Senior Technical Program Manager

Welcome To The Traegerhood:

Our business is BBQ, and business tastes good. Traeger invented the wood pellet grill over 30 years ago, and we’ve been revolutionizing outdoor cooking ever since. We’re a team of disruptors, innovators, problem solvers, and food fanatics who are dedicated to bringing people together to create a more flavorful world. From our headquarters in Salt Lake City and beyond, we work tirelessly to provide a world-class experience to our customers, retailers, and especially our employees. If you’re a team player who’s dedicated to delivering top-quality results every day, then we want you to come cook with us!

What You'll Do:

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join the Traegerhood. In this role, you will be our technical program leader who will direct and manage product development programs of varying size, scope, and complexity. You will lead development programs from concept to commercialization for products that include both hardware and software development and integration. This is a highly visible role where you will interact with all levels. You will establish proactive program management and coordination of cross-functional teams to successfully deliver on program requirements.

How You’ll Help Us Win:

• Lead and manage program budgets and product cost
• Manage risk identification and mitigation planning
• Identify and secure all resource needs for execution to plan
• Ability to work with cross-functional & leadership stakeholders to deliver on business targets
• Improve program management processes by developing and implementing new or improved processes and tools
• Foster a culture focused on accountability, transparency, speed of decision-making, issue resolution, and cross-functional collaboration
• Provide a proactive interface between project stakeholders and senior management team to ensure alignment and to provide clear updates on progress and key milestones

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

• B.S. Engineering 
• 10+ years’ relevant product development experience, with significant experience in project/program management of complex cross-functional projects that have both hardware and software integration from concept to full scale production
• Able to lead cross functional team members under critical schedules and conditions of change
• Experience working with geographically dispersed cross-functional multi-cultural teams
• Experienced working within a global Contract Manufacturing model, specifically with Asia and Mexico Manufacturing
• Enjoy working both in a team and independently
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a willingness to adapt to change
• Exposure and ability to grasp technologies and engineering/manufacturing processes involved in product development of consumer durable or electronic goods or other related high-volume products
• Experience with project management tools - project scheduling and planning, budget tracking and project life-cycle management

Why You Will Love Working Here:

• Be part of the most disruptive force in outdoor cooking
• Join a true team working towards a common goal
• Culture of risk-taking, innovation, & quality
• So. Much. Food.
• Full medical/dental/vision package to fit your needs
• 401k to help you plan for the future
• Tuition reimbursement
• Individual professional development programs & initiatives to help you grow professionally
• Great discounts on all things Traeger