Product Data Governance Lead

Rockwell Automation•Milwaukee, WI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As Product Data Governance Lead, you will help build the foundation for a trusted Digital Thread by transforming product data into a strategic enterprise asset that enables faster decisions, improved quality, scalable digital capabilities, and sustainable business ownership across the product lifecycle. The role calls for a broad business background, program leadership, and the ability to move between strategic alignment and detailed execution. You will build consensus across stakeholders, influence without direct authority, communicate with senior leaders, and use data to identify opportunities, measure impact, and sustain change. The role partners across Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and IT to improve data quality, strengthen process ownership, drive adoption, and enable scalable PLM, MBOM, ERP, and Digital Thread capabilities. It reports to the PLM Manager and is hybrid, based at a Rockwell Automation office location. Employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office. Occasional travel of up to 10% is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Typically requires 8+ years of experience in Engineering, Product Development, Operations, Supply Chain, Process Excellence, PLM, ERP, data governance, consulting, or related transformation roles.
Experience leading complex projects, programs, transformation initiatives, or continuous improvement efforts in product development or a related business environment.
Experience leading enterprise governance, organizational change management, business transformation, or process excellence initiatives.
Experience with PLM, Windchill, SAP, ERP, MBOM, product lifecycle management, BOM management, engineering change, or product master data.
Experience applying Lean methodologies, root cause analysis, standard work, and continuous improvement to improve quality, adoption, and business performance.
Demonstrated success influencing leaders, facilitating cross-functional alignment, and driving sustainable organizational change.
Experience building governance models, operating mechanisms, metrics, dashboards, training approaches, or adoption plans.
Experience working with geographically dispersed teams across cultures to achieve shared business outcomes.
Enterprise mindset with the ability to anticipate downstream impacts, manage risk, and shape future PLM, MBOM, ERP, and Digital Thread capabilities.
Occasional travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise product data governance strategy, standards, ownership models, and performance management.
Drive organizational change initiatives that improve adoption, accountability, and business process maturity.
Partner with Global Process Owners and business leaders to establish sustainable governance, accountability, and business ownership models.
Align stakeholders across Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and Data Management to drive enterprise decisions and business outcomes.
Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts that reduce recurring defects, rework, and business risk.
Establish data quality KPIs, dashboards, governance routines, and executive reporting.
Support strategic initiatives including Windchill adoption, MBOM expansion, ERP readiness, and Digital Thread transformation.