Engineering Software Portfolio Manager

Siemens Energy; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Gurugram, India, seeks an Enterprise Architecture professional to govern the engineering software portfolio, optimize licenses, and drive cost efficiency across PLM, CAD/CAE, and related domains. You will coordinate with IT and engineering units to align software investments with strategic goals.

Expect responsibility for lifecycle management, vendor negotiations, and strategic roadmapping, with a focus on cost control and modernization across the engineering software landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, engineering, business or related field.
• 8+ years in IT portfolio management, SAM or enterprise architecture.
• Experience managing large-scale software portfolios in engineering contexts.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the engineering software portfolio across PLM, CAD/CAE, and related domains.
• Assess and optimize portfolio, identify redundancies and standardization opportunities.
• Develop data-driven business cases with TCO and ROI analyses.
• Drive license optimization balancing engineering needs and contracts.
• Create a strategic technology roadmap for future investments and decommissioning.
• Monitor market trends in engineering software, MBSE, AI, and Digital Twin.
• Provide leadership recommendations on portfolio investments and risks.
• Establish central governance for procurement, renewal, and retirement of software.
• Oversee lifecycle of software assets from request to end-of-life.
• Negotiate with vendors and manage ongoing relationships and performance.

Skills

Engineering software

Engineering processes

PLM platforms

Rationalization & license management

Technology governance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication & influencing

Enterprise architecture

Vendor management

TCO analysis

Technology portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Teamcenter

NX

Capital

Polarion

3DEXPERIENCE

CATIA

Windchill

Creo

Autodesk

Ansys

MATLAB

SAP ECTR

Job description

How to contribute to our vision

This role is a new addition to the Enterprise Architecture team, created to drive the strategic governance, optimization, and evolution of Siemens Energy’s engineering software landscape, ensuring that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), CAD, CAE, simulation, authoring, and other engineering applications deliver maximum business value while supporting engineering excellence and digital transformation objectives. The Engineering Software Portfolio Manager will assess current and future engineering requirements, optimize software investments, and establish governance frameworks that balance innovation, user productivity, standardization, and cost efficiency. Working closely with Engineering, Digitalization, Procurement, Enterprise Architecture, and software vendors, helping to create a future-ready engineering software ecosystem.. This role will focus on three core areas: comprehensive portfolio analysis to identify optimization opportunities, establishing robust governance and lifecycle management for all engineering software assets, and managing key stakeholder and vendor relationships to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. Given the focus on portfolio optimization and cost management, the ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert with extensive experience in software asset management and enterprise architecture. They will possess strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, coupled with a proven ability to manage large-scale projects and influence stakeholders in a complex enterprise environment.

What You Need To Make a Difference

• 40% Portfolio Analysis and Optimization Strategy
  • Own and govern the engineering software portfolio across Product Design, Product Development, PLM, CAD, CAE, Simulation, Authoring, and related engineering domains.
  • Assess, rationalize, and optimize the entire engineering software portfolio, identifying redundancies, underutilization and opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and modernization.
  • Develop and present data-driven business cases for software rationalization, including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) analysis.
  • Drive software license optimization initiatives, balancing engineering requirements, usage patterns, contractual obligations, and overall cost efficiency.
  • Create and maintain a strategic technology roadmap for the engineering software landscape to guide future investment and decommissioning decisions.
  • Monitor market trends and emerging technologies in Engineering Software, PLM, Digital Engineering, MBSE, AI-supported engineering, and Digital Twin solutions.
  • Provide strategic recommendations to leadership regarding portfolio investments, risks, optimization opportunities, and engineering technology roadmaps.
• 30% Governance and Lifecycle Management
  • Establish and manage a central governance framework for the procurement, renewal, and retirement of all engineering software.
  • Oversee the complete lifecycle of engineering software assets, from initial request and evaluation through to end-of-life.
• 30% Stakeholder and Vendor Management
  • Act as the primary point of contact between IT and engineering business units to understand software requirements and align them with cost-saving initiatives.
  • Lead negotiations with software vendors to secure favorable terms, pricing, and licensing agreements.
  • Manage ongoing vendor relationships and performance to ensure value delivery and compliance with contractual obligations.
  • Coach and advise business stakeholders and lower-level professionals on best practices for software selection and utilization.

Certifications

• Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in IT portfolio management, software asset management (SAM), or enterprise architecture.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale, complex software portfolios, preferably within an engineering or industrial context.

Skills

• Technical Skills
  • Engineering Software (PLM, CAD/ CAE, engineering digialization)
  • Engineering Processes (PLM, Industrial Engineering)
  • Engineering software solutions such as Siemens Teamcenter, NX, Capital, Polarion, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, CATIA, PTC Windchill, Creo, Autodesk, Ansys, MATLAB, SAP ECTR, or comparable platforms.
  • Software portfolio optimization, application rationalization and license management
  • Technology Portfolio Management or Technology Governance
• Behavioral Skills
  • Analytical Skills
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communication & Influencing Skills
• Knowledge
  • Enterprise Architecture Principles
  • Vendor Management & Negotiation
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
  • Technology Portfolio Management Methodologies