Deputy Manager – Digital Thread (PLM & MDM)
At a glance
Manager-level Data Architecture & Governance role at Freudenberg. Chennai · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Guide MDM and PLM teams, set clear goals, balance workloads and build their skills
- Oversee PLM and MDM platform design and upkeep, including upgrades, data migrations and integrations with SAP, legacy systems and CAD tools
- Coordinate priorities, risks, dependencies and timelines across teams, keeping delivery predictable and outcomes measurable
- Translate business needs between stakeholders and technical teams, then steer solutions toward practical implementation
- Set delivery checks for quality, documentation, validation, release readiness and operational handover
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least twelve years of relevant experience
- At least seven years in data management or enterprise PLM, including three years in a formal team leadership role
- Hands-on experience managing and scaling SAP MDM platforms and PLM environments
- Strong implementation experience covering data analysis, cleansing, integration, KPIs, testing and stakeholder approval
Who this fits
This manager role suits someone who can lead teams while remaining hands-on with enterprise MDM and PLM delivery. You’ll work across business, global IT and technical stakeholders, and guide team development as well as platform decisions. The role is based in Chennai, India.
From the employer
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Responsibilities:
Leadership Responsibilities
People Leadership & Operations
Lead, coach, and support teams across MDM and PLM by ensuring clear goals, balanced workloads, strong collaboration, and continuous capability development.
Enterprise Data technical leadership
Oversee the architecture, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise PLM and MDM platforms. Drive system upgrade projects, provide strategic guidance to data migration topics, Architect integration workflow topics (eg. SAP, Legacy systems, etc.,) and CAD tools.
Delivery steering across MDM and PLM teams
Coordinate delivery priorities, dependencies, risks, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across multiple technology areas while ensuring predictable execution and measurable business outcomes.
Stakeholder and business alignment
Act as a bridge between business stakeholders, global IT teams, project managers, product owners, and technical teams to translate business needs into feasible, scalable, and value-driven digital solutions.
Performance development and capability building
Provide structured feedback, mentoring, onboarding support, skill development plans, and career guidance to strengthen both technical and behavioural capabilities within the team.
Delivery and governance
Establish and enforce delivery governance across PLM and MDM teams, including quality reviews, documentation standards, solution validation, release readiness, risk tracking, and operational handover.
Ensure that implementations are business-focused, technically sound, scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture, data governance, and platform standards.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Engineering (any discipline) with 12+ years of relevant experience.
Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in Data management or enterprise PLM systems, with at least 3–5 years in a formal people leadership or team management role.
Technical Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience in managing and scaling Enterprise MDM platforms (SAP) and PLM environments. Familiarity with the integration of CAD authoring tools—specifically Siemens Solid Edge—with downstream PLM backbones (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter Integration for Solid Edge) is highly preferred
Strong hands-on experience in solution implementation, including data analysis, data cleansing, dashboard/report development, data integration concepts, KPI definition, testing, performance improvement, and stakeholder sign-off.
The candidate should possess solid understanding of data governance frameworks, software development lifecycles (SDLC), and change management controls within a traditional corporate environment.
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to manage priorities, resolve conflicts, influence global stakeholders, guide technical discussions, and build a high-performing team culture.
Structure and consistency
Facilitate workshops, technical discussions, and requirement clarification sessions to identify business problems, define measurable KPIs, evaluate solution options, and align teams on practical implementation approaches.
Promote consistency, reuse, automation, documentation, and standard delivery practices across MDM and PLM teams while ensuring that solutions deliver visible business value.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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