Head of Product Lifecycle Management (f/m/d) Service

A Snapshot of Your DayAs Head of Product Lifecycle Management Service (PLM-SV), you will lead the global organization responsible for Service Portfolio Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation Management, R&D Governance, and the Service Engineering Excellence (SEE) community within Grid Technologies Product Management. In this role, you will shape the future of the Grid Technologies Service portfolio by defining portfolio strategies, guiding investment decisions, and driving lifecycle excellence across our global Service offerings. You will translate customer needs, market developments, technology trends, and business priorities into competitive, future-ready solutions that maximize value across the installed base and support sustainable growth. Just as importantly, you will lead and develop a high-performing global organization, foster strong cross-functional collaboration, and cultivate a culture of innovation, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

How You’ll Make An ImpactLead the Service Portfolio

• Define and execute the strategy for the global Service portfolio.
• Own portfolio roadmaps, investment priorities, and lifecycle decisions.
• Drive portfolio competitiveness, profitability, and long-term growth.
• Ensure portfolio decisions are informed by customer, market, and business insights.

Drive Innovation and Lifecycle Excellence

• Lead Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation Management, and R&D Governance across the Service portfolio.
• Prioritize development and innovation activities to maximize business impact.
• Strengthen lifecycle and obsolescence management across the installed base.
• Leverage digitalization, analytics, and AI to improve portfolio and investment decisions.

Enable Cross-Functional Execution

• Build strong partnerships across Product Management, Service, Engineering, Sales, Operations, and regional organizations.
• Align stakeholders around portfolio priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Influence key business decisions, including investment, sourcing, and growth opportunities.
• Represent Service portfolio priorities in management and customer discussions.

Build Organizational Capability

• Lead and develop the global PLM-SV organization.
• Strengthen critical capabilities, succession pipelines, and leadership development.
• Foster a strong and connected Service Engineering Excellence (SEE) community.
• Create an inclusive environment where people can perform, grow, and succeed.

What You Bring

• Proven success leading global teams in complex matrix organizations.
• Extensive experience in Product Management, Service Portfolio Management, Product Lifecycle Management, or related functions.
• Strong understanding of service business models, portfolio strategy, lifecycle management, and installed-base businesses.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to build trust and alignment across functions, regions, and leadership levels.
• Strong customer orientation and collaborative mindset.
• University degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Success in This RoleYou will be successful if you:

• Create clarity and direction in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Develop people as successfully as you develop the portfolio.
• Balance innovation with disciplined execution.
• Build strong partnerships across Grid Technologies.
• Deliver sustainable growth and measurable customer value.
• Foster a future-ready organization that embraces digitalization and AI

About The TeamOur Grid Technology division is at the forefront of enabling a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. As the backbone of the energy transition, Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology. Join a team dedicated to transforming the power grid and driving the energy transition forward.

AT GT PRM we are committed to pioneering cutting-edge technology in hardware and software for world class transmission products, driving innovation to maximize our customers’ satisfaction.

Who is Siemens Energy?At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to DiversityLucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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