Project Manager Products and Solutions

Job Location - Thane

Experience - 5-9 years

Job Summary:

We re looking for a Project Manager to join our PMO team focused on developing data-center critical infrastructure products (Thermal, Power, and IT-Systems) in our factories. You will manage projects from new product development (NPDI) to customizing existing products (ETO) as per client requirements or regional transfers from start to product launch.

You ll coordinate with engineering, product management, operations, procurement, quality, logistics, marketing, and sales teams. Success will mean delivering projects on time, within scope, and on budget ensuring product cost and Time to Market goals are met.

Our work spans manufacturing plants across Ambernath and Chakan. You will also align your projects with company business objectives, manage risks, and propose recovery plans if challenges arise. Given our setup, you ll need to navigate a complex environment and maintain clear communication at all levels.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project management for new products and customizations.


• Develop and manage project plans timelines, milestones, resource allocation, risks, and dependencies.


• Follow the company s NPDI (New Product Development and Introduction) process.


• Drive cross-functional teamwork and collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Product, Quality, Sourcing & Leadership teams.


• Work with managers to secure proper resourcing for projects.


• Track and report progress, budgets, and KPIs to stakeholders and senior management.


• Identify and resolve risks that could impact timelines, scope, or quality.


• Foster continuous process improvement, innovation, and efficiency.


• Work with Product Management and Engineering to ensure solutions meet requirements and cost targets.


• Conduct periodical Gate reviews (Steering Committee) inviting CFT & Engineering, Operations, Service, Quality Leadership and ensure Gates opened upon fulfilment of criteria


• Escalate to Senior Management when the Gates doesn t get opened leading to Project delays


• Conduct post-launch reviews with the open points raised out off all Gates for closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering, business, or related field (Masters preferred).


• 5-9 years experience in Project/Program Management in a structured environment.


• Knowledge of APQP is an added advantage


• Experienced in handling market campaign & recall in the field


• Familiarity with the full product development lifecycle (idea to commercialization).


• PMP certification is strongly preferred.


• Skilled in tools like MS Project or Smartsheet.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders at all levels.


• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate cross-functional teams.


• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills with a proactive mindset.


• Willing to travel up to 20%, mostly between Thane and Chakan.


• Experience with data-center critical infrastructure solution providers or engineering products.


• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) is a plus