Product Analyst (PA) PLM

Cognizant•Bridgewater, NJ

40d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Product Analyst with 7+ of experience specializing in PLM to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Medical Devices Manufacturing and Supply Chain domains. This hybrid role requires a proactive individual who can seamlessly integrate technical expertise with domain knowledge to drive product success.

Requirements

At least 7+ years of PLM domain experience
At least 5 years of experience delivering technical solutions for business problems by driving decisions and alignment between business and technical partners
At least 5 years of experience with PLM in the Medical Devices industry
At least 5 years of experience with PTC Windchill PDMLink (strong grasp of Change Control process)
At least 1 year of experience with PTC Windchill MPMLink, ProjectLink
At least 1 year of experience in project management and/or managing a team
At least 1 year of experience using JIRA
Led a team that was globally distributed and remote
Strong understanding and experience in software development lifecycle process (SDLC), and agile methodologies including SAFe
At least 1 year of experience operating on a SAFe team
At least 3 years of experience authoring user stories and features
Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Responsibilities

Assertively drives the progression of work from an idea to detailed requirements ready for development and testing. Includes proactively eliciting requirements from stakeholders and negotiating best-fit solutions with technical team members and stakeholders
Navigate/Facilitate challenging conversations to gain consensus on tough trade offs and options
Understand user challenges and system opportunities; translate them into detailed user stories, requirements, and bugs. Supporting documentation such as process flows, mockups, and system-specific functional design guidance
Evaluate requests for technical feasibility and alignment with existing solution architecture and best practices with support from Solution Architect/Developers
Generate fit/gap analysis based on current state of system and business process against proposed requirements or business use cases
Lead a squad as the Product Analyst (PA) by setting priorities, defining scope, and communicating the future roadmap/vision to developers, testers, and stakeholders that are globally distributed
Educate partners on PLM capabilities and the change process to ensure clarity across multiple teams
Drive production system issues result in actionable next steps that resolve and/or mitigate the problem to business operations. Partner with technical and business partners to comprehensively analyze the root-cause and impact and generate a holistic solution
In partnership with Product and Platform Product Manager(s) to maintain deep understanding of processes and priorities to align squad delivery with value and needs; reconcile the backlog priority with competing, disparate stakeholders
Identify, manage, and address dependencies with other squads and external programs; working closely with squad Technical Product Owner (TPO), peer PAs, and the Product Manager.