Senior Business Analyst - PLM Digital Thread

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeks a Senior Business Analyst with strong PLM/PDM expertise for a strategic consulting assignment. You will bridge business processes, product information, and technology, translating complex needs into actionable solutions.

The role combines business analysis, process development, solution design, stakeholder management, and delivery support to shape future ways of working and drive digital transformation within product development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst, Product Analyst, PLM Business Analyst, or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business analysis and capability assessments related to PLM and product information.
• Map current-state and future-state processes, information flows, capabilities, and user needs.
• Gather, analyze, structure, and document business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with architects, product managers, developers, and SMEs to detail solutions.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, stakeholder discussions, and cross-functional alignment sessions.
• Develop process maps, solution concepts, business cases, and decision material.
• Support backlog management, prioritization, and roadmap development.
• Drive assigned initiatives from initial analysis through implementation support.
• Identify dependencies, risks, gaps, and decision points across business and technical functions.
• Contribute to change management, communication, and user adoption activities.
• Help improve the quality, traceability, governance, and reusability of product information across the product lifecycle.
• Support initiatives involving product structures, configurations, technical documentation, and engineering information.

Skills

Business analysis

PLM

PDM

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Requirements elicitation

Backlog management

Analytical thinking

Agile familiarity

Education

Doctoral studies in Business Administration, commerce and administration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - PLM Digital Thread

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Visa: Sweden Work Authorization visa is mandatory and no visa sponsorship is available for this role.

About the Role

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with strong PLM/PDM expertise for a strategic consulting assignment in Gothenburg.

The assignment focuses on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Digital Thread, product information, and component-related business capabilities.

You will work at the intersection of business processes, product information, technology, and digital transformation, helping organizations structure complex requirements, define future ways of working, and translate business needs into actionable solutions.

The role combines business analysis, process development, solution design, stakeholder management, and delivery support.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct business analysis and capability assessments related to PLM and product information.
• Map current-state and future-state processes, information flows, capabilities, and user needs.
• Gather, analyze, structure, and document business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with architects, product managers, developers, and subject matter experts to detail solutions.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, stakeholder discussions, and cross-functional alignment sessions.
• Develop process maps, solution concepts, business cases, and decision material.
• Support backlog management, prioritization, and roadmap development.
• Drive assigned initiatives from initial analysis through implementation support.
• Identify dependencies, risks, gaps, and decision points across business and technical functions.
• Contribute to change management, communication, and user adoption activities.
• Help improve the quality, traceability, governance, and reusability of product information across the product lifecycle.
• Support initiatives involving product structures, configurations, technical documentation, and engineering information.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst, Product Analyst, PLM Business Analyst, or similar role.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM).
• Extensive understanding of PDM processes, information structures, logic, and system solutions.
• Experience working within complex product development and engineering environments.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into clear requirements and implementable solutions.
• Experience facilitating workshops and working with stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Strong understanding of business processes, information flows, and digital solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned activities through to completion.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with Digital Thread initiatives.
• Experience with product information management or master data initiatives.
• Experience managing product structures, configurations, technical documentation, and engineering information.
• Experience supporting digital transformation within product development organizations.
• Knowledge of PLM/PDM architecture, information models, and associated enterprise tool landscapes.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar agile delivery tools.
• Experience working in large, complex industrial or engineering organizations.
• Experience with component sales, aftermarket, or product information initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Analytical, structured, and proactive.
• Comfortable working with complex business and technical environments.
• Able to quickly understand complex processes and information structures.
• Skilled at turning ambiguity into clear requirements and actionable activities.
• Comfortable communicating with both business stakeholders and technical specialists.
• Strong at facilitating discussions and creating alignment across different functions.
• Able to challenge assumptions constructively and drive work forward.
• Comfortable working independently while maintaining strong stakeholder collaboration.

Due to the nature of the assignment, background verification will be required before the selected consultant starts the assignment.

The required verification may include identity, right-to-work, address history, education, financial fitness, corporate directorships, criminal records where permitted by applicable legislation, and basic open‑source/media checks.

Further information regarding the verification process will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Why Join Hykmann?

As a consultant with Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB, you will have the opportunity to work on strategic digital transformation initiatives within leading organizations in Sweden.

We work with experienced professionals across IT, engineering, digital transformation, business analysis, PLM, software development, and technology consulting.

Krav

• Affärsanalytiker/Business analyst - 5 års erfarenhet eller mer

Utbildning

Krav

• Forskarutbildning inom Företagsekonomi, handel och administration

Kompetenser

• PDM/PLM

Gothenburg

Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB