Capgemini

PLM Program Director - Aerospace & Defense

Capgemini$103K — $242K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years leading engineering/IT transformation programs with enterprise PLM delivery ownership.
  • Experience running advisory/pre-sales alongside delivery, shaping opportunities and account growth.
  • Proven leadership of large onshore-offshore delivery models, coordinating distributed teams.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering complex, multi-site PLM programs with direct budget and schedule accountability.
  • Track record of embedding AI/automation into delivery and shaping AI benefits cases.
  • Experience in Aerospace & Defense or safety-critical industries; strong executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of a complex PLM program including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
  • Run and optimize an onshore-offshore delivery model, ensuring governance and quality standards are met.
  • Establish and manage program governance and Project Management Office (PMO) practices.
  • Coordinate phased deployment with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
  • Serve as the primary interface for client executive sponsors and program ownership.
  • Facilitate alignment across client, Capgemini, and technology partners to ensure shared objectives.
  • Engage in advisory work and pre-sales activities concurrently with program delivery.

Benefits

  • Paid time off based on employee grade, including vacation, personal days, and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement savings plans, like 401(k) and RRSP.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location: This is a hybrid role based in Seattle, WA

About the job you're considering

Capgemini is hiring a Program Director to lead the mobilization and delivery of a multi-year, enterprise scale PLM modernization program for a major Aerospace & Defense OEM - replacing aging PDM and process-planning systems with a modern Siemens Teamcenter backbone, rolled out phased and site-by-site across fabrication and in-service programs.
You own the relationship at executive level, the integrity of the plan and basis of estimate, the tri-partite governance across client, Capgemini and the technology partner, and a blended onshore-offshore delivery organization that mirrors the client. This is a role for someone who has personally carried a large, complex PLM program from mobilization through delivery.

Your Role
  • Own end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-workstream PLM program - scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk against a defined envelope.
  • Run a blended onshore-offshore delivery model that mirrors the client organization - distributing scope across an onshore core and offshore delivery center with clear governance, hand-offs and quality gates.
  • Stand up and run program governance and PMO - decision cadence, RACI, dependency and milestone management.
  • Steer a phased, site-by-site deployment with zero disruption to active production and engineering programs.
  • Act as the single accountable interface to client executive sponsors and the program owner.
  • Operate a tri-partite model across client, Capgemini and the PLM technology partner - aligning roles, boundaries and joint value.
  • Run advisory and pre-sales in parallel with delivery - shape opportunities, lead solutioning and proposals, and grow the account.
  • Report progress, assumptions and risk at leadership level
  • Embed AI-Powered PLM in the program - AI-accelerated delivery (software factory / SDLC) and a roadmap to an augmented and agentic-ready platform and own the AI productivity / savings case.
  • Track spend against the approved budget and govern change.
  • Maintain the program risk register and drive mitigation on the critical assumptions.

Your Skills and Experience
  • 15+ years leading large engineering / IT transformation programs, with direct ownership of enterprise PLM delivery.
  • Mandatory: proven track record running advisory /pre-sales in parallel with delivery - shaping opportunities, solutioning, proposals and account growth.
  • Proven leadership of large onshore-offshore delivery models, coordinating distributed onshore + offshore teams - ideally mirroring a client's own organization.
  • Demonstrated delivery of a complex, multi-site PLM program - budget, schedule and migration accountability.
  • Track record embedding AI / automation into delivery and shaping an AI benefits (productivity / savings) case.
  • Experience in Aerospace & Defense or another regulated, safety-critical industry; excellent executive communication.


The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $103,879 - $242,400/Year

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:
  • Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
  • Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini's discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. The company is headquartered in Paris, France and operates in over 50 countries. Capgemini provides a range of services including strategy and transformation, application services, technology services, and engineering services. The company serves clients in a variety of industries including automotive, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, and retail.
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