PLM Team Manager

The opportunity

The PLM Manager will lead and develop a team of PLM Engineers responsible for Windchill PLM operations, CAD data management, data migration, and data quality initiatives across the Engineering organization. This role owns the PLM execution strategy, ensures consistency and governance of product data, and acts as the primary bridge between Engineering, IT, and business stakeholders. As the functional and people leader for the PLM team, the PLM Manager will drive continuous improvement, standardization, and scalability of PLM processes while enabling Engineering productivity and data integrity.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of approximately 20 PLM Engineers, ensuring high performance, skill development, and delivery excellence.
• Own the overall Windchill PLM operational strategy, including CAD data management, data quality, and system usage across Engineering.
• Define team objectives, workload prioritization, and resource planning to ensure timely delivery of PLM initiatives and support activities.
• Partner with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, IT, and business stakeholders to align PLM capabilities with business and product lifecycle needs.
• Govern and oversee Windchill data clean-up, migration, and transformation programs, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Provide leadership and oversight for legacy system migrations, including scope definition, data mapping, validation, and cutover planning.
• Establish and enforce PLM standards, procedures, and best practices for CAD structure, metadata, change management, and data governance.
• Act as the escalation point for complex PLM, Windchill, Creo, and CAD data issues. Guide and review PLM configuration and customization activities to ensure alignment with business needs and maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, and Smart Assembly/CAD automation opportunities.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, reporting, and metrics for PLM performance, data quality, and migration progress. Support training, onboarding, and adoption of Windchill and PLM best practices across Engineering teams.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Live the organization's core values of safety, integrity, and accountability, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical / electrical engineering or a related field. 10-15 years of experience in PLM/PDM environments, with at least 5+ years in a technical leadership or people-management role.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of PTC Windchill and PTC Creo in enterprise environments. Deep understanding of PLM architecture, data models, and end-to-end product lifecycle processes.
• Proven experience leading Windchill migration, data clean-up, and large-scale PLM transformation programs.
• Solid experience in Windchill configuration and customization, including governance and change impact analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to manage global or large, cross-functional PLM teams. Strong stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to balance technical depth and strategic thinking. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, risks, and dependencies in a complex engineering environment.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English language.