Senior Program Manager, Hardware - Product Improvement

We are seeking an experienced Electromechanical Hardware professional to support our mission of building world-class mobile solutions for our direct-to-consumer products and business partners.Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy managing NPI and Product Improvement projects in a fast-paced, competitive market? Do you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and are open to some international travel? If so, a role as a Sr. Hardware Program Manager – Connected Products with Fortune Brands Innovations might be the perfect fit for you. Based in Deerfield, IL or San Francisco, CA, this role reports to the Manager of Hardware Program Management – Security and Outdoor Connected Products.You will lead multiple complex product improvement projects and manage multi-disciplinary global teams—including Product Management, Sourcing, Marketing, Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Software, Quality Assurance, Operation, Sales, and Technical Support—to bring innovative product ideas to market quickly.Much of the development work will be supported by global partners and focused on Yale and Master Lock residential and commercial products. WHAT YOUR DAY LOOKS LIKEEffectively manage projects using scaled Agile and waterfall/phase-gate methodologies. You will be an active problem solver and coordinate the efforts of the project team.Lead and manage new product initiatives and product enhancement projects.Coordinate the work of cross-functional and multi-location project teams to accomplish all project tasks and milestones. Ensure project governance per Fortune Brands Innovation gateway methodologies, create project schedules, track progress, and drive the project team to obtain schedule milestones.Lead frequent project pulse meetings to ensure timely communication within the project team and the rapid completion of key tasks, ensuring the identification, resolution, and escalation of key project issues to senior management. Communicate project analytics, status, plans, and risk management strategies to both our internal senior leadership team and externally facing customers.Collaborate with fellow project managers and the engineering systems managers to adopt or improve the latest project management techniques and tools.