PLM Program Director - Aerospace & Defense

Capgemini • Seattle, WA

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

Capgemini is hiring a Program Director to lead the mobilization and delivery of a multi-year, enterprise scale PLM modernization program for a major Aerospace & Defense OEM. This role involves replacing aging PDM and process-planning systems with a modern Siemens Teamcenter backbone, rolled out phased and site-by-site across fabrication and in-service programs. The Program Director will own the relationship at the executive level, the integrity of the plan and basis of estimate, the tri-partite governance across client, Capgemini, and the technology partner, and a blended onshore–offshore delivery organization that mirrors the client. This is a role for someone who has personally carried a large, complex PLM program from mobilization through delivery.

Requirements

• 15+ years leading large engineering / IT transformation programs, with direct ownership of enterprise PLM delivery.
• Mandatory: proven track record running advisory /pre-sales in parallel with delivery - shaping opportunities, solutioning, proposals and account growth.
• Proven leadership of large onshore–offshore delivery models, coordinating distributed onshore + offshore teams - ideally mirroring a client's own organization.
• Demonstrated delivery of a complex, multi-site PLM program - budget, schedule and migration accountability.
• Track record embedding AI / automation into delivery and shaping an AI benefits (productivity / savings) case.
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense or another regulated, safety-critical industry; excellent executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-workstream PLM program - scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk against a defined envelope.
• Run a blended onshore–offshore delivery model that mirrors the client organization - distributing scope across an onshore core and offshore delivery center with clear governance, hand-offs and quality gates.
• Stand up and run program governance and PMO - decision cadence, RACI, dependency and milestone management.
• Steer a phased, site-by-site deployment with zero disruption to active production and engineering programs.
• Act as the single accountable interface to client executive sponsors and the program owner.
• Operate a tri-partite model across client, Capgemini and the PLM technology partner - aligning roles, boundaries and joint value.
• Run advisory and pre-sales in parallel with delivery - shape opportunities, lead solutioning and proposals, and grow the account.
• Report progress, assumptions and risk at leadership level.
• Embed AI-Powered PLM in the program - AI-accelerated delivery (software factory / SDLC) and a roadmap to an augmented and agentic-ready platform and own the AI productivity / savings case.
• Track spend against the approved budget and govern change.
• Maintain the program risk register and drive mitigation on the critical assumptions.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed