Western Digital Technologies

Director, Business Systems - Product Lifecycle Management (Concept to Offer)

Western Digital Technologies$160K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expertise with leading PLM platforms (e.g., PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter) and integrations with ERP, CAD, QMS.
  • Proven experience in large-scale, global PLM implementations with a strong understanding of system architecture and data models.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 15+ years of enterprise IT experience, including 10+ years in PLM platform ownership.
  • Experience in establishing IT governance and operating models for critical systems.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively at senior levels.

Responsibilities

  • Lead global IT teams to manage PLM product and application support.
  • Own and manage the PLM platform's architecture and full application lifecycle.
  • Define and execute a strategic multi-year PLM technology roadmap.
  • Architect and maintain integrations between PLM and other enterprise systems.
  • Establish data governance and technical controls for regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure PLM systems meet requirements for security and performance.
  • Develop global support models and escalation procedures for operations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into system solutions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Director, Business Systems - PLM is an IT leadership role responsible for the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of the enterprise PLM technology landscape. The role owns PLM platforms and related integrations, ensuring they reliably enable product development, engineering, manufacturing, and quality processes across the enterprise.

This position serves as the technology owner for PLM systems, working in close partnership with Engineering and Operations leadership to ensure business requirements are translated into scalable, secure, and standardized system solutions. The Director will focus on platforms, architecture, data integrity, integrations, governance, and service delivery while influencing process outcomes through strong system design and enablement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead global IT teams responsible for PLM product management, application support, and platform administration.
  • Own the enterprise PLM platform, including system architecture, roadmap, upgrades, and full application lifecycle management.
  • Define and execute a multi-year PLM technology roadmap, leading transformation initiatives to strengthen PLM-enabled processes and product data.
  • Architect and maintain integrations between PLM and enterprise systems, including ERP, CAD, QMS, MES, and supply chain platforms.
  • Establish configuration management, master data governance, and technical controls to ensure data quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure PLM platforms meet enterprise requirements for security, availability, performance, and compliance.
  • Define global support models, SLAs, and escalation paths to ensure reliable, scalable operations.
  • Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product teams to translate business requirements into system capabilities and promote process standardization through system design and data structures.
  • Manage system integrators, software vendors, and consulting partners to ensure delivery quality, accountability, and value realization.
  • Own PLM financial management, including budget planning, vendor contracts, and cost optimization.


Qualifications

REQUIRED
  • Expertise with Agile PLM, and leading PLM platforms such as PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, Oracle, Dassault Enovia, including integration with ERP, CAD, QMS, and related enterprise applications.
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale, global PLM implementations, upgrades, or consolidations with hands-on understanding of system architecture, configurations, integrations, and data models.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
  • 15+ years of enterprise IT experience with 10+ years of direct PLM platform ownership as an IT system owner or technology leader.
  • Experience establishing IT governance, operating models, and global support structures for mission-critical systems.
  • Proven ability to lead global IT teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and communicate IT capabilities effectively to senior business leaders.


Additional Information

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 08/6/2026, although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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About Western Digital Technologies

Western Technology Investment is a venture capital firm that specializes in offering acquisition financing to revenue-generating firms. The firm provides debt and lease financing to venture capital backed technology companies.

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Size
65,600 employees
Market Cap
$9.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$167 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
-0.3%
Revenue
$16.3 billion
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