Business Process Lead

Nexiva•Hanover, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a business leadership role, responsible for defining, standardizing, and operationalizing engineering processes that will be enabled by PLM. The role will act on behalf of the Head of Engineering to ensure business requirements are clearly defined, decisions are made in a timely manner, and adoption is achieved across the organization. This individual will own business process design, data readiness, and change management, working in close partnership with IT, who will lead the technical implementation. We are a $1 Billion+ company and rapidly growing in the manufacturing sector, seeking an experienced Business Process LEAD (PLM).

Requirements

9+ years' experience as a Business Process Analyst working their way up to Business Process Lead (last 4+ years as a Business Process Lead)
9 – 12+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, or product development environments
Proven experience leading PLM implementations from the business side
Strong background in engineering process design and governance
Demonstrated success driving organizational change and adoption
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams
Ability to lead without direct authority and drive decisions in complex environments
Direct experience with Autodesk Fusion Manage AND other similar PLM platforms
Experience in mid - to-large scale enterprise environments
Familiarity with regulated or highly structured product development environments
Focuses on process adoption and business outcomes, not just system deployment
Define business reporting requirements (e.g., change cycle time , release status , engineering throughput )
Define data standards, governance, and ownership - Ensure readiness for migration into PLM
Current and Direct experience with Autodesk Fusion Manage along with similar PLM platforms

Nice To Haves

Operates as a business leader, not a system administrator or IT proxy
Drives clarity and decisions in ambiguous environments
Holds stakeholders accountable for participation and deliverables
Builds strong partnership with IT while maintaining clear separation of responsibilities

Responsibilities

Lead definition and standardization of core engineering processes, including: Engineering Change Orders (ECO/ECR), Part and BOM management, Document control and release processes, Product structure governance.
Facilitate working sessions with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain stakeholders.
Translate business needs into clear, actionable process requirements for configuration in PLM.
Drive decision-making and resolve process ambiguity or conflicts.
Act as the primary business representative for the PLM program.
Attend and actively participate in all core project meetings.
Partner closely with IT and implementation partners to ensure alignment between process design and system configuration.
Track and drive completion of business-side deliverables, including process documentation and approvals.
Lead business effort for data cleanup and preparation (parts, BOMs, documents).
Define data standards, governance, and ownership.
Ensure readiness for migration into PLM.
Validate migrated data meets business requirements.
Develop and execute a business-led change management strategy.
Define training needs and support development of training materials.
Establish adoption metrics and success criteria.
Act as a champion for process discipline and PLM usage across engineering teams.
Define business reporting requirements (e.g., change cycle time, release status, engineering throughput).
Ensure PLM supports meaningful operational and leadership reporting.
Partner with IT to deliver dashboards and insights aligned to business goals.