Global Program Leader - PLM Products/Cloud

Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

Summary of Role:

Siemens Digital Industries Software is looking for a Global Program Leader - PLM Products - to report directly to our new Global Strategic Programs & Operations Leader. We are in a time of transition and change as our product offerings continue moving to a Cloud delivery model and this role will be key to support this expansion.

This role will collaborate closely with our PLM Products executive leadership team and will have an immediate impact on expansion of our cloud strategic initiatives, driving innovation while overseeing program management across our product segments. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a business leadership/management role, with a special focus on program / project execution in a cloud environment, and interdepartmental collaboration.

This role involves collaborating with product teams and other relevant PLM program leaders to ensure seamless product integration. This role is crucial for Siemens' digital transformation journey and requires a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and global business acumen.

Key Responsibilities:

PLM Products Programs

(Includes alignment across SIM, Life Sciences, and other relevant product groups)

• Build a team of cross-segment program members in the specific PLM Program area (i.e., Cloud, Data & AI, Digital Threads, or Industrial Metaverse).
• Create and implement a PLM Portfolio Roadmap and Priorities, including operating a system for tracking a plan of record for cross segment programs.
• Work with business segments to ensure the cross-segment programs are staffed, centrally within the program team and/or also support within the segments and delivering according to plan.
• Ensure cross segment dependencies are identified and managed.
• Work with the finance team to develop an approach for tracking investment levels for the cross-segment programs.
  
  

Program Strategy & Technical Leadership

(Includes alignment across SIM, Life Sciences, and other relevant product groups)

• Develop and execute cloud adoption strategies
• Create roadmaps for cloud migration programs
• Align cloud initiatives with business objectives
• Define KPIs and success metrics
• Ensure cloud architecture standards
• Oversee cloud security compliance
• Monitor cloud performance and optimization
• Guide technical teams on best practices
  
  

Program Management, Stakeholder Management, & Change Management

(Includes alignment across SIM, Life Sciences, and other relevant product groups)

• Lead multiple cloud transformation projects simultaneously
• Coordinate between different stakeholders and teams
• Manage program budgets and resources
• Track and report program progress
• Risk management and mitigation
• Engage with cloud service providers
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Regular communication with executive leadership
• Lead organizational change initiatives
• Develop training programs and manage cultural transformation
• Enable cloud adoption across teams
  
  

Qualifications:

• 10 years PLM experience, including experience leading global teams
• Previous experience building, organizing, operationalizing cloud operations in industrial software domain, inclusive of budget preparation and execution
• Technical background and working knowledge of cloud service offerings (Azure, AWS, etc.)
• Experience with web services, system administration (Linux, Windows), networking, including routing, load balancers, DNS, firewalls, etc.
• IT Service Management, data center, server, and storage management, virtualization, networking, systems management, and/or project management experience
• Broad understanding of the full PLM portfolio
• Ability to demonstrate foundational workflows across the PLM Portfolio – BOM, Systems Engineering, 3D Collaboration
  
  

Skills:

• Successful communication skills ranging from front-line operations to executive reporting
• Experience delivering operational excellence on a global scale
• Demonstrated success in effectively driving change in large organizations, including harmonization of processes across global teams
• Interest to learn, adapt and grow in new environments, for example, new cloud technologies
• Proven leadership in building cohesive global teams that are geographically and culturally diverse
• Execute successfully in high pressure business critical situations
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to drive and influence business value differentiation externally in vertical markets and with key external market influencers.
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, IT, cloud or related discipline or equivalent experience
  
  

Please note that, due to the current integration framework, this opportunity is currently available exclusively to employees of Altair and DISW. While there is a possibility that the position may be made available to all Siemens employees through a future external posting, this is not guaranteed. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this transitional period. This communication does not constitute a promise or guarantee of future employment opportunities beyond the current scope.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Why us?

Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.

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