Strategic Projects Leader

Trane Italia•Manchester, NH

22d•Remote

About The Position

Trane Technologies is a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation, with a core mission to prioritize the planet. Through its businesses like Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is integral to its operations. The company is seeking individuals who are eager to address global challenges and contribute to a better, sustainable future. The digital solutions team is at the forefront of developing next-generation climate technology aimed at reducing demand-side energy consumption and emissions. This team, which includes BrainBox AI and Nuvolo, leverages technical expertise and advanced analytics to deliver data-driven solutions that benefit customers, communities, and the environment. This Strategic Projects Integration role will involve leading cross-functional workstreams across Product, Engineering, Commercial, Operations, and Marketing within BrainBox AI and its strategic partner ecosystem. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating complex technical and business requirements into actionable plans, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and maintaining the commercial success of a high-visibility program. The role demands excellence in program delivery, strong communication skills, technical fluency in HVAC and controls, and the ability to confidently navigate the emerging AI technology landscape.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in program leadership, product, engineering, commercial, or similar roles in HVAC, building controls, IoT, or industrial technology sectors.
Demonstrated expertise in complex, multi region, technical project management with proven results.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
Ability to travel for on‑site collaboration with partner teams.

Nice To Haves

4+ years in management consulting or roles involving complex cross‑organizational initiatives (preferred but not required).
Master’s degree a plus.

Responsibilities

Drives long‑range program vision, alignment, and execution across multiple workstreams to deliver high‑impact business outcomes.
Applies strong domain and technology understanding to guide decisions, remove blockers, and translate complex concepts into actionable program direction.
Builds trust, gains alignment, and influences diverse technical and business stakeholders to ensure unified progress toward shared goals.
Leads stakeholders through business, process, and technology change by enabling adoption, clarity, and commitment across the organization.
Navigates uncertainty with structured thinking, rapidly assessing risks, identifying options, and driving practical, data‑informed decisions.
Coordinate and manage a cross‑functional, multi‑organization program driving integration of AI‑enabled building control technologies.
Develop and maintain the program roadmap, operating model, and execution cadence aligned with business milestones.
Serve as a PMO liaison between BrainBox AI and the strategic partner, ensuring transparency, alignment, and mutual accountability.
Translate technical concepts into clear workstreams, deliverables, and stakeholder-ready insights.
Lead communication across teams, reinforcing program goals, progress, and impacts.
Drive organizational change management across SBUs to support adoption of new processes and technologies.
Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, blockers, and scope changes to maintain delivery momentum.
Facilitate governance activities, including status reviews, cross-team collaboration forums, and partner integration checkpoints.
Support commercial readiness efforts including validation, deployment planning, and scaling activities.
Provide concise, data-driven reporting on progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership.
Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and operational rigor.