PLM Product Manager

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Systems team is responsible for building and improve the many systems and internal technologies that enables Anduril to accomplish its mission. Anduril’s supply chain, accounting, sales & growth, field maintenance, manufacturing, and many more teams rely on the technology built and maintained by us. We work across the company to ensure we have the tools and capabilities necessary for mission success. We are seeking a highly skilled Software Program Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and driving adoption of our various engineering support tools and capabilities to ensure Anduril is successful for the near and long term. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning engineering, supply chain, operations, manufacturing, accounting, finance, and more to understand the business needs, design solutions, and ensure our systems are aligned with the company's goals and objectives.

Requirements

Project Management - the number one responsibility of this person is knowing how to get teams aligned and drive things forward, if you sit in the back seat and wait for things to happen this is not your role.
Structured Communication – our program manager must communicate across a broad range of functions and within several levels in the organization, you need to know their language and how to translate.
Excellent business and technical communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to convey messages in a persuasive manner and at the appropriate level of detail.
Business Acumen – our program manager must have a deep understanding of how software tools impact engineering business outcomes, not just notionally but you can turn it into math executives can understand .
Problem Solving – our program manager will formulate recommendations and strategies using fact-based analysis and proven methodologies, such as systems thinking, five whys, decision trees, etc.
Proven track record of partnering with stakeholders while employing a high degree of collaboration and influence.
Deep and broad expertise with cloud-based PLMs and/or Engineering Tools (Team Center. Enovia, Oracle/SAP PLM, CAD, CAE, MBSE)
Experience building something from idea to in world
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.
Ability to be in-office full time and willingness to travel up to 25-50% to visit other sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing contract workers and driving their deliverables to close.
Experience with Siemens Teamcenter.

Responsibilities

Partner with internal/external customers to identify needs, confirm technical feasibility, foster stakeholder alignment/approvals and lead cross-functional team collaboration to deliver best in class solutions to our business.
Understand E2E business processes and enabling business systems products to set roadmap strategy for continuous improvement and changing customer needs.
Translate your roadmap into actionable plans by crafting comprehensive capability/feature descriptions and user stories that are digestible by business and tech teams.
Influence and negotiate prioritized delivery across various technology product teams to deliver continuous improvement/next gen products to our Engineering Teams Design to Build value stream.
Act as a business systems product evangelist and thought leader by understanding product capabilities across our ecosystem, aligning our business partners around best practices and delivering fit for purpose value stream solutions.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify root cause of issues to determine the opportunity size and business impact.
Partner with vendors and third-party service providers to integrate system tools and product solutions into the company's ecosystem.
Collaborate with internal product development teams to build out custom solutions if we decide to build rather than buy.
Develop total cost of ownership (TCO) for each product/tool, drive cost-benefit, return on investment, and NPV analyses to support decision making.
Contribute to business systems product or technical knowledge assets by documenting all existing/new features, capabilities of our value-stream solutions.
Support and deliver enterprise model product training to SMEs as needed.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.