Project Manager, Commercial Operations
nVent · Saint Louis Park · $105,000–$195,000 (stated in the posting)
We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
As nVent continues to grow globally, we're investing in how we work across our commercial teams to support that growth. We're seeking a Project Manager, Commercial Operations to help advance key sales and commercial initiatives across regions, businesses, and functions. In this highly visible role, you'll help turn bold ideas into meaningful progress and influence how our commercial organization works and grows.
** This is a full-time, direct-hire position with a hybrid work schedule of 4 days/week on-site in St. Louis Park, MN. **
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Lead multiple complex commercial operations and sales transformation projects from initial planning through implementation.
- Work across a broad range of initiatives, including sales enablement, customer care, CRM and digital tools, channel transformation, AI adoption, organizational integration, and potential acquisitions.
- Establish clear project objectives, ownership, roles, timelines, success measures, dependencies, financial tracking, and communication plans.
- Connect global partners across Sales, Sales Operations, Customer Care, Sales Enablement, Marketing, Product Management, Finance, IT, HR, Supply Chain, and other functions to move shared priorities forward.
- Maintain momentum by tracking commitments, resolving obstacles, facilitating decisions, and surfacing risks, delays, or financial concerns.
- Give leaders clear insight into project progress through consistent operating rhythms, project tracking, concise updates, and decision-ready recommendations.
- Guide teams through changes in processes, tools, and ways of working by planning pilots, capturing feedback, preparing resources, and supporting adoption.
YOU HAVE:
- Bachelor’s (B.A. or B.S.) degree required.
- Ideally 7+ years of project or program management experience. Project experience with commercial operations, sales operations, or sales transformation initiatives is required.
- Experience working within a global, matrixed organization, collaborating across functions, regions, and levels without direct authority.
- Experience managing projects that impact geographically dispersed B2B or B2B2C sales and/or customer service organizations across multiple teams, functions, or channels.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple concurrent initiatives, navigate risks and dependencies, and maintain accountability through implementation.
- Experience using project management tools or systems to coordinate work, track progress and financials, and report to senior leaders.
- Ability to travel up to 25%, including internationally, for trips that may last several days to one week.
WE HAVE:
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
Innovative & adaptable
Dedicated to absolute integrity
Focused on the customer first
Respectful and team oriented
Optimistic and energizing
Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
Pay Transparency
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
Compensation Range:
Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.
Benefit Overview
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
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