PLM Lead (Senior Principal Consultant) - Oracle Cloud PLM (Product Development, Product Hub, and Quality)

As the PLM Lead within Oracle Consulting, you will serve as the functional and solutioning authority for Oracle Cloud PLM within our organization. Acting as a senior individual contributor, you will lead major PLM design, configuration, and deployment initiatives, spanning Innovation Management, Product Development, Product Hub, and Quality modules.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional business teams (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and IT) and external partners to design scalable, efficient PLM processes that enable seamless product innovation, lifecycle governance, and master data management.

You’ll translate complex PLM requirements into scalable, compliant, and globally consistent data models that enable seamless integration across manufacturing, supply chain, pricing, and finance functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Oracle Cloud PLM covering architecture, design, configuration, and integration.
• Lead end-to-end PLM implementations, including process mapping, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Translate business needs into scalable PLM solutions, ensuring seamless integration with ERP, SCM, and Manufacturing modules.
• Develop and maintain key solution artifacts: functional design documents, configuration workbooks, process flow diagrams, data mappings, and test scripts.
• Drive the design and governance of item structures, change orders, product specifications, and lifecycle phases.
• Define and implement product data governance and stewardship processes across global business units.
• Collaborate with Product Hub stakeholders to ensure a unified approach to master data, attributes, catalogs, and hierarchies.
• Oversee configuration of Quality Management modules, ensuring alignment with compliance standards.
• Partner with Integration and Technical teams to design robust data flows between PLM and ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Cloud SCM, Manufacturing, or EBS).
• Lead workshops on Item Class strategy, change management, lifecycle governance, and attribute inheritance.
• Configure and optimize complex item models for multi-variant and configurable products.
• Partner with costing teams to establish item cost structures, cost organizations, and integration with Oracle Product Costing Cloud.
• Define and implement standards for UOMs, catalogs, and attribute hierarchies to support analytics and downstream integrations.
• Support testing cycles (SIT, UAT, Regression) and validate system readiness prior to production rollout.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate resolution with Oracle and internal IT.
• Champion Oracle Cloud best practices, promote continuous improvement, and drive adoption across end-user groups.
• Mentor junior consultants and serve as a trusted advisor to project managers and business leads.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management, with 4+ years of hands-on Oracle Cloud PLM (Innovation, Product Development, Product Hub, and Quality).
• Proven experience delivering at least two full lifecycle PLM implementations on Oracle Cloud or Agile PLM.
• Deep understanding of PLM processes - new product introduction (NPI), engineering change management (ECN/ECO), item master governance, and quality event management.
• Strong configuration experience with Oracle Cloud Product Hub (PDH), including item classes, catalogs, extensible attributes, and governance workflows.
• Working knowledge of Item structures and product structure synchronization with ERP / Manufacturing modules.
• Familiarity with OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud) or other middleware for PLM-ERP data synchronization.
• Strong business process knowledge across product design, supply chain, and quality domains.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to data integrity and process standardization.
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, able to lead workshops with business and IT stakeholders.
• Self-driven, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel (if required) for client workshops or on-site engagements.

Preferred / “Nice to Have” Skills

• Exposure to Oracle Cloud SCM, Manufacturing, Quality, and ERP integrations.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance processes (FDA, ISO, cGMP) and quality documentation management.
• Familiarity with Oracle Visual Builder Studio, BI Publisher, and Reports for PLM analytics.
• Certification in Oracle Cloud PLM or PDH modules.
• Strong understanding of product data governance frameworks and enterprise data quality programs.

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Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $87,000 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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