Director, PLM

The Director of Global PLM is a strategic business leader responsible for the integrity, scalability, and lifecycle of Oura’s hardware product data. This role allows Oura to scale into a high-volume, multi-category global corporation. You are the executive owner of the "Single Source of Truth," ensuring that global design, supply chain, and manufacturing teams operate with maximum velocity and zero data-related risk.

This is a hybrid position based in San Francisco requiring 3 days per week in the office.

• Digital Transformation Roadmap
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  Define, lead and maintain a Global PLM strategy that anticipates corporate expansion into new markets, regulatory environments, and complex product portfolios.
• Enterprise Scaling & Governance
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  Further develop the processes and solutions for data integrity and configuration management that allow for increase in simultaneous development programs and production volume without adding organizational friction.
• Cross-Functional Change Management
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  Serve as the high-level bridge between Design, R&D, Supply Chain, etc to promote global Engineering Change Order (ECO) workflows and product release gates.

• Global Configuration Strategy
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  Own the high-level logic for multi-level Bill of Materials (BOM) management, ensuring seamless data synchronization between international design hubs and global manufacturing partners.
• Strategic Vendor & Budget Management
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  Manage the executive-level relationships with software providers and implementation partners. Own the PLM CAPEX/OPEX budget and ensure the technology stack delivers a high ROI for the global business.
• Organizational Data Policy
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  Maintain the global policies for part numbering, revision control, and intellectual property protection to ensure long-term data durability.
• Advanced Digital Innovation
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  Champion the integration of AI within the product lifecycle to ensure the global PLM ecosystem acts as an intelligent catalyst for business velocity.

• Hands‑on Operational Excellence
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  Demonstrate deep experience in the daily operative tasks of a PLM team—including BOM auditing, ECO processing, and system administration—to effectively mentor the team and identify process bottlenecks from the ground up.
• Team Technical Empowerment
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  Lead by example in the tactical execution of data migrations and system integrations, ensuring the leadership vision is grounded in the practical realities of hardware and software engineering workflows.
• Process Troubleshooting
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  Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical data issues, utilizing past operational experience to drive rapid resolution of roadblocks in the product release cycle.

• Leadership Experience
  : 10+ years of leadership in high-growth, global corporations, with a proven track record of managing PLM as a business function rather than a technical tool.
• Scaling Expertise
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  Significant experience leading large-scale organizational change or digital transformations that supported rapid international corporate growth.
• Multisite‑multicultural scope
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  Experience in driving development and operational front over multiple timezones.
• Executive Presence
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  Exceptional ability to translate complex data life cycles into business-value narratives for the C‑Suite.
• Operational Breadth
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  Deep understanding of the intersection between product data and global supply chain dynamics, including contract manufacturing and international logistics.

Benefits

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer…