Lead, Product Lifecycle Engineering [PLE] Project Manager
About The Position
Lead, Product Lifecycle Engineering (PLE) Project Manager – Hybrid Towson, MD USA Come build your career. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. The Job: As a Product Lifecycle Engineering (PLE) Project Manager you’ll be part of our PLE, Platforming, & Productivity team, working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to: Execute a variety of high value and visibility projects and initiatives supporting our global Tools & Outdoor products throughout their product life. This may include material productivity, warranty, strategic supplier changes, and projects to reduce tariff exposure. Establish and align clear program objectives by assessing both the anticipated business benefits and the complexity, effort, and cost required for execution. Scope out and phase projects to maximize early value delivery, ensuring that resource investment is balanced with expected outcomes. Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project plans; manage work efforts of multiple functional resources. Act as an intermediary between PLE execution teams and other business arms to align program effort with top-line benefits and objectives. Collaborate with various groups and leadership to prioritize conflicting efforts effectively. Lead PLE teams, reliability, and chief engineer collaboration to ensure that product verification plans are robust, concise, and have clear pass/fail criteria to minimize rework and ambiguity. Develop and maintain KPIs to measure and track program execution and efficiency. Partner with data analysts to build automation and dashboards to improve reporting. Promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability within the team. Partner with cross-functional team members and PLEs to understand and improve workflows, reducing waste and inefficiencies. Propose and implement new ways of working to increase speed and alignment between teams. Utilize existing Change Management processes for project execution. Act as a champion to ensure adherence to established processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant work experience.
- 2–5 years of specific experience in global program management or leadership roles.
- Working knowledge of Change Management processes (i.e. Change Requests, Change Notices, Deviations).
- Proven capability to lead and contribute across all organizational levels, balancing direct, hands-on involvement with high-level oversight and reporting.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in lifecycle engineering and/or executing projects in a post-launch environment preferred.
- Proficiency with PLM and ERP systems (i.e. Windchill and SAP).
Responsibilities
- Execute a variety of high value and visibility projects and initiatives supporting our global Tools & Outdoor products throughout their product life. This may include material productivity, warranty, strategic supplier changes, and projects to reduce tariff exposure.
- Establish and align clear program objectives by assessing both the anticipated business benefits and the complexity, effort, and cost required for execution.
- Scope out and phase projects to maximize early value delivery, ensuring that resource investment is balanced with expected outcomes.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project plans; manage work efforts of multiple functional resources.
- Act as an intermediary between PLE execution teams and other business arms to align program effort with top-line benefits and objectives.
- Collaborate with various groups and leadership to prioritize conflicting efforts effectively.
- Lead PLE teams, reliability, and chief engineer collaboration to ensure that product verification plans are robust, concise, and have clear pass/fail criteria to minimize rework and ambiguity.
- Develop and maintain KPIs to measure and track program execution and efficiency.
- Partner with data analysts to build automation and dashboards to improve reporting.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability within the team.
- Partner with cross-functional team members and PLEs to understand and improve workflows, reducing waste and inefficiencies.
- Propose and implement new ways of working to increase speed and alignment between teams.
- Utilize existing Change Management processes for project execution.
- Act as a champion to ensure adherence to established processes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
