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Senior Manager, Product Development Governance & Process Excellence– Plymouth, MN – Hybrid
Daikin Applied is seeking a seeking a Senior Manager, Product Development Governance & Process Excellence to lead the governance, deployment, continuous improvement, and operational effectiveness of the company's product development framework.
This role is responsible for establishing and sustaining the processes, governance structures, operating rhythms, and standard work that enable disciplined, predictable, and high-quality product development execution across the enterprise.
Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Product Design Quality, Reliability, Compliance & Safety, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Business Unit leadership, this position drives organizational alignment, improves decision quality, strengthens development readiness, and increases confidence in product launch commitments.
The ideal candidate combines program leadership, process ownership, change management, and organizational influence to build scalable product development practices that improve execution consistency, reduce risk, and accelerate business outcomes.
Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!
Location: Hybrid, Plymouth, MN
Your Responsibilities:
Product Development Governance
- Own and continuously improve the company's product development governance framework, decision-making processes, and stage-gate operating model
- Define and maintain governance standards, readiness expectations, escalation paths, and decision criteria
- Establish consistent operating mechanisms that support effective execution across multiple product development portfolios
- Facilitate governance reviews and readiness assessments that enable informed, evidence-based decisions
Process Ownership & Excellence
- Define and maintain product development standard work, templates, deliverables, workflows, and operating procedures
- Ensure processes remain aligned with business objectives, organizational capabilities, and product development best practices
- Identify systemic process gaps and lead cross-functional improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness and efficiency
- Drive simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement of development processes
Deployment, Adoption & Change Leadership
- Lead deployment of new processes, tools, governance models, and operating practices across the organization
- Develop implementation and sustainment strategies that drive long-term adoption
- Train, coach, and support teams on process expectations, governance requirements, and best practices
- Foster a culture of disciplined execution, accountability, and continuous improvement
Portfolio Visibility & Execution Effectiveness
- Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into execution performance, milestone achievement, risks, dependencies, and organizational readiness
- Monitor process health and organizational performance to identify opportunities for improvement
- Provide leadership with actionable insights that support effective prioritization and decision-making
- Improve predictability, transparency, and confidence in product development execution
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Reliability, Compliance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to drive alignment and execution excellence
- Facilitate collaboration across organizational boundaries to improve development outcomes
- Lead cross-functional teams in resolving execution challenges and implementing process improvements
- Influence stakeholders at all levels through leadership, communication, and data-driven decision making
Strategic Program Leadership
- Lead strategic initiatives that strengthen product development capabilities and organizational effectiveness
- Support evolution of the company's product development operating model
- Identify opportunities to improve execution speed, decision quality, launch readiness, and overall development performance
- Drive initiatives that improve enterprise-wide product development maturity
Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Operations, or a related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Development, Engineering Operations, Quality, Process Excellence, or related disciplines
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
- Strong understanding of product development processes, governance models, and project execution methodologies
- Experience driving process improvement and organizational change
- Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Your Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Administration, or related field
- PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials
- Experience leading product development governance, stage-gate, or lifecycle management processes
- Experience developing and deploying enterprise-level business processes and operating models.
- Working knowledge of product development quality practices including:
- Requirements Management
- Design Reviews
- Risk Management
- DFMEA
- DVP&R
- Product Validation
- Reliability Engineering
- Compliance & Product Safety
- Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or other complex engineered product environments
Your Benefits:
Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Paid time off and company paid holidays
- Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law
- Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $113,800 - $193,900 in Minnesota plus a 20% bonus. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
#LI-DF1
If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!
Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025!
Senior Manager, Product Development Governance & Process Excellence– Plymouth, MN – Hybrid
Daikin Applied is seeking a seeking a Senior Manager, Product Development Governance & Process Excellence to lead the governance, deployment, continuous improvement, and operational effectiveness of the company's product development framework.
This role is responsible for establishing and sustaining the processes, governance structures, operating rhythms, and standard work that enable disciplined, predictable, and high-quality product development execution across the enterprise.
Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Product Design Quality, Reliability, Compliance & Safety, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Business Unit leadership, this position drives organizational alignment, improves decision quality, strengthens development readiness, and increases confidence in product launch commitments.
The ideal candidate combines program leadership, process ownership, change management, and organizational influence to build scalable product development practices that improve execution consistency, reduce risk, and accelerate business outcomes.
Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!
