Senior Program Manager - Commercialization

Who We Are
At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever. We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet. We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives, that their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet. IT’S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!
What You Will Do

The Senior Program Manager provides end-to-end leadership for complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch and scale. This role translates enterprise strategy into executable roadmaps, aligns technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders, and drives disciplined execution in highly ambiguous environments. The Senior Program Manager partners closely with R&D, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to ensure new capabilities and products are delivered with technical rigor, operational readiness, and clear economic outcomes.
How You Will Make an Impact
• Provide end-to-end leadership for complex commercialization programs, owning scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and outcomes from concept through launch and scale.
• Translate enterprise strategy into executable, cross-functional roadmaps, aligning technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders around clear priorities and decision paths.
• Lead pilot, scale-up, and launch execution, ensuring technical feasibility, operational readiness, quality compliance, and economic viability.
• Synthesize insights and learnings from pilots and early launches into scalable processes, standards, and operating models.
• Own and manage key business case assumptions, including cost, yield, investment tradeoffs, and margin implications, escalating risks and recommendations as needed.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership, providing clear, concise updates on progress, risks, and decisions required to maintain momentum.
• Drive accountability and results in highly ambiguous environments, influencing without authority and resolving complex tradeoffs to move initiatives forward.
What You Will Bring
• 10–15+ years of experience in program management, operations, manufacturing, or commercialization
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with operational and financial impact.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and scale-up challenges.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders.
• Bias for action and results-oriented mindset.
What We Offer
The range for this position is: $150,000-$190,000
At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition assistance, a generous PTO plan and so much more!
Disclaimers
The salary range provided above is the range of the wages that we will pay for the listed position. A final determination on the wages within this range is based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set, and wage rates for comparable positions.
Freshpet does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.