Reports to: Senior Director, Solution Delivery

Location: Remote, Must be located in Eastern Time zone

Arena, a PTC business, provides industry-leading cloud-native Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Quality Management System (QMS) solutions that help companies accelerate product development while maintaining compliance and operational excellence.

As Arena continues to grow, our customers are implementing increasingly sophisticated solutions that span product development, quality management, analytics, supply chain collaboration, automation, and enterprise integrations. To help customers realize value faster, we are investing in a dedicated implementation management capability focused on project governance, customer accountability, and implementation excellence.

Overview

The Senior Implementation Program Manager is responsible for leading complex customer onboarding and implementation programs for Arena PLM and QMS. This role serves as the primary owner of implementation execution, customer accountability, project governance, risk management, executive communication, and delivery forecasting.

Working closely with Solution Architects, Customer Success Coaches, Technical Consultants, Account Managers, and customer stakeholders, the Senior Implementation Program Manager ensures projects remain on schedule, risks are proactively managed, and customers are prepared to make timely decisions throughout the onboarding journey.

The ideal candidate combines enterprise SaaS implementation experience, outstanding customer-facing skills, strong executive presence, and the ability to drive accountability across both customer and internal teams.

This role is responsible for implementation success but is not responsible for solution design, configuration, training delivery, or technical implementation activities.

Senior Implementation Program Manager Duties

• Own and drive the successful execution of strategic customer implementations by developing and managing project plans, milestones, timelines, and deliverables. Ensure alignment with defined success criteria while coordinating activities across customer and internal teams to maintain momentum throughout the implementation lifecycle. Lead and manage multiple projects to ensure the realization of value, quality, and on-time delivery of the defined scope
• Establish clear customer responsibilities, milestones, and expectations. Drive customer accountability for commitments, timelines, and deliverables, and proactively identify and escalate risks that could impact implementation success
• Establish a structured executive communication framework that promotes transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making throughout the implementation lifecycle. Deliver concise status updates, facilitate governance discussions, and cultivate strong relationships with customer leadership to drive project success
• Own the ongoing refinement of the standardized project schedules, reporting frameworks, and governance templates that promote consistency across implementations. Continuously assess delivery performance and recommend process enhancements that improve predictability, resource utilization, and implementation outcomes
• Develop and strengthen project management capabilities within Solution Delivery by coaching team members, sharing best practices, and building leadership skills across the organization. Drive the establishment of a scalable PMO framework that supports growth, operational maturity, and successful customer outcomes
• Jointly work with partners and support partner projects as needed
• Operates and participates in customer steering committees

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program/project implementation management leadership
• Proven track record of managing enterprise-level transformation programs
• Exceptional customer written and verbal communication, executive engagement, and stakeholder management skills
• Accustomed to preparing for and leading steering committee meetings
• Navigate difficult implementation discussions with confidence and professionalism
• Lead full project lifecycles leveraging either traditional PMI Process or Scrum/Agile approach
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Bachelor's degree required

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of and experience with industry-specific processes with High-tech Electronics, Medical Device, and/or Aerospace & Defense manufacturers
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and/or Quality Management System (QMS) system experience
• Expertise using Smartsheet
• Experience with Cloud-based, Software as a Service offerings

• PMP or PgMP certification or equivalent is highly desirable

This position is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future sponsorship from PTC.

PTC carefully considers a wide range of factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $144,650 - $187,000 The anticipated annual salary range encompasses both the base salary and the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role. The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Actual compensation may vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Eligible employees also have the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program (ESPP) which allows for the purchase of discounted PTC stock. Certain roles may also be eligible for partficipation in our equity programs. Employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage and if you are an office-assigned employee, a generous commuter subsidy. All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to plan eligibility and other terms and conditions.

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