Business Architect, Product Lifecycle Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Define and uphold the target-state business architecture for product lifecycle management (PLM) across engineering, supply chain, operations, and finance.

• Transform supply transformation strategy into actionable lifecycle processes and capability roadmaps.

• Establish governance frameworks, standards, and protocols for PLM processes and ensuring data integrity.

• Map current and future-state product lifecycle processes while identifying capability gaps.

• Develop business requirements, functional specifications, and data models.

• Facilitate multi-functional workshops to gather and validate requirements.

• Assess and recommend PLM/ERP tools and their integrations.

• Construct cases that include return on investment and cost-benefit analyses.

• Set targets and metrics to measure and enhance lifecycle performance.

• Collaborate with IT/solution architects to convert business needs into technical designs.

• Assist in change management, testing, deployment, and post-implementation optimization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management within the Semiconductor industry.

• More than 8 years of experience in business architecture, process design, or roles related to PLM.

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated expertise in PLM systems and business process modeling.

• Familiarity with Oracle, Siemens, or SAP PLM Applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Coverage for short and long-term disability.

• Basic life insurance.

• Ten paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• One paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• Four paid days off for personal wellness as determined by Cisco.

• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year.

• Exempt employees can participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on the hire date.

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.