PLM Test and Release Manager

About the role

Capgemini is seeking a highly skilled and experienced PLM Test and Release Manager to join our Engineering and Digital Transformation team. As a PLM Test and Release Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, stability, and successful deployment of solutions within the 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing for 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) platform implementations and enhancements.
• Develop and manage test strategies, plans, scenarios, and test cases.
• Oversee SIT, UAT, Regression, and Smoke Testing activities.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements and release objectives.
• Drive defect management, prioritization, resolution, and quality assurance governance.
• Leverage AI-assisted testing for test optimization, defect analysis, risk-based testing, and quality forecasting.
• Owning and managing the end-to-end release management lifecycle across all environments.
• Cook up release schedules, deployments, risk mitigation, readiness reviews, and post-release validation.
• Utilize AI/ML tools for release risk assessment, dependency tracking, deployment monitoring, and predictive insights.
• Manage stakeholder communications, reporting, dashboards, quality metrics, and cross-functional issue resolution.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Test Management, Quality Assurance, and Release Management within enterprise application environments.
• PLM & 3DEXPERIENCE Expertise (3DX platform, PLM processes, product lifecycle management).
• Test Management & Quality Assurance (test strategy, SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect management, test automation).
• Release Management & Deployment Governance (release planning, deployment coordination, change management, release readiness).
• Stakeholder & Program Coordination (cross-functional team leadership, client engagement, executive reporting, risk management).
• Defect & Issue Management (root cause analysis, issue prioritization, risk mitigation, escalation management).
• Project Delivery & Agile Methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, sprint planning, release planning).
• AI/ML & Advanced Quality Engineering (predictive analytics, intelligent testing, AI-assisted defect analysis, release risk prediction, automated dashboards).
• Reporting & Governance (quality metrics, KPI tracking, release reporting, compliance and audit readiness).

Qualifications

• Education and qualifications.
• Certifications and licenses.
• Relevant experience and skills.
• Seniority and performance.
• Market and business consideration.
• Internal pay equity.

Skills

• PLM & 3DEXPERIENCE Expertise.
• Test Management & Quality Assurance.
• Release Management & Deployment Governance.
• Stakeholder & Program Coordination.
• Defect & Issue Management.
• Project Delivery & Agile Methodologies.
• AI/ML & Advanced Quality Engineering.
• Reporting & Governance.

Benefits

Capgemini provides a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada).
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $82,082 - $193,440/Year. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law. The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction. These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity. It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Schedule

This is a remote role based at Cincinnati, OH.