PLM Applications Technology Manager - Anoka, United States - nVent

Description

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

This role is primarily responsible for the maintenance and evolution of our current PLM and CAD landscape for nVent. At a high level, this includes engaging business lines (VOC) to understand their goals, gaps in technology and evaluating ideas for new digital functionality & enhancements, as well as issue resolution and bug fixes. It is also to create and maintain requirements and building logical recommendations for future enhancements upgrades to the 3DExperience Enovia and SolidWorks CAD solutions as well as assisting in the planning of the overall roadmap for PLM in 1,3 & 5 year intervals. This position manages a variable headcount of direct hire and contract technical support staff. The role will also manage specific financial budget review and 3rd party services providers to ensure productivity and accountability. Directing, planning and engaging in the system architecture of our PLM and CAD landscape.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS ROLE INCLUDE:

• Translate business needs into thoughtful and creative 3DExperience Enovia PLM solutions that can drive sustainable business benefits.
• Drives and facilitates the right discussions between functional team and technical teams to drive effective collaboration and project success
• Managing our continued use and evolution of Agile methodology and ensure the adherence of policies and processes associated with Agile.
• Ability to direct AGILE scrum activities and ceremonies
• Driving the development of DevOps and testing tools to abbreviate and improve on code check-in practices and first attempt success as well as automated testing practices, tools and procedures.
• Understanding how nVent is structured - capture relationship between business segments, locations, roles and stakeholders, channels & customers, and other information that is valuable for downstream architecture and solution development efforts
• Contribute to and Manage the Development, configuration, customization, programming and implementation of Enovia applications, packages, and components customized to meet specific business requirements.
• Ensure adequate support for all systems and clients using Enovia PLM 3DExperience best practices.
• Develop and maintain ideas new features and enhancements for business growth in alignment with Enterprise Architecture & Digital strategy
• Support the research, analysis, and development of new business processes resulting in a set of recommendations for PLM process change and/or systems development projects.
• Develop technical plans from the discovery of detailed business process & value stream mappings from the stakeholder perspective that will serve as process blueprints
• Takes an active role in developing global standardization of processes for the entire enterprise
• Influence and aid in the adoption and implementation of Standard Best Business Practices while limiting customization of deployed digital products.
• Analyze business requirements to drive technical solutions in collaboration with functional teams, business owners, domain experts and business partners
• Anticipates emerging business trends and regulatory/risk issues as a basis for recommending large-scale product, technical, functional or operational improvements
• Play an assisting role in program increment planning and, where necessary, execute stories/tasks through Jira
• Plan, review and anticipate needs in our web hosting and local resource capacity. Understand our demands for these services from both an infrastructure and financial perspective.
• Conduct 3rd party service partner review, scope development and establish SLA agreement for the measurement of progress and ultimate success.
• Mentor staff and provide constructive feedback and praise.
• Ensure the adherence to all HR practices as it relates to direct reports. Conduct timely reviews, schedule 1:1 time with directs as well as team collaboration.
• Maintain visibility across business and technology initiatives to optimize release schedules

• Academic background in application development required.
• BS in Computer Science or similar is required.
• Ideally 8+ years total experience working with the Enovia Platform is required

• Experience developing strategic technology plans and roadmaps, including business capability planning
• Experience planning and deploying business and IT initiatives
• Experience with at least 8 full lifecycle implementation of technology platforms such as PLM, ERP, CRM etc. in a multi-region/multi-site setting
• Experience with delivering using Agile methodology and tools
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience supporting digital transformation preferred
• Experience in the Dassault Systemes 3DExperience platform a must. (Enovia 19x and higher)
• Experience in the Dassault Systemes SolidWorks CAD platform a must
• Supplemental development experience with: Technia Value Components, Java, J2EE, C, C++, TCL, MQL, SQL
• Skilled at writing white papers, technical reports
• Strong analysis skills and decision making abilities
• Ability to apply architectural principles to business solutions
• Ability to map across business goals, business capabilities, value stream maps and digital platforms/products to identify gaps in offerings and develop coherent and compelling roadmaps
• Experience with System Analysis and Architecture Designs, Functional and Technical Design, Process Flow, Data Model diagrams, Business Process Mapping, Project Management, SCRUM Master, Technical Troubleshooting

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
  • At nVent, we connect and protect a more sustainable and electrified world with inventive electrical solutions. We're a nearly $3 billion high-performance electrical company with a dedicated team of 10,000+ people at more than 130 sites around the world. Our solutions deliver value to industrial, commercial, residential, energy and infrastructure customers, providing mission critical solutions that improve performance, lower costs and reduce downtime.
  • We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions that connect and protect mission critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER.
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:
  • Innovative & adaptable
  • Dedicated to absolute integrity
  • Focused on the customer first
  • Respectful and team oriented
  • Optimistic and energizing
  • Accountable for performance
• Benefits to support the lives of our employees