Product Management Excellence & PLM Lead SI Buildings 80-100%

At Siemens, we combine the real and digital worlds through software, services, and smart infrastructure to help customers decarbonize, reduce costs, and improve building experiences. Join a global team shaping the future of buildings with measurable impact for customers, communities, and the planet

Your Mission

In this role, you will strengthen product management excellence and own the PLM(Product Lifecycle Management) process across SI Buildings. You will improve the processes, tools, standards, and governance that enable effective lifecycle management across hardware and digital offerings

By building a strong PLM operating model and developing product management capabilities, you will help deliver better business cases, faster time to market, stronger lifecycle decisions, and commercial success

Location: this role will be based in Zug- Switzerland

PLM Framework, Governance and Process Ownership

• Own, harmonize and improve the end-to-end PLM framework for SI Buildings across hardware and digital offerings, including governance, processes, tools, standards, and corporate alignment
• Build a scalable PLM operating model and drive best practices that support effective lifecycle management, clear decisions, and consistent execution in agile environments

Performance Enablement and Organizational Excellence

• Enable a high-performing PLM organization through the governance and transparency needed to improve commercial success, business case KPIs, time to market, time to revenue, and innovation performance
• Leverage AI-enabled productivity, analytics, and decision support to improve lifecycle outcomes and execution quality

Capability Building and Product Management Enablement

• Coach product managers in business case development, customer advisory boards, go-to-market planning, and sales and marketing strategy
• Design the curriculum and certification for product managers, and create training and workshops that support effective PLM execution

Cross-Functional Alignment and Lifecycle Execution

• Enable cross-functional alignment and execution across the product lifecycle by embedding PLM ways of working, clarifying roles, and improving decision-making
• Partner with business leaders, product managers, product owners, and agile teams to support consistent execution across lifecycle activities

What Makes You Successful in This Role

• PLM and product management excellence – You strengthen product management through robust lifecycle processes and scalable ways of working
• Strong business and commercial understanding – You understand business cases, product economics, go-to-market enablers, and lifecycle performance drivers.
• Influence across functions – You align business leaders, product managers, product owners, agile teams, and senior leadership on PLM priorities
• Enablement and continuous improvement – You equip teams through training, workshops, and clear standards, and continuously improve PLM practices
• Execution with impact – You simplify complexity, accelerate time-to-market, and translate PLM priorities into business results

Your Profile

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in product management, PLM, or product management excellence in a technical B2B environment
• 10+ years of experience in PLM, process ownership, operating model development, or business management in a complex global organization
• Deep knowledge of the building and infrastructure technology industry
• Strong understanding of PLM frameworks, processes, and tools, as well as agile methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban
• Experience in training, enablement, and documentation management, with strong analytical skills and a passion for process excellence
• Strong understanding of business case development, go-to-market support, sales and marketing enablement, and performance reporting
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build consensus in matrix organizations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior management and executive interaction

Preferred

• Experience working with global teams and international exposure
• Experience in product management excellence, PLM improvement, or operating model transformation
• Track record as a senior expert or influential individual contributor driving organizational improvement without direct people leadership

If you are energized by strengthening product management excellence, owning PLM processes and tools, and improving business outcomes across the product lifecycle, this role offers the opportunity to make visible impact at Siemens

Employee benefits

• 2–3 days per week of mobile working is standard
• Mobility allowance
• Varied further training opportunities
• Access to employee share programs
• Further information about employee benefits can be found here

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I look forward to receiving your application.

Olger
Talent Acquisition Partner

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