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Job Opportunity: PLM Process & Digital Thread Lead

Summary
Are you a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of engineering, data, and digital transformation? We are looking for a PLM Process & Digital Thread Lead to join a high-impact global program. You will be the glue that connects business processes with architectural vision, ensuring that information flows seamlessly across the product lifecycle—from initial design through to the supply chain.

Job Description
Role Overview
As the Process & Digital Thread Lead, you will play a pivotal role in a major digital transformation program, driving alignment between business processes and a future-state PLM solution. You will sit at the crossroads of process definition and data flow governance, ensuring that Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Use Case Leads are supported in designing future-ready "Ways of Working."

The ideal candidate possesses a rare blend of analytical depth and the ability to influence global stakeholders, ensuring that the "Digital Thread"—the seamless flow of data—is maintained across all functional silos.

How You’ll Make an Impact

- Analyze & Interpret: Deep dive into current "As-Is" workflows and translate them into "To-Be" processes within a modernized PLM landscape.

- Bridge the Gap: Perform detailed difference analysis to identify inefficiencies and ensure the new solution meets complex Business Unit requirements.

- Champion Connectivity: Act as the custodian of the end-to-end information model, preventing data silos and ensuring consistent data flows across the enterprise.

- Architectural Insight: Help local project teams understand the "why" behind technical choices, providing scenario analysis and architectural recommendations.

- Enable Change: Support change impact analysis to ensure global teams successfully adopt new tools and methodologies.

Advantages
- Strategic Leadership: Shape the fundamental "Ways of Working" for a global engineering powerhouse.

- Cross-Functional Exposure: Work across Engineering, Operations, Configuration, and Supply Chain functions.

- Innovation-Driven: Be at the forefront of Model-Based Engineering and Digital Thread initiatives.

- Professional Growth: Opportunity to utilize and champion industry-leading methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, and CMMI.

Responsibilities
- Future Process Design: Define BU requirements, identify process gaps, and support the development of future-state workflows.

- Digital Thread Ownership: Maintain Product Data Flow documentation and ensure visibility of information flows throughout the program lifecycle.

- Stakeholder Orchestration: Connect SMEs and Process Use Case Leads to align expectations and technical outcomes.

- Tool Integration: Serve as the connective layer between the core PLM system (Teamcenter) and other relevant enterprise tools.

- Governance & Standards: Ensure the availability of standardized processes and metrics, utilizing maturity models to drive excellence.

Qualifications
- PLM Proficiency: Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes and experience with Teamcenter or similar PLM systems.

- Process Mastery: Demonstrated ability to map, analyze, and redesign complex business processes (Experience with Lean or Six Sigma is a plus).

- Enterprise Architecture: Experience handling complex product data flows or digital thread initiatives.

- Analytical Mindset: Proven ability to break down technical topics and provide structured, logical solutions.

- Collaborative Influence: Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

- Industry Background: Experience in large-scale transformation programs within Engineering, Manufacturing, or Configuration Management.

Summary
Are you ready to weave the Digital Thread of the future? Apply now to lead the next generation of process excellence.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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