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A Research and Innovation team within Comfort and Driving Assistance (CDA) Business Group (BG) living at the intersection of vehicle Automation, Human-Machine-Interfaces, and Connectivity. Our exhilarating mission is to invent future mobility experiences. As a team we dream, we learn, and we do. We explore new technologies and business opportunities, build collaborations with technology partners, develop proof-of-concepts, and engineer the future!
Summary:
In this exciting role as Technical Project Manager, we are looking for a candidate to lead local projects, with collaborators located around the world, exploring emerging concepts in the mobility space. Projects range from the theoretical, evaluating ideas through research and benchmarking, to the practical, building prototypes for customer and trade-show demonstrations. The role includes traditional project management responsibilities such as aligning objectives and stakeholders, proposing development schedules, agile sprint management, progress tracking and reporting, and documentation. However, a successful candidate will also need a passion for innovation and engineering solutions and a willingness to adopt a Genba leadership style, hands-on and from the floor. The project manager leads the team through technology scouting, brainstorming and ideation, concept development, prototyping, gathering user feedback, marketing, and business development as we explore emerging technology domains, identify, and meet with potential partners, and share our insights with internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Overall responsibility for the successful management of projects to develop innovative vehicle experiences that may be showcased to Valeo leadership, automakers, and at major technology and automotive events
Learn the technology fundamentals and roadmaps of Valeo products and technologies so you can technically contribute to concept development, system architecture and design reviews, and development plans
Research emerging technologies and trends, meet local startups, brainstorm new project ideas, and present findings findings and recommendations
Pitch project ideas and collaboration opportunities to management, customers, and potential technology partners
Work with team domain experts to break down high-level visions into project requirements, milestones, deliverables, timelines, resources, and costs
Generating clear and maintainable technical presentations (e.g. requirements specification, system architecture, interface control, trade studies, etc)
Manage project execution, organize team sprints, continuously evaluate priorities, identify risks and mitigation strategies, coordinate with project partners, and keep stakeholders aligned and informed
Assembling, leading, and inspiring globally distributed, cross-functional teams
Qualifications:
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related fields
5+ years of project management experience in software development and a working knowledge of software fundamentals
Proven experience managing R&D projects involving innovative concepts or products, user experience (UX), complex systems, and/or multidisciplinary collaborations
Experience with Agile Development and other project management methodologies
Exceptional planning, risk management, and detail-oriented organizational skills
Critical, creative and strategic thinking in an often-ambiguous environment
Background / interest in automotive UX, XR technologies, cloud services, real-time streaming services, gaming, or social media industries
Desire to build relationships and bridges in globally distributed, cross-functional teams
Self-motivated to expand your knowledge in emerging technologies, deep dive into complex problems, and “try, fail, learn, repeat” until we succeed!
English language fluent with strong communication skills
Other Specifications:
Ability to travel locally and internationally
Additional language skills in French, Japanese, or Mandarin are a plus