PLM Product Owner

YETI is hiring a PLM Product Owner in Austin, TX to lead the PLM functional roadmap and act as the product-facing representative for the PLM ecosystem. In this role, you will connect business needs to scalable PLM solutions across the product lifecycle, while standardizing processes and strengthening governance around engineering data.

Working onsite, you will serve as the domain voice for PLM platforms, coordinate alignment across engineering, business stakeholders, and IT, and ensure the processes and configurations that support real engineering work remain clear, consistent, and continuously improving.

What you’ll do

• Act as the functional product owner and domain representative for PLM platforms such as Teamcenter and Centric
• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, business stakeholders, and IT teams
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to drive alignment, clarify requirements, and support decisions
• Translate business needs into well-defined functional and technical requirements
• Recommend scalable, supportable PLM solutions aligned to enterprise architecture
• Lead and continuously improve PLM processes, including:
  • Engineering Change Management (ECR/ECN)
  • Document management and lifecycle control
  • CAD structures, EBOM, and downstream BOM alignment
  • Product data governance and classification
• Establish and promote PLM governance standards to address gaps in adoption and consistency
• Drive process harmonization across multi-region engineering teams
• Identify inefficiencies and lead initiatives to improve data quality, traceability, and process clarity
• Support integration and alignment between CAD tools (SolidWorks) and PLM systems
• Define and enforce standards for:
  • CAD file structures and dependencies
  • Revision and version control
  • Metadata and attribute management
• Partner with engineering teams to resolve challenges related to data inconsistency, poor structure or usability, and lack of standardization
• Ensure PLM design supports real-world engineering workflows
• Define and document PLM functional requirements for integrations with the architecture organization, including:
  • SAP (material master, BOM, and change processes)
  • MDM platforms (e.g., STIBO)
  • Other upstream/downstream systems
• Act as the PLM voice in integration design discussions and partner with integration architects and development teams to represent PLM requirements
• Validate solution alignment with PLM processes and data structures
• Support testing and validation of integrations to ensure data integrity and process continuity, including functional testing and coordination with QA and IT teams
• Assist with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution
• Drive increased user adoption of PLM tools and standardized processes
• Develop and support training materials, process documentation, and user guidance/best practices
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business users on PLM capabilities
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on adoption, data quality, and process efficiency
• Primarily focus on functional/system configuration (workflows and attributes), not custom development or platform engineering
• Own workflow setup and optimization, attribute and data model configuration, and functional testing support

Required experience

• Greater than 8 years of experience working in PLM environments
• Hands-on exposure to platforms such as Teamcenter, Centric, or similar PLM systems
• Strong understanding of CAD/PLM integrations (e.g., SolidWorks)
• Strong understanding of BOM structures (EBOM, Design BOM)
• Strong understanding of product data and document lifecycle management
• Experience working in cross-functional environments bridging business and IT
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders

Technologies

• Teamcenter, Centric, SolidWorks
• SAP, STIBO
• CAD structures, EBOM, Design BOM

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting global or multi-region engineering organizations
• Familiarity with SAP integration concepts, including material master alignment, BOM synchronization, and change management processes
• Exposure to MDM platforms (e.g., STIBO or equivalent)
• Understanding of integration concepts such as APIs, data mapping, and system interoperability

Benefits

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