Senior Project Manager for Interior Experience Product (Driver Monitoring)

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Job details

Company overview

We are the Japanese subsidiary of a world-leading automotive parts supplier group. As a European supplier of automotive parts and systems, we offer a wide range of products and services to the automotive industry. We are particularly acclaimed for our expertise in automotive lighting, engine cooling, electric powertrains, driver assistance, and autonomous driving technologies. One of our distinctive features is our commitment, as a group, to developing technologies that contribute to reducing CO2 emissions from automobiles.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Manager
  • Operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to:
  • Manage OEM/OES Projects (Component, System with known technology components, …)
  • Is responsible for the achievement of the Project KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production
•  Preparation
  • Secure Project resources and control them
  • Drive the Associated P2 Actors in case of P2 not completed in P1
  • Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation
  • Check and validate Project Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones
  • Conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (prefer: on case by case...)
  • Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Program-System Project
• Define scope of projects
  • Prepare decision making process for relevant committees and challenge his project team readiness
  • Prepare and submit CAA and IAR (Program-System level) and challenge the P1
  • Project Managers of the Projects part of his/her Program-System Project
  • Manage all project changes (internal and customer) and coordinates through system projects
  • Is applying Design to Cost methodology
  • Escalate at the right level and with relevant speed/anticipation the gaps versus targets
  • Lead AAI and development of all PM’s reporting to Program-System development and all project team members
• Coach P1 Project Managers
  • Contribute to Working Groups to improve PM methodology
  • Can be Assessor of the PMA
  • Is functionally responsible of all PTMs, set project objectives, ensure appraisal of Project Team Members
  • Manage communication with Customers on Project development progress
  • Keep customers updated on Project progress.
  • Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress to PSC, PMC and to all Governance stages when required
  • Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication with all P2/P1 projects associated
  • Ensure perfect management of crisis if any
  • Promote corporate Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/Program
  • Project teams and control their application
  • Respect company Code of ethics
  • Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements
  • Ensure Project (System-Program or not) development in compliance with CLEAN and other applicable

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Japanese: Business Level (mandatory)
• English: Business Level (mandatory)
• Engineering/Master degree of management or Software, computer science
• Development Standards knowledge (V cycle)
• Personal skills to manage functional organization
• Standard Automotive Tier1 development methodology
• Financial skills on Development costs, Product costs and Manufacturing costs (Build business cases and track budgets)
• Knowledge of Automotive development (5-7 years)
• Get successful development experience as OEM application Project Manager (7 years)
• System engineering view (requirement analysis, validation strategy, specification traceability, Functional safety)

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in interior radar and camera is a plus
• Experience in embedded system and software development is a plus
• Knowledge of vehicle standard protocols (CAN, LIN, UART, SPI) is a plus
• Experience in other development functions (R&D, Quality, Process, Sales, Purchasing) is a plus

Salary

10 - 13 million yen

Location

Tokyo