PLM Project Director

Safran; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension up to 10% salary sacrifice

Private medical cover

Cycle to work

Life Assurance 4x

Benefits platform and options

Enhanced family leave

Share save scheme

Job summary

Safran Seats is seeking a PLM Project Director to define and lead Windchill PLM deployment across three business units in France, the UK, and the United States. You will collaborate with stakeholders to drive the program from business requirements through full implementation.

The role requires senior leadership, strong PLM experience, and a strategic, structured approach to delivering a multi-site transformation with effective change management and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and processes.
• Experience deploying PLM solutions; Windchill a plus.
• Ability to define requirements and manage large-scale transformation programs.
• Strategic thinking with structured problem-solving and planning.
• Excellent communication across multiple levels of the organisation.
• Ability to lead and influence teams in a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical and functional leadership across the project scope.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team to support PLM deployment.
• Coordinate all workstreams within the PLM transformation plan.
• Ensure adequate resources and alignment with final target solution.
• Emphasise change management and communication plans.
• Manage project risks and opportunities and capture lessons learned.

Skills

PLM knowledge

Windchill

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in engineering

Tools

Windchill

Job description

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you-both in and out of work, including:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme
• Annual share save schemes.

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision. Your Role Within Safran Seats, the PLM Project Director will be responsible for defining and leading the deployment of Windchill PLM across the three Safran Seats Business Units in France, the UK and the United States. Working closely with key stakeholders across the organisation, the role will oversee the programme from the definition of business requirements through to the implementation of the complete solution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strong technical and functional leadership across the project scope, coordinating the various stakeholders involved.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team to support the future use of PLM throughout the entire product lifecycle, from pre-project activities through to after-sales.
• Coordinate all workstreams and sub-projects within the PLM transformation plan, including design, solution robustness, functional prerequisites, product assurance, implementation, migration, training, communication and change management, ensuring alignment with the final target solution.
• Ensure that each sub-project has the appropriate resources, skills and equipment required to achieve its objectives, covering both internal Safran Seats resources and external service providers.
• Place particular emphasis on change management and the communication plan.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, incorporating lessons learned from previous experience.

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

• Good understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
• Experience in deploying PLM solutions and using Windchill would be an advantage.
• Strategic mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Ability to lead, influence and bring teams together within a matrix organisation, without direct hierarchical authority.
• Results orientated with a commitment to providing excellent service to internal customers.

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking. With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Why Safran?

• A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
• Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
• Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
• Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.
• A culture of excellence: Join a team that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. Whatever your background, together we aim for excellence.