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We have partnered with a renowned leader in the automotive technology space to recruit a Software Delivery Manager. This is a pivotal management role responsible for driving the successful delivery of cutting-edge software solutions for our client's automotive customers. Ensure teams can deliver on commitments made to customers, working closely with architects and project managers. The SDM acts as a listener during the RFQ phase, ensuring commitments align with team capabilities. Serve as an escalation point for issues or negotiations with customers. Manage resources, workloads, and timelines to ensure successful project delivery. Address changes or challenges effectively to keep projects on track.
Responsibilities:
- Manage regional Software Delivery teams, aligning with the OEM roadmap for Automotive Software Delivery.
- Lead collaboration with customers, suppliers, partners, and internal teams to develop comprehensive project plans, ensuring seamless software integration into vehicle programs.
- Ensure project execution excellence by identifying, overseeing, and proactively managing resource constraints, risks, and conflicts to deliver high-quality software on time.
- Serve as the primary technical contact and manager for OEM and partner relationships, fostering customer satisfaction and business growth through world-class experiences.
- Provide technical management, leadership in requirements analysis, architecture design, integration, and issue investigation, supporting the project team as needed.
- Manage alignment of software development plans with Agile methodologies to deliver customer value at the right time, validating project plans and scheduling based on customer requests.
- Oversee alignment with customers and partners, managing negotiations for deliverables, dates, content, software maturity, and tracking/reporting issues.
- Lead by example, diving into technical details, reviewing code, investigating issues, implementing prototypes/demos, and capturing lessons learned.
- Champion Agile processes, fostering collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and transparency across teams.
- Represent and promote the voice of the customer within the organization.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is required; Master's degree is strongly preferred.
- PMP/PRINCE2 Certification is required.
- 12 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering high-performance automotive software products.
- 8 years of management experience, with a solid record of building, leading, and mentoring technical engineering teams.
- Profound mastery of coding skills (C/C ), with active coding experience in embedded software development within the last five years.
- Extensive experience interacting with customers, senior executives, and business leaders.
- Proven ability to orchestrate and execute large-scale automotive software projects using Agile methodologies.
- Expertise in recognizing, evaluating, and proactively managing risks to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery within defined scope parameters.
- Proficiency in utilizing tools relevant to software development and integration in the automotive industry.
- Demonstrated track record of cross-functional, global collaboration and management with internal and external stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
- Significant experience in RFI/RFQ phases, including preparing and delivering responses, and engaging with customers to secure business opportunities.
- Deep understanding of software development, from low-level programming to real-time operating systems (RTOS); expertise in QNX, Linux, Android is required.
- Preference for candidates with automotive industry background in an OEM or Tier 1 company, with extensive experience in customer-facing technical management roles.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills for customer interactions.
- Certifications or training in Agile and Scrum methodologies are required.
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