Windchill PLM Senior Solution Architect (69648)

Hitachi Vantara; Roma; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a senior PLM/WD expert in Rome to lead Windchill PLM solution design and large-scale transformations. You will drive end-to-end architecture, define roadmaps, and ensure integrations with ERP, MES, CAD, ALM and CRM platforms.

The role involves guiding teams, running workshops, and shaping governance. You will engage with engineering, manufacturing, and service stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable PLM solutions, contributing to a data-driven

Qualifications

• 16–18 years of experience in PLM, enterprise solution architecture and large-scale programs.
• Deep expertise in Windchill PLM implementation and architecture.
• Ability to define roadmaps and transformation strategies aligned with business goals.
• Experience gathering requirements from engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Windchill PLM solution architecture and implementation programs.
• Define PLM roadmaps and transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Architect Windchill integrations with ERP, MES, CAD, ALM, and CRM systems.
• Mentor solution architects and lead workshops with stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales activities, proposals, and governance standards.

Skills

Windchill PLM

Enterprise architecture

Digital transformation

Pre-sales support

Tools

ERP

MES

CAD

CRM

Job description

Our Company

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Location:

Roma, Italy

Function:

(DEAI DS) IoT

Our Company

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Qualifications & Experience

• 16-18 years of experience in PLM, enterprise solution architecture, and large-scale digital transformation programs. Deep expertise in PTC Windchill
• Lead end-to-end Windchill PLM solution architecture and implementation programs.
• Define PLM roadmaps and transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Gather and analyze business requirements from engineering, manufacturing, quality, and service teams.
• Design scalable and secure Windchill solution architectures.
• Define data models, product structures, workflows, lifecycle states, and governance processes.

Lead Solution Design For

• Product Data Management (PDM)
• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Document Management
• BOM Management
• Manufacturing Process Management

• Architect Windchill integrations with enterprise systems such as ERP, MES, CAD, ALM, and CRM platforms.
• Provide guidance on data migration, system upgrades, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Lead technical and functional workshops with business stakeholders.
• Establish PLM governance, standards, and best practices.
• Review technical designs and ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards.
• Support pre-sales activities, solution estimations, and proposal development.
• Mentor solution architects, technical leads

About Us

We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How We Look After You

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.