Role – Program Manager
Location – Indianapolis, IN
FTE
Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skill
1. Responsible for leading enterprise scale Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) transformation programs while driving organizational change, user adoption, and cultural alignment.
2. Drives change initiatives associated with the implementation, upgrade, or transformation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
3. Requires strong onsite presence to engage stakeholders, manage resistance, align leadership, and ensure PLM solutions are successfully embedded into day to day business operations.
4. Define and execute the OCM strategy for PLM implementations
5. Conduct PLM change impact assessments across: Engineering (CAD, BOM, change management), Manufacturing & Operations, Quality & Compliance, Regulatory & Supplier collaboration
6. Oversee implementation and rollout of PLM platforms such as: Siemens Teamcenter, Oracle Agile , PTC Windchill, ENOVIA etc
7. Well adequate with PLM Process & Solution Governance for PDM, EBOM/MBOM, Compliance & traceability
8. Manage system integrators, PLM vendors, and OCM partners onsite
9. Serve as the primary point of contact for customer leadership and functional heads
10. Drive day to day decision making, issue resolution, and prioritization onsite
11. Own end to end program delivery includes scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies
12. Facilitate onsite workshops, steercos, design reviews, and town halls
13. Translate technical PLM solutions into business value messaging
14. Review of deliverables, adoption metrics, and training outputs
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Own end to end delivery of the PLM transformation program
2. Define program vision, roadmap, milestones, and success criteria
3. Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and inter dependencies
4. Ensure alignment between PLM capabilities and business objectives
5. Govern multiple workstreams (process, technology, data, integration, OCM)
6. Identify and manage key PLM stakeholders and executive sponsors
7. Build strong partnerships with engineering and manufacturing leadership
8. Ensure business benefits (time to market, cost, quality) are realized