Business Process Lead

Hello There

My name is Himanshu and I serve as the Recruitment Manager at Nexiva INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Business Process Lead with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at

Job Description

Title: Business Process Lead (Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Autodesk Fusion Manage)

Location: Hybrid remote Hanover MD) (2 days per week onsite) within 100 miles of Hanover MD that can travel onsite (just sometimes) that person will get interviewed first

Duration: 6 Months

Hiring Managers NOTE: This is a business leadership role responsible for defining standardizing and operationalizing engineering processes that will be enabled by PLM.

The role will act on behalf of the Head of Engineering to ensure business requirements are clearly defined decisions are made in a timely manner and adoption is achieved across the organization.

Must Have:

• Business Process Lead experience 4 current years as a LEAD
• 9 years experience as a Business Process Analyst working their way up to Business Process Lead (last 4 current years as a Business Process Lead)
• Focuses on process adoption and business outcomes not just system deployment
• 9 years of experience in engineering manufacturing or product development environments
• Proven experience leading PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) implementations and adoptions from the business side
• Define business reporting requirements (e.g. change cycle time release status engineering throughput)
• Define data standards governance and ownership - Ensure readiness for migration into PLM
• MUST HAVE - Current and Direct experience with Autodesk Fusion Manage along with similar PLM platforms

Other bullet-points on the resume

• Lead definition and standardization of core engineering processes including:
  • Engineering Change Orders (ECO/ECR)
  • Part and BOM management
  • Document control and release processes
  • Product structure governance
• Facilitate working sessions with engineering manufacturing quality and supply chain stakeholders
• Translate business needs into clear actionable process requirements for configuration in PLM

We are a $1 Billion company and rapidly growing in the manufacturing sector seeking an experienced Business Process LEAD (PLM)

We are seeking an experienced Business Process Lead to drive the successful implementation and adoption of a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform (Fusion Manage) within our engineering organization.

This is a business leadership role responsible for defining standardizing and operationalizing engineering processes that will be enabled by PLM.

The role will act on behalf of the Head of Engineering to ensure business requirements are clearly defined decisions are made in a timely manner and adoption is achieved across the organization.

This individual will own business process design data readiness and change management working in close partnership with IT who will lead the technical implementation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Process Ownership & Design

• Lead definition and standardization of core engineering processes including:
  • Engineering Change Orders (ECO/ECR)
  • Part and BOM management
  • Document control and release processes
  • Product structure governance
• Facilitate working sessions with engineering manufacturing quality and supply chain stakeholders
• Translate business needs into clear actionable process requirements for configuration in PLM
• Drive decision-making and resolve process ambiguity or conflicts

2. Program Leadership (Business Side)

• Act as the primary business representative for the PLM program
• Attend and actively participate in all core project meetings
• Partner closely with IT and implementation partners to ensure alignment between process design and system configuration
• Track and drive completion of business-side deliverables including process documentation and approvals

3. Data Readiness & Migration Oversight

• Lead business effort for data cleanup and preparation (parts BOMs documents)
• Define data standards governance and ownership
• Ensure readiness for migration into PLM
• Validate migrated data meets business requirements

4. Change Management & Adoption

• Develop and execute a business-led change management strategy
• Define training needs and support development of training materials
• Establish adoption metrics and success criteria
• Act as a champion for process discipline and PLM usage across engineering teams

5. Reporting & Business Insights

• Define business reporting requirements (e.g. change cycle time release status engineering throughput)
• Ensure PLM supports meaningful operational and leadership reporting
• Partner with IT to deliver dashboards and insights aligned to business goals

Required:

• 9 years experience as a Business Process Analyst working their up to Business Process Lead (last 4 years as a Business Process Lead)
• 9 12 years of experience in engineering manufacturing or product development environments
• Proven experience leading PLM implementations from the business side
• Strong background in engineering process design and governance
• Demonstrated success driving organizational change and adoption
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering operations and supply chain teams
• Ability to lead without direct authority and drive decisions in complex environments
• Direct experience with Autodesk Fusion Manage AND other similar PLM platforms
• Experience in mid-to-large scale enterprise environments
• Familiarity with regulated or highly structured product development environments

Critical Success Factors

• Operates as a business leader not a system administrator or IT proxy
• Drives clarity and decisions in ambiguous environments
• Holds stakeholders accountable for participation and deliverables
• Focuses on process adoption and business outcomes not just system deployment
• Builds strong partnership with IT while maintaining clear separation of responsibilities