The PLM Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements within an advanced Software and Enterprise Solutions team to support our U.S. Department of Defense customers. They are responsible for ordering backlog, clearly expressing the product backlog items, ordering the items to best achieve goals, optimizing the value of the work the team performs. The Product Manager will lead collaboration, facilitate sprint activities, and create and communicate requirements artifacts that translate business needs into executable requirements. They work closely with business stakeholders, product/project managers, and technical teams to understand, analyze, refine, prioritize, and communicate needs to ensure full understanding of project scope, objectives, and requirements. The ideal candidate has 5 to 8 years of experience managing engineering/manufacturing enterprise system related projects, with at least 3 years of experience with large-scale business enterprise systems. They should have a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Experience with implementing large-scale business enterprise systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or PLM.
- Experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning technologies as part of product roadmaps and system development activities.
- Conduct market research to identify technology trends.
- Create and manage product roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery of product milestones.
- Communicate product vision and strategy to stakeholders, including clients, team members, end-users and leadership.
- Monitor and analyze product performance, using data to drive decision-making and improvements.
- Assure customer satisfaction through continuous engagement and confidence building.
- Manage and curate product features and backlog.
- Estimate resource requirement, acquire it effectively and manage efficiently.
- Provide project updates to stakeholders as per demand and requirement.
- Create and maintain detailed product documentation.
- Prepare ‘go-to market’ content and assist with the development of sales collateral for the solutions/products under your control.
- Undertake risk management to minimize potential risks.
- Ensure project delivery is on time, as per scope and within the allocated budget.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience working withing Agile Software Development frameworks and teams to include Scrum.
- Experience with product management to include roadmap and feature development.
- BS in Engineering or equivalent education / experience.
- 5+ years of related work experience.
- Active DoD secret clearance or capability to achieve a clearance.
- Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with PLM (PTC Windchill and/or Siemens Teamcenter) implementations, data migrations, or enhancements projects
- Prior experience working as a consultant with a partner organization of PTC and/or Siemens
- Experience working with products that incorporate AI/ML technologies
- Experience working within the aerospace and defense industry
- Experience Cloud computing infrastructure or development (e.g., AWS, Azure)