Senior Project Director – Manufacturing Transformation (PLM/MES)

Here's a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities you'll be able to do:
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of business transformation initiatives related to PLM, MES, and Model Based Enterprise solutions;
• Establish roadmaps, governance models, and multi-release delivery plans involving engineering, manufacturing, quality, information technology, and vendor partners;
• Ensure cross-functional alignment between business objectives, business processes, engineering practices, and enterprise architecture;
• Coordinate multiple agile or hybrid delivery flows by promoting solution demonstrations and continuous stakeholder validation;
• Identify risks, manage interdependencies and drive the proactive resolution of issues related to manufacturing and digital environments;
• Transform legacy processes into integrated digital workflows to improve operational efficiency;
• Orchestrate the evolution towards model-centric engineering based on 3D models, digital twins, and structured engineering data;
• Perform mapping of the current and future states of PLM, MES and MBE architectures in order to support the objectives of the digital thread;
• Promote automation, process modernization and data-driven operating models to increase traceability, compliance and performance;
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to define integration models between PLM, MES, ERP and IIoT platforms;
• Ensure alignment of engineering data structures, manufacturing workflows, BOM configurations, revision management rules, and MBE standards;
• Oversee the integration of APIs, data services, digital work instructions, and cloud or on-premise components;
• Support the implementation of the digital thread by promoting the exploitation of structured data and CAD/MBE standards;
• Act as a point of coordination between business stakeholders, technology teams, and PLM and MES solution providers;
• Manage supplier deliverables as part of modernization and digital transformation programs;
• Facilitate workshops, process mapping sessions, and executive presentations;
• Oversee functional testing and user acceptance activities by prioritizing and tracking anomalies;
• Ensure operational readiness through training, change management and handover to support teams;
• Define performance indicators, adoption metrics, and mechanisms for continuous improvement of digital processes.

The profile we are looking for is as follows:
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of manufacturing transformation programs or projects with several technical and operational components;
• Proficient in project governance, milestone management, roadmap development and multi-stakeholder coordination;
• Experience implementing manufacturing solutions, PLM platforms, MES systems, or model-centric environments;
• Understand modernization approaches that enable the transition from document processes to automated, data-driven digital workflows;
• Understand PLM data structures, MES processes, engineering changes, BOM/BOP logic, and thread principles;
• Knowledge of PLM platforms such as Teamcenter, Enovia or Windchill;
• Have knowledge of MES platforms such as Apriso, Ignition or SAP ME/MII;
• Master concepts related to MBE ecosystems and CAD environments;
• Demonstrate the ability to translate business requirements, engineering models, and manufacturing needs into execution drawings, user stories, acceptance criteria, and data specifications;
• Exercise mobilizing leadership with business, technical and executive stakeholders;
• Communicate effectively by simplifying complex technical issues with a variety of audiences;
• Be bilingual in French and English.