
Technical delivery manager
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
Key Accountability
Customer Collaboration and Project delivery
- Customer facing role with Japanese automotive OEMs. Requires frequent travel to Japan.
- Deeply understand the Japanese automotive market and the specific needs and priorities of OEMs.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers at OEMs.
- Conduct regular customer visits, workshops, and presentations to gather requirements, present roadmaps, and address concerns.
- Define and prioritize product features and functionalities based on business value, technical feasibility, and customer impact.
- Collaborate with customers to define and align feature delivery plans with internal teams and feasibility.
- Work with development teams on sprint planning, tracking progress, and reporting to leadership.
- Lead meetings to clarify requirements, address issues, and ensure adherence to quality targets.
- Facilitate the design review meetings with customer.
- Defect triage discussions and drive resolution.
- Track and report on key quality metrics, ensuring releases meet agreed-upon standards.
- Ensure adherence to software processes, procedures, and tool usage.
- Represent the software team in change control boards and conduct release readiness reviews.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for product-related inquiries and communications.
- Act as a liaison between software and non-software teams (e.g., product assurance, systems engineering, hardware, suppliers) to resolve inter-disciplinary dependencies.
- Proven experience working directly with Japanese automotive OEMs. Ability to travel frequently within Japan.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Around 10 years of experience in automotive embedded software development and delivery, specifically within In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
- Proven experience in Android development within an automotive context.
- Expert knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe), and related tools (e.g., Jira).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a product management, software delivery management or product owner role.
- Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in embedded systems (e.g., C, C++, Java) and experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
- Experience with software configuration management tools (e.g., Git).
- Exceptional communication (written and verbal), presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with all levels of a global, matrixed organization..
Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrityMotivation : Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization