Services Project Manager - AMS GCO PMO

Siemens AG; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens AG in Chicago seeks a Services Project Manager within the Americas GCO PMO to lead large delivery teams and drive value realization for Digital Enterprise Solutions.

You will govern projects from initiation through delivery, align stakeholders, manage budget and schedule, and ensure KPI tracking and customer satisfaction across the lifecycle.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, and change-management skills, with up to 50% travel to west coast customer locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, CS, or Tech (PLM knowledge)
• Multiple years PM for Siemens or comparable enterprise solutions
• Experience guiding architects and consultants in software implementations
• Leadership in customer-facing teams
• Strong creativity, initiative, and communication at all levels
• SAFe, Agile, Scrum Master certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Drive value realization with Sales and Engagement Management
• Lead governance and program structure with customer
• Manage project lifecycle, risks, budget, and schedule
• Lead project team and ensure KPI traceability
• Ensure on-time delivery and quality compliance
• Oversee procurement, billing, and revenue recognition

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum

Team leadership

Customer facing

Strategic thinking

Education

B.S. in Engineering/CS/Tech

Tools

Enovia

3DEXPERIENCE

Windchill

Aras Innovator

SAFe

Job description

Job Family: Software

Req ID: 518150

We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating an elite software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking a guide and initiative‑taking individual for a position as a Services Project Manager within our America’s GCO PMO organization. As a PMO you will lead large projects with numerous project delivery teams, assisting our customers in realizing the value of Digital Thread solutions. You will establish and communicate clear project priorities and activities to ensure effective project management. This role serves as the primary point of contact to align the customer, partners, and Siemens delivery teams.

About the job:

As part of a Professional Services team, you will collaborate efficiently with Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, Product Development, and other internal & external interfaces to ensure that the customer succeeds in their objectives, acting as the key point of contact for the project aligning Sales, Presales, Engagement Management, Services Management and the customer for the project.

You will lead services projects consisting of related services projects or lead multiple unrelated services projects driving customers value realization and business outcomes.

You will implement, lead and handle the setup of the project through delivery of the new capabilities and realization of the project(s) within the defined targeted outcomes, such as budget, schedule, scope and quality, while ensuring customer satisfaction.

This position requires excellent social skills, leadership skills, process improvement skills, and organizational and finance competence.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Value Realization

• Work with Sales Account Manager and Engagement Management to understand the Value identification and planning processes

• Within the constraints of the contract, understand the anticipated value the project should bring the customer

• Align the project schedule with solution releases and value realization plan

• Communicate the value of the project and its context within a program

• Work with Sales, Services Management and Program Manager, if any, to drive Customers to realize value from Digital Enterprise Solutions

• Identify and create additional opportunities out of the ongoing project and feed those to the Program- and/or Engagement Management

• Drive the project team and Customer to implement a solution that allows the customer to realize the value

• Collaborate with the customer to ensure agreed KPI’s are traced and met

• Initiate and Execute a Program Structure and Governance Model

• Work with Sales, Services Management and any Program Manager to initiate, review and agree to a project governance model with the customer

• Implement the project governance model in close partnership with the customer

• Define and agree with the project roles and responsibilities with the customer

• Together with Sales Account Manager, conduct partner management through systematic identification, analysis and planning actions to negotiate with and influence partners

• Work with Sales, Services Management and Program Manager, if any, to setup all required processes in alignment with all partners including appropriate communication on all levels

• Lead the Project throughout the Project life cycle employing Siemens Delivery Framework

• Review the contract and derive actions concerning risks, opportunities and contractual obligations

• Proactively supervise the project’s overall progress, resolve issues and initiate corrective and preventive action as appropriate

• Lead customer requirements and project scope to achieve project objectives

• Perform project risk management including planning, identification, analysis, response planning and controlling

• Lead and resolve issues with all vital internal and external partners

• Implement project change management process

• Lead the project schedule to ensure on-time delivery

• Ensure the planned project communications on all levels including customer concern procedures and project progress reporting

• Perform quality management and lead compliance with standards, rules and regulations

• Follow the procurement processes

• Perform project reviews and retrospectives regularly and feed the results and lessons learned to the project and organization

• Lead the Project Team

• Agree targets with project staff and delegate defines responsibilities and authority

• Actively seek and provide feedback from project team members, managers and customers

• Support team-members’ personal development

• Involve the project and project team in the identification and management of changes

• Work with Services Management and Procurement Manager to manager business partners and subcontractors

• Lead Project Financials

• Deliver the project to the approved budget and agreed margin

• Regularly reviews and leads the project budget

• Measure project performance and provide regularly as required a realistic project forecast

• Incorporate project risks from risk assessments into project budget

• Work with services administration to ensure accurate billing and revenue recognition for the project

• Identify and minimize non-conformance costs in the project

• Project Leadership

• Lead and be responsible for the project and encourage strategic decision making

• Together with Sales Account Manager and Engagement Management, set and realign partner expectations

• Actively establish relationships with partners

• Together with Services Management and Program Management, build, inspire and empower an effective team

• Ensure the team members have the materials and equipment to complete their tasks

• Firm Building Leadership

• Give to firm building activities such as; delivery of training, development of training content, standard methodology development and sharing experiences

• Give to continuous improvement based on lessons learned from the project

• Support improvement initiative in the project, any program and organization

• General

• Support the organizational culture, values and reputation in company markets and with all staff, customers, suppliers, partners and regulatory/official bodies

• Willing and available to work the core hours required by DISW or specified by the customer project, respecting local country legislation and company policies

• Must be open to an average of 50% travel to west coast-based customer locations.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Technology, or an equivalent level of knowledge in PLM

• Multiple years of experience as a Project Manager for Siemens solutions or comparable enterprise solutions, such as Enovia, 3DEXPERIENCE, Windchill, Aras Innovator, or Agile

• Previous leadership experience with Enterprise PLM, ERP, or MES implementations with project budgets over $1M US

• Experience leading a group of professional architects and consultants during software implementation to achieve results

• Multiple years of team-leading experience in a customer-facing environment

• Connect with a high degree of creativity, self-confidence, and persuasiveness

• An initiative‑taker with excellent communication skills at all levels throughout an organization

• Have a style characterized by an extreme level of integrity and trust based on ethics and Siemens values

• Results‑oriented, organized, highly motivated, and diligent with an extreme level of energy/high sense of urgency

• Agile Practitioner and/or Scrum Master certification and prior experience (SAFe preferred)

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Experience collaborating with customers in the Aerospace & Defense industry is strongly preferred

Our Benefits & Rewards

The total cash compensation range for this position is $125,300 – $250,600 with 10% of this being comprised of an annual incentive target. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/

Why us?

Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.

A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

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$125,300 $250,600 10%

Organization: Digital Industries

Job Type: Full-time

Category: Project Management