Windchill Quality Product Management Director

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. 

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PTC enables global manufacturers to realize double-digit impact with software solutions that enable them to accelerate product and service innovation, improve operational efficiency, and increase workforce productivity. In combination with an extensive partner network, PTC provides customers flexibility in how its technology can be deployed to drive digital transformation – on premises, in the cloud, or via its pure SaaS platform. At PTC, we don't just imagine a better world, we enable it.

Product Management Director

Boston, MA preferred or USA-Remote

PTC is seeking a Product Management Director to join the Windchill product management team. As a Product Manager, you will work closely with the team to drive the strategy and roadmap for our Windchill Quality Management and Medical Device solutions, including key concepts such as ISO quality processes, FMEA and supplier quality collaboration processes. Critical to the role will be the ability to understand different vertical Quality and Reliability needs and to translate them into product solutions that scale for our customers. This candidate will work with a cross-functional team to drive the future direction of these PTC solutions by identifying, prioritizing, developing, and validating use cases with PTC sales, customers & partners.

A prospective candidate should have a keen interest in quality engineering and the medical technology industry as it relates to product development and PLM. The product management role requires business savvy a willingness to learn, a passion for bringing new innovative enterprise offerings to the market. The role will involve contributing to strategic business plans, developing innovative long- and short-term product vision, and supporting go-to-market strategy.

Day-To-Day:

· Work across PLM product management teams to define and support how closed-loop quality influences PLM and digital thread roadmaps

· Keeping up to date on the latest changes to relevant Quality and reliability standards/practices and formulating its impact on product roadmap

· Turn ideas and concepts into implementable use cases - collaborating closely with engineering to define and validate early solution concepts.

· Work with key customers to drive roadmap priorities and validate new capabilities as part of the agile development process

· Ability to support decisions and trade-offs based on research and intuition.

· Keep the team(s) inspired and motivated by sharing customer success stories and outcomes to ensure prioritization of a consistent and superior customer experience.

· Identify, prioritize, and drive future feature development with the R&D team.

· Work with sales, marketing, and customers to drive early references.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge:

The Product Management candidate must use their business acumen and creativity, with a passion for solving real problems, to deliver innovative technology and great user experiences. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, result-driven, caring for details, and able to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills are required.

Preferred Experience:

· Experience with enterprise engineering technologies like Product Lifecycle Management

· Experience in quality engineering and familiarity with the ISO 9001 standard for quality management systems as well as other Quality practices such as APQP, 8D, FRACAS and FMEA

· Experience in medical device manufacturing and the ISO 13485 standard will be valuable to the role

· Experience delivering SaaS-based products and services in a fast-paced R&D environment

· Excellent communication skills, leadership, and collaboration competencies.

· Excellent presentation, time management, and partnering skills.

· Good organizational skills to prioritize and drive multiple tasks.

· Customer-focused, results-oriented, motivated, and persistent.

· High level of initiative and works well in a matrix team environment with some ambiguity

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years experience in engineering, manufacturing, or service-related software product management activities

PTC carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, which may include the background and experience of all applicants, which can cause your compensation to vary. PTC anticipates the salary range for this position to be between 150,000-165,000.  The actual pay may be lower or higher depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses. Also, every PTC employee also has the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder, both through its stock grant programs or its employee share purchase program which allows employees to purchase PTC stock at a discount. We offer all kinds of ways to experience well-being, confidence, and satisfaction. Depending on your location, you will have the opportunity to participate in PTC’s benefit plans, including medical, dental and vision insurance, Paid Time Off and Sick Leave Policies, Tuition Reimbursement, 401K, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and disability coverage.  Note: PTC benefits programs are subject to eligibility requirements. 

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