Director, Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle IT Transformation Lead - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$176,500 - $242,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 July 2026 by the employer.
Lead enterprise IT transformation across the Idea-to-Retire lifecycle integrating Siemens PLM and SAP S/4.
About the role
The Director, Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Transformation leads business and IT transformation initiatives that enable product lifecycle management, program governance, and portfolio value realization across a complex global enterprise environment. The role drives integrated platform execution and process improvements across the end-to-end Idea-to-Retire lifecycle utilizing Siemens PLM and SAP S/4.
What you'll do
- Lead transformation initiatives across product lifecycle, project and portfolio management, and related business process and IT platform capabilities. - Drive end-to-end execution of complex IT-enabled programs, covering scope, milestones, dependencies, governance, risk management, and value realization. - Enable and improve end-to-end Idea-to-Retire business processes through integrated platforms, process standardization, and cross-functional alignment. - Lead implementation, integration, and optimization efforts involving Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, and related enterprise platforms. - Translate business requirements into scalable digital solutions supporting product development, project resource management, and portfolio planning processes. - Define, monitor, and report success measures, portfolio health indicators, and business value realization metrics for strategic programs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field. - Significant experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product lifecycle management, ERP, or portfolio management environments. - Proven experience leading large-scale business process and IT transformation programs. - Strong stakeholder management experience across both business and IT organizations. - Experience with Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, or comparable enterprise platforms supporting product lifecycle and portfolio processes. - Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholder visibility, multiple dependencies, and enterprise impact.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. - Experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or other complex product-based global organizations. - Experience leading platform-enabled transformation across Idea-to-Retire processes. - Understanding of industry best practices in product and project portfolio management. - Experience building governance models and operating mechanisms that improve execution and business value realization.
Skills: program execution, IT implementations, product lifecycle, Siemens PLM, SAP S/4
This role has been open 114 days — well above the 51-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
370
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$151k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (370 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 97 | 370 |
| Median days open | 43 d | 51 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $151k |
Skills observed across this category: program execution, IT implementations, product lifecycle, Siemens PLM, SAP S/4
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 97 open roles · median 43 d
- Lam Research · 71 open roles · median 37 d
- Micron Technology · 40 open roles · median 131 d
- ASML · 20 open roles · median 62 d
- Teradyne · 18 open roles · median 34 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 97 d
How we counted: 370 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.