Software Cluster Lead

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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

As a Software Project Lead at our company, you are responsible for successfully running the Software part of our Intelligent Cockpit Products and ensuring project deliveries in time, budget, and quality. You are the face to the customer for a group of software domain topics. Main responsibilities:

• Lead a dedicated SW Team and be responsible for delivering SW for Customer programs in high quality, in time, and in cost for a group of functional domains.
• Act as a role model in terms of leadership and code of business conduct in Project Management.
• Understand potential customer expectations clearly and lead engineering teams to deliver according to customer expectations in terms of timing and quality.
• Report and explain technical matters to customers clearly, negotiate and communicate with customers to reach mutual agreements and conclusions.
• Ensure a high level of collaboration and transparency between the various entities involved with project execution, including but not limited to the CG, SW/HW domain, and Test.
• Own and monitor the project metrics and ensure they stay healthy. Risks are identified earlier, and mitigation actions are initiated in a timely and effective manner.
• Conduct management reporting internally including SBU Leader (Director level and above).
• Constantly track project key performance indicators and set priorities for optimization.
• Work with procurement to ensure license and royalty prices are best-in-class and correct.
• Support VAVE initiatives with ideas and research.

Requirements

Minimum requirements: 

• University degree in engineering (Electrical Engineering, Information Technology) or Business Administration or appropriate graduation.
• Several successfully steered high-value, complex, or strategic projects in global development.
• Ability to plan and manage technical projects and lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to understand complex systems, to break down and structure into reasonable parts so dependencies become visible, describable, and thus manageable.
• Ability to define, pursue, and reach strong and measurable individual aims corresponding to the general company strategy, integrate people, resolve conflicts, broad intercultural experience, and excellent communication skills.
• Experience working and directly communicating with Japanese-OEM with excellent presentation and explanation skills about technical matters.

 Preferred qualifications: 

• Certified Project Management Professional (e.g. PMP).
• Automotive experience.
• Projects implemented with Automotive ASPICE Level 3.
• Experience in real-time embedded software and system development.

Salary

8 - 11 million yen

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