Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager for Kidde Residential Fire is responsible for leading projects and cross-functional initiatives that deliver new products, product improvements, sustaining activities, productivity initiatives, and business process outcomes. This role translates business and product objectives into disciplined execution, ensures strong cross-functional alignment, and drives accountability to meet schedule, cost, quality, and business commitments across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute product, sustaining, productivity, and business process initiatives from definition through delivery
• Drive accountability across Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Marketing, Compliance, and Finance partners as appropriate
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented team environment focused on achieving project objectives
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, dependency maps, and resource requirements across multiple projects and initiatives
• Maintain project reporting, action tracking, decision logs, and clear escalation paths
• Ensure projects remain aligned to approved scope, priorities, and business objectives
• Apply PMO processes, tools, and standards consistently across assigned projects
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, tradeoffs, constraints, and resource gaps; lead mitigation plans to protect delivery commitments and business objectives
• Escalate issues in a timely manner and provide recommendations to support decision-making and resolution
• Lead key milestone deliverables and support phase-gate, governance, and project review processes
• Communicate clearly and proactively with leadership and stakeholders regarding project status, risks, dependencies, decisions, and business impacts

Requirements

This position is based at the Mebane, NC Office. No specific requirements listed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of PMO, program management, or project management experience

Skills

No specific skills listed.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays), 401(k) with employer match, EAP assistance, and more

Pay

$98,532 – $115,920 per year

Schedule

Full-time position