Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Telematics and connected cars

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is the Japanese subsidiary of a specialized audio manufacturer headquartered in Europe and the United States.
We are a world leader in the manufacture of high quality audio and electronics products for the automotive, home, and professional markets. With several well-known brands, we operate in three main segments: Automotive, Consumer, and Professional.
For automakers, we provide audio and infotainment systems for vehicles, and audio and video systems for home and mobile applications. In addition, we also produce loudspeakers and electronic systems for professional use in concert halls and stadiums. Since our inception, we have continued to innovate.

Responsibilities

Senior Manager, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAM will have team of Software Project Engineers, Software Engineers supporting all customer programs in the region. The leader is expected to have excellent people management skills and should be knowledgeable with established system and software development processes and methods in connectivity and telematics domains. This position will have 8 – 12 direct reports at the capacity of Software Project Engineers and Software Engineer in “Alliance Excellence Team”
Main responsibilities:

• Central point of contact for Software related activities/deliveries, especially between customers.
• Providing guidance to the team in order to resolve software related issues and realize a stable and high performant systems
• Interact closely under constant synchronization with company teams and with SBU global teams in other geographies.
• Enables and develops the teams towards efficient work with the internal/external customers and organizations ensuring high re-usability / knowledge sharing between projects.
• Manages daily operations of team and resolves problems.
• Leads by example, motivates, and manages the teams working on different projects by objectives.
• Defines, drives, and monitors activities within the organization to achieve maximum synergies and efficiency.
• Facilitate a team communication environment that enables the corporate culture.
• Contributes to the formation of strategy and plans at department level.
• Appropriate and effective management of the departmental budget
• Has the ability to innovate (as necessary) towards using new processes and methods to improve efficiency or to react to changing project timing/requirements.
• Acts within a multicultural environment as a point of contact for all stakeholders for this team inside and outside of the SBU Connectivity organization.
• Ensure the team follows company processes and procedures to deliver the products, in-time, on-quality within budget.
• Maintain a process-oriented culture within the team. Identify, track & demonstrate continuous improvement across KPIs.
• Develop-, Mentor- the team members toward their carrier aspiration and ensuring the quality, documenting and reporting

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor in engineering (Computer Science, information systems or equivalent experience)
• Effective Experience in managing/coordinating teams and domains.
• Program Delivery Expertise
• Ability and affinity to understand technical concepts in embedded system environment.
• Effectively supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority
• Excellent knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
• Knowledge of data analysis, reporting and budgeting
• Financial acumen to manage budgeting and forecasting.
• Efficiently meeting deadlines, schedules, and target dates
• Good English/Japanese communication skills both written and verbal
• Be willing to travel up to 30%, domestic only OR domestic and international travel
• Successfully complete a background investigation/Aptitude Test as a condition of employment.
• Good understanding of System and SW development process standards (ASPICE preferred) and state-of-the-art agile engineering methods (SAFe preferred)

Preferred qualifications:

• System and Software Expertise
• Experience with Japanese automotive OEMs
• Distinct diplomatic and soft skills

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Salary

14 - 18 million yen

Location

Tokyo