Senior Group Technical Architect

Role: Technical Manager - ARAS PLM

Experience: 16 Years

Band: E4.1/E4.2

Location: Pune PAN India

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced ARAS PLM Technical Manager to lead enterprise-scale PLM transformation initiatives leveraging ARAS Innovator. The role requires strong expertise in solution architecture delivery leadership stakeholder management capability building and technical governance. The individual will be responsible for driving end-to-end implementation modernization integration and support programs while managing global teams and ensuring successful business outcomes.

• Lead ARAS PLM programs across implementation enhancement migration and support engagements.
• Define and govern solution architecture technical roadmaps and best practices for ARAS Innovator implementations.
• Collaborate with customer leadership business stakeholders engineering teams and enterprise architects to align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Drive technical solutioning for Product Data Management (PDM) BOM Management Change Management Configuration Management and Digital Thread initiatives.
• Establish delivery governance quality standards risk management and technical compliance across projects.
• Provide technical leadership for ARAS customizations configurations workflows lifecycle management integrations and upgrades.
• Lead integration initiatives involving ERP CAD MES ALM and other enterprise applications.
• Mentor architects leads and development teams while driving capability development within the PLM practice.
• Support pre-sales activities including solution proposals estimations customer presentations and technical workshops.
• Manage project delivery resource planning customer escalations and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive innovation and adoption of emerging PLM Digital Engineering and Industry 4.0 capabilities.

• 16 years of IT experience with significant experience in PLM implementations.
• Strong experience with ARAS Innovator architecture and enterprise deployments.
• Expertise in:
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Product Data Management (PDM)
• BOM & Configuration Management
• Engineering Change Management
• Workflow & Lifecycle Management
• ARAS Administration & Customization
• AML C# .NET JavaScript
• Enterprise Integrations & APIs
• SQL Server
• Cloud & Digital Transformation Initiatives
• Experience managing large distributed teams and customer-facing engagements.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience in Agile and Hybrid delivery models.

Preferred Domain Experience

• Automotive
• Aerospace & Defense
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Medical Devices
• High-Tech Engineering

Leadership Expectations

• Technical ownership of ARAS competency and delivery portfolio.
• Team mentoring talent development and capability growth.
• Customer relationship management and strategic engagement.
• Delivery governance quality assurance and risk mitigation.
• Contribution to practice growth solution accelerators and innovation initiatives.

SuccessFactors Short JD

Technical Manager with 16 years of experience in PLM and enterprise engineering solutions possessing strong expertise in ARAS Innovator solution architecture delivery leadership stakeholder management digital transformation and large-scale implementation programs. Responsible for driving technical governance customer engagement team leadership solution delivery and capability development across global ARAS PLM engagements.

Mandatory Skills (SF Keywords)

ARAS Innovator PLM PDM BOM Management Change Management Solution Architecture Technical Leadership Delivery Management AML C# .NET Enterprise Integration Manufacturing Digital Engineering Stakeholder Management Team Leadership.