Lead PLM Business Process Analyst

Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 106,100 - 164,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

401k plan

Onsite gym

Employee stores

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) in Wauwatosa, WI seeks a Lead PLM Business Process Analyst to drive WindChill solutions and align business and technical strategies.

The role partners with IT and business leaders, serves as the product owner, and ensures backlog health while shaping future PLM capabilities and roadmaps. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of PTC WindChill experience.
• Minimum 2 years of PTC Creo Parametric experience.
• Experience with complex configurable products.
• Experience with engineering change management, workflows, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT to deliver WindChill-based solutions.
• Translate user requirements to ensure proper integration into systems.
• Serve as the team's product owner and manage the backlog.
• Create and deliver content to support deployment and adoption (training, job-aids).

Skills

Product Owner

Agile delivery

Power BI

Strong communication

Self-starter

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Tools

WindChill

Creo Parametric

ERP/ SAP interfaces

Power BI

Job description

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It's our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra - You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a Lead PLM Business Process Analyst.

Job Summary

The Lead PLM Business Process Analyst will work closely with the stakeholders across the organization to research, analyze, design, recommend and develop solutions that are appropriate for the business and technology strategies. This position is business centric and the lead analyst will act as a liaison between business leaders and technical teams.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with IT to deliver best practice solutions in WindChill to enable business process requirements.
• Translate user requirements to ensure that processes can be properly integrated into the supporting system and influence continuous improvement initiatives using system and business process knowledge to support business.
• Serve as the team's product owner driving delivery of work and maintaining the backlog according to health and velocity metrics.
• Responsible for creation and delivery of content to support deployment and adoption of solutions such as training, work instructions, and job‑aids.

Education Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

Education Specifications

Bachelors Degree Preferred

Experience Requirements

The position typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience. In addition, the successful candidate will have demonstrated the following:

• Minimum 5 years of PTC WindChill experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of PTC Creo Parametric experience required.
• Experience with complex configurable products required, motor vehicles or similar preferred.
• Experience with engineering change management, workflows and process best practices is required.
• Experience with Digital Thread and driving expanded usage of PLM capabilities and best practices is required. We are looking for a thought leader capable of driving future state vision and implementation road maps.
• Experience with BOM and flow of data to ERP and manufacturing systems is required. Experience with interfaces to SAP preferred.
• Experience with Agile delivery, Product Owner experience required, Product Manager Experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of relational models and analytics using Power BI and similar tools.
• Experience planning and conducting cross functional workshops, defining and documenting process and requirements is required.
• Candidate must have excellent oral & written communication skills and ability to effectively deliver messages at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
• Candidate should be a self‑starter that can drive clarity where there is ambiguity.

The pay range shown represents the national average pay range for this role. Your pay may be more or less than the stated range and is dependent on your geographic location and level of experience.

We offer an inclusive compensation package for all full‑time salaried employees including, but not limited to, annual bonus programs, health insurance benefits, a 401k program, onsite fitness centers and employee stores, employee discounts on products and accessories, and more. Learn more about Harley-Davidson here.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Direct Reports: No
Travel Required: 0 - 10%
Pay Range: $106,100 - $164,400
Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or visa transfer
Relocation: This position is eligible for domestic relocation assistance (within posted country)