CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a process-oriented Business Analyst to spearhead the Future State PLM transformation initiative. This role will be responsible for assessing current-state PLM processes, gathering cross-functional business requirements, and helping define the vision and roadmap for a scalable, future-ready PLM ecosystem. The Business Analyst will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure the new PLM solution aligns with enterprise objectives and supports end-to-end product lifecycle processes within CPG industry. The candidate must be willing to work on site 4 days a week in El Segundo, Mattel HQ, USA.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Current State Assessment & Gap Analysis
- Redesign of PLM processes to align with business objectives and technological advancements based on leading practices within CPG.
- Develop and execute transformation roadmaps for the integration of FlexPLM, Windchill, ThingWorx, and 3rd party CAD systems.
- Document and evaluate current PLM business processes, systems, and data flows across Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Product Development teams.
- Identify pain points, inefficiencies, and manual dependencies in the current state.
- Conduct stakeholder discussion and workshops to capture business needs and priorities.
Future State Design & Roadmap
- Work with functional leads to define future state business processes and operating models.
- Develop business use cases, process flows, and capability maps to support future state definition.
- Align future state capabilities with enterprise PLM vision, compliance needs, and digital transformation goals.
Requirements Management
- Translate business needs into clear, testable functional and non-functional