Associate Program Manager - CMF

About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,600+ associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
Associate Program Managers at SharkNinja play a critical role in driving program execution across our Shark and Ninja brands, with a focus on CMF initiatives, color proliferation, packaging, and other enhancements to legacy products that expand our portfolio and drive market share. This role delivers sustainable, best-in-class program governance and process rigor to ensure flawless execution across a global portfolio.
In this highly cross-functional role, Associate Program Managers operate with a general-manager mentality-leading through influence and providing visibility across global teams. They are responsible for building and managing timelines, aligning resources, and ensuring products are developed, manufactured, and delivered to market with speed, efficiency, and 5-star quality, ultimately enabling strong commercial performance.
A successful SharkNinja Associate Program Manager thinks, acts, and leads like a global owner of every program in their portfolio. They maintain a relentless focus on scope, cost, and schedule, serving as the "glue" that holds cross-functional teams together. They proactively communicate, identify and mitigate risks, and escalate scope changes, cost concerns, and schedule pressures to senior leadership while simultaneously driving solutions with urgency.
This is an individual-contributor role that leads teams through a rapidly evolving product development process requiring agility, quick thinking, continuous alignment, and adaptability to shifting strategies. The ideal candidate is flexible, dependable, and energized by accelerated timelines and ambitious deliverables, thriving in a fast-paced environment where ambiguity is common. This role reports to the Director, Program Management.
Responsibilities

• Drive and actively facilitate cross-functional collaboration to bring products and CMF enhancements to market, including managing risks, dependencies, and schedules

• Own delivery of all program elements from ideation through launch and end-of-life

• Establish and maintain integrated program timelines, resource plans, and execution cadence

• Identify program risks, develop mitigation and contingency plans, and track progress to closure

• Escalate scope, cost, and schedule risks while driving resolution in parallel

• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure go-to-market strategies support strong sales performance

• Use KPIs and data to inform decision-making and drive alignment across teams

• Act as a CMF/packaging subject-matter resource for cross-functional questions and execution needs

• Partner with Insights & Intelligence to develop consumer testing objectives and incorporate consumer feedback into CMF and packaging development

• Channel global information to local teams, serving as a conduit to support business needs

• Identify resource and knowledge gaps and proactively work to resolve them

Requirements & Attributes

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical, or business management field strongly preferred

• 1-2 years of direct program or project management experience

• Experience in new product development and/or program management; consumer goods experience strongly preferred

• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to lead through influence

• Assertive, confident, and accountable with a strong bias to action

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable engaging with executive leadership, peers, suppliers, and customers

• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Proficient in PowerPoint and comfortable developing and presenting materials to large groups, including executive audiences (in person or via MS Teams)

• Intermediate working knowledge of MS Project (or similar), Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

• High energy, positive attitude, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$56,300-$115,000 USD
Our Culture
At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company-you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won't just launch products-we'll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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