seals, flow-control equipment, industrial equipment, energy, process industries, or similarly complex engineered-product environments.Familiarity with Agile, hybrid Agile/stage-gate, Lean, Design-to-Value, Design for Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement methodologies.Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Microsoft BI dashboards, Mural, Planview, or comparable portfolio and collaboration platforms.Experience with product lifecycle management, engineering-change management, and intellectual-property processes.Demonstrated experience implementing project-management office, portfolio governance, or enterprise reporting improvements.Balances platform, functional, and enterprise needs while optimizing the overall NPD portfolio.Understands the realities of engineered-product development, testing, industrialization, and launch.Drives adoption through clear communication, practical tools, training, and visible accountability.Data-driven judgment: Uses project, financial, capacity, and risk data to make sound recommendations.Builds capable, confident Project Managers who lead rather than simply administer schedules.Maintains a disciplined focus on commitments, decisions, risks, and customer outcomes.Improved On-Time Delivery, On-Budget Delivery, and project-health performance across the NPD portfolio.Stronger project predictability, milestone discipline, and decision readiness.Improved visibility into portfolio capacity, resource constraints, risks, and investment needs.Faster identification and resolution of cross-functional project-support gaps.Improved financial forecasting and budget performance for NPD programs.Increased maturity and effectiveness of the global Project Management team.We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.Competitive Salary Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) Short- and Long-Term Disability Parental Leave Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement. Kalamazoo, Michigan USType: Full time