Director, Product Information Management – VCM

Jobtailor; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior PIM leader to drive the product-centric digital backbone across the value chain. You will lead and coach a high-performing team of digital product owners and redesign workflows to clarify ownership and dependencies.

Define and implement the PIM strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities, driving adoption so workflows are embedded in day-to-day execution and building a scalable operating model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience leading digital products or platform-based capabilities.
• Proven track record in business process transformation and workflow digitization.
• Excellent communication and executive engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve PIM as a product-centric digital backbone across the value chain.
• Develop and coach a high-performing team of digital product owners.
• Redesign and digitize end-to-end workflows, clarifying ownership and dependencies.
• Define and implement the PIM strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Drive adoption so workflows become embedded in day-to-day execution.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Data quality

Communication

Cross-functional influence

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Power Platform

Power BI

Quickbase

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve PIM as a product-centric digital backbone across the value chain
• Develop and coach a high-performing team of digital product owners
• Redesign and digitize end-to-end workflows, clarifying ownership and dependencies
• Define and implement the PIM strategy and roadmap aligned to VCM and enterprise priorities
• Drive adoption so workflows become embedded in day-to-day execution
• Establish data trust through clear ownership, quality standards, and transparency
• Enable system integration and reuse to reduce duplication and manual work
• Build positive relationships across Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, and VCM
• Establish a scalable operating model (governance, training, support, lifecycle management)
• Simplify fragmented processes into cohesive, product-centric flows
• Serve as IMSC Quickbase Platform Owner, defining strategy, governance, and standards
• Lead intake, prioritization, and value realization aligned to business priorities
• Operate a center of excellence (CoE) to drive adoption, reuse, and standard methodologies
• Partner with enterprise digital teams to align strategy and influence direction

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s/University or equivalent degree is required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and/or Program Leadership
• Proven track record in business process transformation and workflow digitization
• Systems-thinking outlook with focus on improving how work flows across teams
• Significant experience working with data (i.e., ownership, source of truth, data quality)
• Excellent communication and executive engagement skills, as well as strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment skills
• Ability to lead through ambiguity with accountability and delivery focus
• Understanding of end-to-end value chain operations (preferred)
• Experience with Quickbase or low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., Power Platform, Power BI) (preferred)
• Experience delivering scalable digital solutions with high adoption (preferred)
• Experience leading digital products or platform-based capabilities (preferred)
• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or regulated environments (preferred)
• People leadership experience (preferred)
• Requires proficiency in English (excellent written and verbal communication skills) to communicate effectively and professionally