Project Manager - New Product Development

Project Manager - New Product Development

Do you enjoy leading exciting projects and bringing new products to life?

Are you ready to work with global teams and make a real impact?

Join our team!

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward! Making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes is seeking a New Product Development (NPD) Project Manager specializing in Pressure Safety Valves (PSV). The NPD Project Manager leads and coordinates multidisciplinary teams-including Engineering, Production, Procurement/Supply, Configuration, and Sizing tool-across multiple international locations (e.g., USA, France, India, China). The primary responsibility is to oversee the successful execution of new product development projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards. This role requires a dynamic individual with the ability to understand detailed project requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and analyze key parameters to drive project success.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Analyzing and validating needs with product managers and understanding the requirements for the new product to be developed.
• Evaluating the needs (material, resources, prototype, etc.) required to carry out the project
• Analyzing and measuring risks that may occur during completion.
• Establishing project structures and operating rules (methods, piloting tools, etc.).
• Establishing project execution planning in collaboration with all project stakeholders (engineering, purchasing, methods, Configuration management, etc...)
• Managing the project in accordance with the processes and procedures
• Ensuring that projects are carried out on time, at cost and in compliance with the initial requirements validated with the product managers.
• Piloting and coordinating matrix execution teams from Engineering, Production, Procurement/Supply, Management configuration, ValvStream.
• Conducting regular reviews with internal stakeholders to monitor performance during implementation, with associated indicators and implement corrective actions, if necessary.
• Being the preferred contact of the Product Manager (USA) and communicating (reporting) the progress of the project to the business leaders (USA)
• Using feedback and good practices to promote continuous improvement within the NPD Group
• Improving the process and practices to meet business in terms of quality and cost and delivery time.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a minimum 10 years of experience in a project management position within a technical or mechanical environment
• Be proficient in English both oral and written
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
• Be proficient with MS Office Suite, ERP systems (SAP preferred), and project planning tools (e.g., MS Project).
• Know how to anticipate events and designing appropriate and creative strategies/solutions
• Possess relationship and communication skills to build a relationship of trust with support teams and leadership.
• Possess experience managing multiple projects simultaneously as well as promoting and managing change in a dynamic environment
• Possess experience working with multiple time zones and cultures

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefit

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.