SW Delivery Manager (Interior)

Our client is a global pioneer in delivering high-end user experience for Automotive.

They are hiring for: Software Delivery Manager

In this role, you will lead regional teams and serve as the primary point of contact for automotive customers, you will work with Global leaderships in Automotive and R&D, as well as Global Sales.

Role:

• Lead the regional Software Delivery teams to align with the OEM roadmap for Automotive Software Delivery.

• Work closely with customers, suppliers and partners as well as internal teams to develop comprehensive project plan with a focus on seamless software integration into vehicle programs.

• Be accountable for software project execution excellence; identify, oversee, and proactively manage resource constraints and conflicts to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.

• Serve as the primary technical contact with OEM and other partners for matters involving issues, scope changes, quality, communication management, risks, or interfaces/dependencies.

• Provide technical support to the project team in areas of requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, or issues investigation.

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science / relevant degree.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience and a proven track record of successfully architecting and delivering high performance automotive software products.

• 5+ years of management experience with a solid track record of building, leading and mentoring technical engineering teams.

• Demands strong knowledge of embedded;  coding skills (C/C++) (not coding required, but will need to have done coding in the past)

• Experience interacting with customers, senior executives, and business leaders.

• Proven track record in orchestrating and successfully executing large-scale automotive software projects through the application of Agile methodologies.

• Proficient in recognizing, evaluating, and proactively managing risks pertaining to software projects, guaranteeing their on-time and within-budget delivery while staying within defined scope parameters.

• Preference for candidates with automotive industry background in either an OEM or Tier 1 company, coupled with prior experience in a customer-facing technical role.

• Additional certifications or training in Agile and Scrum methodologies are an advantage.

• Proficiency in written and spoken Japanese and English.