Job Description

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.

Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

The Director, Product Management Excellence is a senior products planning,operationsand transformation leader responsible for defining, standardizing, and scalingunifiedbestinclass product management lifecycle (PMLC) processes across the Digital Thread portfolio. In an environment where product teamsoperatewith fragmented processes, inconsistent artifacts, and limited enabling tooling, this role provides the connective tissue that allows PTC to move faster,operatewith greaterfocus, and compete more effectively in an increasingly dynamic marketplace.

Collaborating with segment and horizontal product management leaders, R&D, and GTM teams, this role drives a unified, data-drivenproduct managementoperating model that enhances execution across the entire productmanagementlifecycle. Operating within a lean hierarchy, the Director influences broadlyandexecutesthrough others.

Key responsibilities include designing and implementing a comprehensive PMLC framework, scaling modern product management tools (including AI-enabled workflows), and ensuring lasting adoption through enablement and governance. The role reports totheVP Digital ThreadProducts Planningandco-leads the Product Management Guild in partnership with him.

Your Impact

• Create order from fragmentation byestablishinga unified product management operating model that improves speed, alignment, anddecision-makingacross segments.

• Raise productmanagementmaturity by defining clear standards, best practices, and playbooks that enable consistent,high-qualityexecution at scale.

• Increase organizational productivity and transparency through the effective use of modern PMLC tooling andAI-augmentedworkflows.

• Translate strategy into execution by ensuring lifecycle processes, tooling, and behaviors reinforce each other and deliver visible business outcomes.

Your Team

This role serves as a horizontal leader within the Products organization,workingthrough the Product Management Guild, Product Planning & Operations, and cross-functional teams instead of a traditional hierarchy. Initially, the Directormayhave one direct report and will work closely with senior leaders in PLM, ALM, CAD, SLM,and the extended EnterpriseThe role has regular visibility with senior leadership and plays a keypartin shaping how product management is understood, practiced, and measured across PTC

DaytoDayResponsibilities

• Evolve and steward anend-to-endProduct Management Lifecycle (PMLC) framework covering insights, strategy, planning, prioritization, requirements, roadmaps, delivery, launch, and retirement.

• Build andmaintaina comprehensive set of product managementprocessplaybooks in close partnership with thebroader organization andteam,includingstandards, templates, quality criteria, and decision frameworks.

• Drive the implementation, rollout, and scaling of an enterprise PMLC tool, ensuring it reinforces best practices, integrates with existingR&Dtools and company systems(e.g., Jira,Salesforce,etc), and delivers measurable improvements in execution, transparency, and outcomes.

• Partner withtheAICOEto embed AI-enabled workflows into product management activities (e.g., insight synthesis, prioritization,prototyping,requirementsauthoring, and executive communication) to increase speed and effectiveness.

• Lead adoption and change management efforts for PMLC processes,tooling,and AI workflowsincluding enablement, training, communications, and continuous feedback loops.

• Co-leadthe Product ManagementGuildthe department head, shaping its agenda,facilitatingcross-segmentcollaboration, and ensuring guild outputs translate into real, sustained changes in how teamsoperate

Preferred Skills and Knowledge

• Deepexpertisein productmanagementbest practices across the full product lifecycle, including discovery, strategy,road mapping, requirements, and portfolio planning.

• Strong experience designing and operationalizing scalable processes in complex,multiproduct,ormulti-segmentedorganizations.

• Handson familiarity with modern product management and agile tooling ecosystemslikeProductsboard,Aha!,and Jira,and how to operationalize them at enterprise scale.

• Proven ability to drive change through influence, facilitation, and governance rather than direct authority.

• Working knowledge of applying AI and automation toknowledgeworkprocesses to improve efficiency, quality, anddecision making

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of experience in product management, product operations, or product transformation roles.

• Experience leading enterprisescale process, tooling, or operatingmodel initiatives with clear adoption and business impact.

• Prior involvement in communities of practice, guilds, or horizontal operating models is strongly preferred.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreerequired; advanced degree in business, engineering, or related field preferred.

• Demonstratedtrack recordof influencing senior leaders and drivingcross functionalalignment in complex organizations.

Why PTC?

PTC unleashes innovation with marketproven digital solutions that enable industrial companies to differentiate their products and services, improve operational excellence, and increase workforce productivity. At PTC, wedon’tjust imagine a better world—we enable it. This role offers a rare opportunity to shape how product managementoperatesat scale, to partner directly with senior leadership, and to leave a lasting imprint on one of PTC’s most critical capabilities.

PTC carefully considers a widevarietyof factorswhendeterminingcompensation.Theanticipatedannual salary range for this positionisbetween $140,000-$170,000The salary rangereflectsa good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.Actualcompensationmay vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, candidates may be eligible fora performance-basedbonus. Employeesalsohavethe opportunity tobecome a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program(ESPP),which allowsfor thepurchaseofdiscounted PTC stockCertainrolesmay also be eligible forparticipation in ourequity programs.Employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage and,if you are an office-assigned employee,a generous commuter subsidy.All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to applicable planeligibilityand otherterms and conditions.

For more informationaboutPTC’s comprehensive benefits, pleasevisitourCareers Page

PTC recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled.

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If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?

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