Senior PLM Strategy & Lifecycle Leader

Mars UK; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 134,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars UK in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager for Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) to define and govern PLM‑related R&D processes, data requirements, and platform capabilities. This role drives scalable PLM execution across the function with a focus on governance, data design, and transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead cross‑functional collaboration, influence global stakeholders, and ensure practical business execution of PLM capabilities, balancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Food Science, Information Systems, Operations (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 8 years' experience with PLM systems, platform governance, R&D process design or related digital transformation work.
• Demonstrated success using workflow controls, data requirements, platform integrations and quality/compliance considerations.
• Experience serving as a business lead or subject matter expert in system change or transformation programs.
• Experience influencing global stakeholders across business, data and digital teams preferred.
• Ability to connect technical possibilities with practical business execution needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the business requirements, controls, decision points and performance expectations for PLM-enabled R&D workflows.
• Ensure PLM capabilities support compliant, efficient and scalable product lifecycle execution across the function.
• Define required PLM data objects, core controls, workflow needs and integration points with adjacent systems and data domains.
• Partner with data stewards and technical teams to embed definitions, quality expectations and practical usability into the platform.
• Act as a senior business lead for PLM evolution and transformation activity, shaping target process design and capability choices.
• Balance near-term platform stability and business continuity with longer-term, scalable design decisions.
• Set governance expectations, adoption measures and training requirements for PLM-enabled ways of working.
• Partner with work systems and deployment teams to ensure new or changed capabilities land effectively and remain sustainable.
• Review platform-enabled process performance, adoption trends and recurring pain points to drive simplification and continuous improvement.

Skills

PLM systems

process governance

stakeholder management

digital transformation

business/IT alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Food Science, Information Systems, or Operations

Job description

Mars UK in the United States is seeking a Senior Manager for Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) to define and govern PLM‑related R&D processes, data requirements, and platform capabilities. This role drives scalable PLM execution across the function with a focus on governance, data design, and transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead cross‑functional collaboration, influence global stakeholders, and ensure practical business execution of PLM capabilities, balancing