Program Manager – NPD & Operations

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. 

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

• →Works closely with Product Managers and Program Management Office Leadership to establish and prioritize a portfolio of programs, initiatives’ objectives, scope/requirements, dependencies, resource needs as well as success metrics for each.
• →Leads cross-functional teams including Production, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Product Management, IT, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance and other functions to establish project execution strategy, schedule, budget, and resource needs to achieve them.
• →Continuously monitors and drives project activities, risk mitigation, and issue resolution to ensure programs progress on schedule and within budget while meeting program objectives and metrics.
• →Works directly with the team and functional leadership as needed to drive issues to closure and appropriately escalate issues and mitigation recommendations to upper management as needed.
• →Resolves people and team dynamic issues for effective performance and cross-functional handoffs.
• →Works with other program managers on interdependencies or conflicts with other simultaneous projects.
• →Schedules and leads timely status review meetings, and formal project Reviews with Senior Management.
• →Coaches program team members on the Allegion Product Development Process and project management fundamentals.
• →Ability to travel up to 20% at various times throughout the year, domestically and internationally, as needed.

• Experience in product-centric programs from concept to production using a structured process.
• Proven problem-solving skills, techniques and tool selection.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills at all levels within the organization.
• Business acumen and experience in business tradeoffs.
• Tenacity in coordination of project team members to achieve program timelines and outcomes.
• Self-starter with a desire to make a significant impact on project execution, processes and tools.
• Courage to raise issues and recommendations to upper management when a program is at risk.
• Good understanding of consumer products, software, and hardware development preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including project management software required

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, business, or engineering
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Program Management, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams
• Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma, or other Program Management Certifications and/or Enterprise Excellence preferred
• Experience with Agile Methodologies a plus

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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