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Job title: Product Management Excellence Leader – Precision Technologies

Location: United States (can be remote, but preference is for a candidate near our Precision Technologies sites – Ivyland, PA; Mooresville, NC; Enon, OH). 

About Us 

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

Ingersoll Rand, a company with ~$8B in annual revenue and 22,000 employees world-wide, is seeking a Product Management Excellence Leader for its Precision Technologies (PT) business unit that will be focused on designing the Product Management / NPD operating model, coaching talent & building capability, and scaling product management excellence across an entire organization.

Responsibilities:

• Application Intelligence and Market Sizing
  • Own standard work for VOC process and host trainings, drive team adherence and create centralized customer insight database
  • Own and maintain AIM (applications, industries, markets) framework for PT overall to establish master list of target applications and total addressable market for each. Conduct periodic review to determine PT market share and identify gaps in regions/countries/markets
  • From won/lost funnel analysis, document scalable wins as references for sales and marketing and document product gaps as inputs to respective sub business unit product managers

• Own Ingersoll Ran Product Excellence (IRPX) gate process and strengthen business case approval process for NPD
  • Own Stage-Gate process and deployment to drive excellence for PM and Engineering organizations, hold teams accountable to targeted toll gate dates, while establishing countermeasures to recover Engineering delays
  • Strengthen gate review process for phase gate 1, phase gate 2, create and enforce standard work for business case review at both gates, bring a neutral perspective and reduce low impact product development
  • Strengthen gate review process for phase gate 3, with standard work to translate validated business case for production inventory requirements

• Drive deliverables between the Ingersoll Rand Engineering & Technology Center (IRETC) and regional business unit Engineering teams
  • Drive coordination of Engineering priorities in regions, across global business units, and with IRETC
  • Create structure to evaluate projects and deliverables that will be executed by the IRETC
  • Be the liaison with team of ~50 Engineering resources located in India, while keeping teams accountable to mutually agreed upon deliverables and timelines

• IP strategy, product rationalization
  • At TG1, identify intellectual property opportunities, technology blocks, to feed patent strategy
  • Create and deploy product rationalization framework to drive simplified product portfolio with more meaning to customers

• Own product related cybersecurity review process
  • Establish criteria for cyber security review process within IRPX gate process
  • For products launched, create framework together with corporate IT security resources to flag, prioritize and mitigate security risks
  • Create project plans for security mitigation and ensure on time deliverables of product security related projects 

Requirements:

• Product Management Expertise: 8+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3 years leading teams and building PM capability through structured mentorship 
• Systems Thinker: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks, product discovery techniques, and metrics-driven execution 
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and develop effective solutions with a keen continuous improvement mind-set
• Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management and executive presence to champion organizational change
• Project / Program Management: Strong project / program management skills, including planning, execution, and monitoring
• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Preferred Qualifications:

• Framework Design: Created and launched original, company-wide internal training academies or product management bootcamps.
• Agile Evolution: Managed transitions from legacy project-based delivery models to modern, outcomes-driven product operating models.

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.