Senior Manager of Engineering Operations

What you will do

Johnson Controls is hiring a Senior Manager of Engineering Operations! In this role, you will be a key driver of global HVACR engineering excellence, responsible for establishing and optimizing operational frameworks that support strategic execution, resource management, and continuous improvement across the HVACR engineering organization. We prefer candidates that can commute to our Advanced Development and Engineering Center based in New Freedom, PA, or able to relocate to this area.

• Develop and implement KPIs for Time-to-Market (TTM), productivity, budget adherence, headcount utilization, and technology funnel quality.

• Establish tracking mechanisms and dashboards to monitor engineering performance across global teams.

• Partner with product and engineering leaders to align metrics with business objectives.

Strategic Planning & Prioritization

• Lead Long Range Planning (LRP) and Project Priority List (PPL) sessions to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

• Drive business planning (Opex and Capex) cadence with finance team.

Resource & Portfolio Management

• Implement a global Engineering Resource Management system; experience with Planview Portfolios software is highly beneficial.

• Organize and oversee the rollout of next-generation timekeeping systems for Applied Products Engineering teams. Align with other HVACR Engineering groups to be able to synthesize data.

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Champion Lean/Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives; lead kaizen events and process optimization efforts across the Engineering organization.

• Apply Six Sigma methodologies and Agile practices to streamline workflows and enhance delivery of Product Design Data.

Risk & Change Management

• Serve as the Business Continuity Planning Lead, managing risk mitigation strategies and documentation.

• Own change management for major engineering organizational initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and stakeholder alignment.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Lead HVACR Engineering communication efforts, Engineering Leadership Calls and Town Halls to keep the organization informed.

• Connect siloed workstreams across engineering, product management, and operations to foster enterprise-wide alignment.

• Coordinate high-impact presentations and reports (e.g., investment requests, QBRs, board materials).

Operational Leadership

• Manage select administrative roles, requiring people leadership and organizational skills.

• Drive operational transformation initiatives that span across departments and leadership domains.

What you will need
Required

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering related discipline

• 10+ years of experience developing engineering KPI's and metrics; implementing engineering processes & tools

• 5+ years of Lean experience, running Kaizen events and experience with Value Stream Mapping

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $125,000 - $170,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This role offers a ompetitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at