Director, Business Systems – Product Lifecycle Management (Concept to Offer)

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. The Director, Business Systems – PLM is an IT leadership role responsible for the strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of the enterprise PLM technology landscape. The role owns PLM platforms and related integrations, ensuring they reliably enable product development, engineering, manufacturing, and quality processes across the enterprise. This position serves as the technology owner for PLM systems, working in close partnership with Engineering and Operations leadership to ensure business requirements are translated into scalable, secure, and standardized system solutions. The Director will focus on platforms, architecture, data integrity, integrations, governance, and service delivery while influencing process outcomes through strong system design and enablement. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead global IT teams responsible for PLM product management, application support, and platform administration. Own the enterprise PLM platform, including system architecture, roadmap, upgrades, and full application lifecycle management. Define and execute a multi‑year PLM technology roadmap, leading transformation initiatives to strengthen PLM‑enabled processes and product data. Architect and maintain integrations between PLM and enterprise systems, including ERP, CAD, QMS, MES, and supply chain platforms. Establish configuration management, master data governance, and technical controls to ensure data quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance. Ensure PLM platforms meet enterprise requirements for security, availability, performance, and compliance. Define global support models, SLAs, and escalation paths to ensure reliable, scalable operations. Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product teams to translate business requirements into system capabilities and promote process standardization through system design and data structures. Manage system integrators, software vendors, and consulting partners to ensure delivery quality, accountability, and value realization. Own PLM financial management, including budget planning, vendor contracts, and cost optimization. REQUIRED Expertise with Agile PLM, and leading PLM platforms such as PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, Oracle, Dassault Enovia, including integration with ERP, CAD, QMS, and related enterprise applications. Proven experience delivering large-scale, global PLM implementations, upgrades, or consolidations with hands-on understanding of system architecture, configurations, integrations, and data models. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. 15+ years of enterprise IT experience with 10+ years of direct PLM platform ownership as an IT system owner or technology leader. Experience establishing IT governance, operating models, and global support structures for mission-critical systems. Proven ability to lead global IT teams, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and communicate IT capabilities effectively to senior business leaders. Salary Range 199,500.00-266,000.00 Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 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