Senior Manager, PLM at IREN in San Francisco, CA

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time l Location: San Francisco, CA l Department : AI Infrastructure Supply Chain l Reporting to: Senior Director, HW Quality & PLM | Work Location Type : #hybrid IREN is a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s vertically integrated platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and data centers in renewable-rich regions across the U.S. and Canada. The Senior Manager, PLM owns product lifecycle management (PLM) for IREN's AI infrastructure hardware portfolio, from PLM platform selection through sustaining engineering. Reporting to the Senior Director, HW Quality & PLM, this leader drives the decision on IREN's PLM platform software, configures the solution to IREN's business processes, and defines the part numbering, product numbering, document numbering, and related standards used across IREN. The role builds and maintains Bills of Materials (BOMs) throughout the product lifecycle, manages Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and Product Change Notifications (PCNs), and establishes Master Data definitions such as the Part Master and Product Master. Leading a team of two PLM Coordinators and partnering with Hardware Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Operations, IT, and Finance, the Senior Manager delivers a single, controlled source of truth for product data that scales with IREN's data center build-out. With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high performance compute. We belive that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way - responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in. Responsibilities Own the PLM strategy and roadmap for IREN's AI infrastructure hardware portfolio, defining how product data is created, controlled, released, and consumed across the product lifecycle. Lead the evaluation and selection of IREN's PLM platform software, defining business requirements, driving vendor assessments and demonstrations, and recommending the solution to leadership. Configure and deploy the PLM solution to meet IREN's business needs, including workflows, roles and permissions, item and BOM structures, and integrations with ERP, CAD, and supplier systems. Define and govern part numbering, product numbering, document numbering, and related naming and classification standards for use across IREN. Establish and maintain Master Data definitions, including Part Master and Product Master attributes, data ownership, and data quality rules. Build and maintain Bills of Materials throughout the product lifecycle, from new product introduction through sustaining and end-of-life, ensuring accuracy, revision control, and effectivity. Manage the engineering change process (ECRs, ECNs, and ECOs) and Product Change Notifications (PCNs), including change control board cadence, impact assessment, disposition, and communication to internal teams and suppliers. Build and lead a high-performing PLM team of PLM Coordinators, establishing best practices, KPIs, and governance cadences as IREN's hardware portfolio scales. Partner with Hardware Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Operations, and Finance to ensure a single source of truth for product data and a clean hand-off from engineering release to procurement and build. Develop PLM documentation, training, and user adoption programs so that teams across IREN work within the system and its standards. Define and report PLM KPIs such as BOM accuracy, change cycle time, and master data completeness, and drive continuous improvement against them. Serve as the escalation point for product data integrity issues and PLM system support, working with IT and the platform vendor to resolve them. Other important requirements Pre-employment screening, including background check and substance testing may be required acco