Director, Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle IT Transformation Lead

Location: Santa Clara, CA; travel required 10% of the time; relocation is not eligible.

Salary: $176,500.00–$242,500.00 per year, plus potential bonus and stock award program participation.

Company

hirify.global develops and services materials engineering equipment used to manufacture semiconductor chips and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Lead business and IT transformation initiatives across product lifecycle management, project and portfolio management, and related enterprise platforms.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define priorities, roadmaps, execution plans, governance, and stakeholder engagement models.
• Drive end-to-end execution of complex IT-enabled programs, including scope, milestones, dependencies, risk management, adoption, and value realization.
• Improve Idea-to-Retire processes through integrated platforms, process standardization, cross-functional alignment, and industry best practices.
• Lead implementation, integration, and optimization involving Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, and related enterprise platforms.
• Define and report success measures, portfolio health indicators, and business value realization metrics while leading cross-functional teams through change and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Significant experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product lifecycle management, ERP, or portfolio management environments.
• Proven experience leading large-scale business process and IT transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management experience across business and IT organizations.
• Experience with Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, or comparable enterprise platforms supporting product lifecycle and portfolio processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholder visibility, multiple dependencies, and enterprise impact.
• Strong communication, influencing, and change leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or other complex product-based global organizations.
• Experience leading platform-enabled transformation across Idea-to-Retire processes.
• Strong understanding of industry best practices in product and project portfolio management.
• Experience building governance models and operating mechanisms that improve execution and business value realization.
• Demonstrated success aligning technology solutions with business priorities and portfolio objectives.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive work culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee health and wellbeing.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award program participation.
• Equal opportunity employment and accessibility support are provided.