Location: Hybrid, Plymouth, MN
Your Responsibilities:
Product Development Governance
- Own and continuously improve the company's product development governance framework, decision-making processes, and stage-gate operating model
- Define and maintain governance standards, readiness expectations, escalation paths, and decision criteria
- Establish consistent operating mechanisms that support effective execution across multiple product development portfolios
- Facilitate governance reviews and readiness assessments that enable informed, evidence-based decisions
Process Ownership & Excellence
- Define and maintain product development standard work, templates, deliverables, workflows, and operating procedures
- Ensure processes remain aligned with business objectives, organizational capabilities, and product development best practices
- Identify systemic process gaps and lead cross-functional improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness and efficiency
- Drive simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement of development processes
Deployment, Adoption & Change Leadership
- Lead deployment of new processes, tools, governance models, and operating practices across the organization
- Develop implementation and sustainment strategies that drive long-term adoption
- Train, coach, and support teams on process expectations, governance requirements, and best practices
- Foster a culture of disciplined execution, accountability, and continuous improvement
Portfolio Visibility & Execution Effectiveness
- Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into execution performance, milestone achievement, risks, dependencies, and organizational readiness
- Monitor process health and organizational performance to identify opportunities for improvement
- Provide leadership with actionable insights that support effective prioritization and decision-making
- Improve predictability, transparency, and confidence in product development execution
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Reliability, Compliance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to drive alignment and execution excellence
- Facilitate collaboration across organizational boundaries to improve development outcomes
- Lead cross-functional teams in resolving execution challenges and implementing process improvements
- Influence stakeholders at all levels through leadership, communication, and data-driven decision making
Strategic Program Leadership
- Lead strategic initiatives that strengthen product development capabilities and organizational effectiveness
- Support evolution of the company's product development operating model
- Identify opportunities to improve execution speed, decision quality, launch readiness, and overall development performance
- Drive initiatives that improve enterprise-wide product development maturity
Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Operations, or a related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Development, Engineering Operations, Quality, Process Excellence, or related disciplines
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
- Strong understanding of product development processes, governance models, and project execution methodologies
- Experience driving process improvement and organizational change
- Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Your Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, Business Administration, or related field
- PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials
- Experience leading product development governance, stage-gate, or lifecycle management processes
- Experience developing and deploying enterprise-level business processes and operating models.
- Working knowledge of product development quality practices including:
- Requirements Management
- Design Reviews
- Risk Management
- DFMEA
- DVP&R
- Product Validation
- Reliability Engineering
- Compliance & Product Safety
- Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or other complex engineered product environments
Your Benefits:
Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Paid time off and company paid holidays
- Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law
- Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $113,800 - $193,900 in Minnesota plus a 20% bonus. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
#LI-DF1
If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied!
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon18
- CVS Health11
- Amazon Web Services9
- AbbVie8
- Amphenol6
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing18
- Technology & Software18
- Retail15
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals13
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces12
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior product development manager jobs.
- 7 or more years of product development or NPI program management experience
- Demonstrated ownership of full product lifecycle from concept through commercial launch
- Proficiency with stage-gate or phase-gate development frameworks
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering, supply chain, and marketing
- Familiarity with regulatory or quality systems relevant to the product category
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial design, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Senior Product Development Manager Job Search
Quantify your stage-gate experience
Senior product development manager roles expect fluency in phase-gate or agile development processes. Rewrite your resume bullets to show where you owned a gate decision, what criteria you set, and what happened to the product timeline or budget as a result.
Highlight cross-functional authority on your resume
Hiring managers want to see that you've driven alignment across engineering, regulatory, supply chain, and marketing, not just coordinated meetings. Name the functions you influenced, the size of the teams, and a measurable outcome from that collaboration.
Filter openings by development methodology
Some roles are hardware-focused with strict design-for-manufacturing cycles, others are software-adjacent with rapid iteration. Read job descriptions carefully for language like 'DFM', 'NPI', or 'sprint' to match openings to your actual background before applying.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior product development manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a portfolio of launch outcomes
Bring a concise case study to every interview: one product you took from concept to commercial launch, the constraints you navigated, and the post-launch result. Interviewers at this level want evidence of full-cycle ownership, not just project management participation.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate pay
Before accepting an offer, clarify the product portfolio size, budget authority, and headcount you'll own. Senior product development manager titles vary widely in actual authority, and scope mismatches are one of the most common reasons candidates leave within the first year.
Senior Product Development Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior product development managers?
The companies hiring the most senior product development managers right now include Amazon, CVS Health, and Amazon Web Services, with the largest share of openings in California, Illinois, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is highest in industries with active product lines and frequent new product introduction cycles.
How many senior product development manager jobs are remote?
About 53% of senior product development manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though the share varies significantly by industry. Roles tied to physical product development, hardware, or manufacturing tend to require more on-site presence, while software-adjacent and platform product roles are more likely to offer remote flexibility.
How do you become a senior product development manager?
Most senior product development managers move up by taking end-to-end ownership of a product launch earlier in their career, then demonstrating they can manage that process at scale across multiple products or categories. Building fluency in both the technical and commercial sides of development, earning cross-functional trust, and leading without direct authority over engineers or designers are the steps that typically distinguish senior candidates from mid-level ones.
Can you get hired as a senior product development manager with limited experience?
Getting hired at the senior level with limited direct experience is difficult, but candidates who have managed a complete product launch cycle in a smaller company or in a closely related role, such as project engineer or associate product manager, can make a credible case. Framing your resume around outcomes you owned rather than tasks you supported, and targeting companies with smaller product teams where the role has broader scope, improves your odds.
What does the senior product development manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen focused on your development methodology and scope of past roles, followed by a hiring manager conversation about how you've handled cross-functional conflict or resource constraints. Later rounds often include a case study or product walkthrough where you present a launch you led, and final interviews with stakeholders from engineering, marketing, or supply chain who want to assess how you communicate across functions.
Where can I find and apply to senior product development manager jobs?
You can find and apply to senior product development manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing to get your application in front of the hiring team.
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