PLM Product Owner

yeticoolers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

YETI is seeking a PLM Product Owner to serve as the functional lead for PLM platforms like Teamcenter and Centric. You’ll bridge engineering, business, and IT to define scalable, governance-driven PLM processes across the product lifecycle.

The role emphasizes standards, data governance, and integration with CAD tools (SolidWorks). You will influence decisions, improve adoption, and ensure design workflows align with enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in PLM environments.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements.
• Experience bridging business and IT in multi-region settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead PLM product ownership for Teamcenter/Centric platforms.
• Align stakeholders across engineering, business, and IT.
• Facilitate workshops to clarify requirements and drive decisions.
• Define and govern PLM processes, docs, and data models.

Skills

PLM domain expertise

Facilitation

Stakeholder alignment

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements translation

Tools

Teamcenter

Centric PLM

SolidWorks

SAP integration concepts

Job description

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you'll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you'll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™.

About the Role

We are seeking a PLM Product owner to serve as the functional lead and product-facing representative for our PLM ecosystem, including platforms such as Teamcenter and Centric. This role operates at the intersection of engineering, business teams, and IT architecture, acting as the key contributor in bridging business needs with scalable PLM solutions.

This is not a pure development role. Instead, this individual will function as a PLM product owner and domain expert, guiding stakeholders toward standardized, supportable, and scalable processes across the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings a balance of functional PLM expertise, technical fluency, and strong facilitation skills, with the ability to influence decisions, improve adoption, and bring structure to environments with evolving governance and design practices.

What You’ll Do

PLM Product Ownership & Stakeholder Alignment

Serve as the functional product owner and domain representative for PLM platforms (e.g., Teamcenter, Centric)

Act as the primary liaison between engineering, business stakeholders, and IT teams

Facilitate workshops and working sessions to drive alignment, clarify requirements, and enable decisions

Translate business needs into well-defined functional and technical requirements

Influence outcomes by recommending scalable, supportable PLM solutions, aligned to enterprise architecture

Process Design, Standardization & Governance

• Lead definition and continuous improvement of PLM processes, including: Engineering Change Management (ECR/ECN)
• Document management and lifecycle control
• CAD structures, EBOM, and downstream BOM alignment
• Product data governance and classification

Establish and promote PLM governance standards, addressing gaps in adoption and consistency

Drive process harmonization across multi-region engineering teams

Identify inefficiencies and lead initiatives to improve data quality, traceability, and process clarity

CAD & Engineering Data Management

• Support integration and alignment of CAD tools (SolidWorks) with PLM systems
• Define and enforce standards for: CAD file structures and dependencies
• Revision and version control
• Metadata and attribute management

Partner with engineering teams to resolve challenges related to: Data inconsistency

Poor structure or usability

Lack of standardization

Ensure PLM design supports real-world engineering workflows

Integration Collaboration (PLM Functional Lead)

• Define and document PLM functional requirements for integrations in partnership with the greater architecture organization including: SAP (material master, BOM, and change processes)
• MDM platforms (e.g., STIBO)
• Other upstream/downstream systems

Act as the PLM voice in integration design discussions

Partner with integration architects and development teams to: Ensure PLM requirements are clearly represented

Validate solution alignment with PLM processes and data structures

Support testing and validation of integrations to ensure data integrity and process continuity

PLM Configuration & Functional Delivery

Primarily functional/system configuration (workflows and attributes), not custom development or platform engineering:

• Workflow setup and optimization
• Attribute and data model configuration

Support solution validation through: Functional testing

Coordination with QA and IT teams

Assist in troubleshooting issues and conducting root cause analysis

Adoption, Change Management & Continuous Improvement

Drive increased user adoption of PLM tools and standardized processes

Develop and support:

• Training materials
• Process documentation
• User guidance and best practices

Act as a trusted advisor to business users, helping them navigate PLM capabilities

Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on:

• Adoption
• Data quality
• Process efficiency

What You Bring

• Greater than 8 years of experience working in PLM environments
• Hands-on exposure to platforms such as: Teamcenter, Centric, or similar PLM systems
• Strong understanding of: CAD/PLM integrations (e.g., SolidWorks)
• BOM structures (EBOM, Design BOM)
• Product data and document lifecycle management
• Experience working in cross-functional environments bridging business and IT
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience supporting global or multi-region engineering organizations
• Familiarity with SAP integration concepts, including: Material master alignment
• BOM synchronization
• Change management processes
• Exposure to MDM