Business Architect Product Lifecycle Management; Remote

The application window is expected to close on: 08/25/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received
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This is a remote role based in the USA.

Meet the Team

Component Central Operations (CCO) supports Cisco’s Silicon and Optical supply chains driving business transformation that delivers scalable, profitable growth. Our team's mission is to drive strategic alignment and operational excellence across the organization. We achieve this by leveraging our expertise in program management, data and analytics, and business architecture. We work in a fast-paced environment collaborating across global teams to enable strategic business outcomes.

We are seeking a Product Lifecycle Business Architect to design, optimize, and govern the end-to-end business processes and systems supporting our products from concept through end-of-life. In this role, you will bridge business strategy, supply chain operations, and technology to build a scalable, efficient product lifecycle ecosystem aligned with our supply transformation objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the target-state business architecture for product lifecycle management (PLM) across engineering, supply chain, operations, and finance.
• Translate supply transformation strategy into actionable lifecycle process and capability roadmaps.
• Establish governance frameworks, standards, and protocols for PLM processes and data integrity.
• Map current- and future-state product lifecycle processes and identify capability gaps.
• Develop business requirements, functional specifications, and data models.
• Lead multi-functional workshops to capture and validate requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend PLM/ERP tools and integrations.
• Build cases, including return on investment and cost-benefit analyses.
• Define targets and metrics to measure and improve lifecycle performance.
• Partner with IT/solution architects to translate business needs into technical designs.
• Support change management, testing, deployment, and post-implementation optimization.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of Product Lifecycle Management experience in the Semiconductor industry
• 8+ years of experience in business architecture, process design, or PLM-related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Proven expertise in PLM systems and business process modeling.
• Experience with Oracle, Siemens, or SAP PLM Applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering large scale transformation programs
• Six Sigma Green Belt training
• Experience in delivering AI solutions

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $ to $ and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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