Sw Development Manager

Tasks

**About us**:
Elektrobit (EB) is a visionary global supplier of embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry with more than 3400 employees worldwide. For over 30 years now, we have been developing pioneering technologies for automated driving, new vehicle infrastructures, connected cars, and user experience. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental AG.

At EB we are working toward a world in which mobility causes zero fatalities, produces low emissions, and transforms your commute into quality time. In our collaboration with our customers, including Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, and many more, we live and breathe our passion for automotive software and for the mobility of tomorrow.

We are looking for multiple people with bright, fresh, and enthusiastic minds to start-up our Software Development team in Queretaro. We are looking to add team members who have a passion for embedded automotive software and who thrive in a fast paced, technically complex, market driven environment. Whether you have limited experience or are a highly experienced expert, we encourage all interested persons to check out our opportunities at EB.

Join our team and help shape the future of the automotive industry

**Responsibilities**:

- To administrate resources, people, budget and infrastructure of an Elektrobit (EB) R&D department to achieve the strategic and financial objectives of the Business Area (BA) in Mexico.
- The R&D SW Dev Manager is responsible in the location for a R&D main department performance and results. Main Departments are sub-organizations within the BA R&D organization and are usually focus on one function, discipline, product line, competence center or project type.
- Align the department goals and targets according to the Global/Regional R&D Department and R&D BA location Head.
- Transport the strategies, roadmaps, culture, processes methods and tools specific from the Global/Regional R&D Department to the department in the location.
- Discuss and update with the Global/Regional R&D Department Head and R&D BA location Head the hiring plan.
- Identify and develop new functions, groups, disciplines and responsibilities for the department in the location.
- Participate as part of the world wide or regional BA R&D department community on strategical workshops and BA initiatives.
- Identify and clearly document the infrastructure plan (requirements in the location) for the department in the location.
- Represent the R&D Department's interest in the location.
- Be part of the BU location decision board. Participate on the measures defined to create synergies among R&D Mexico groups to improve R&D efficiency and Quality.
- Contribute in the definition and realization of the long term BA location's strategy.
- To recruit, train, develop and mentor the talent within the department in the location according the organizational structure defined by the BA Mexico.
- Develop the department's organization according to the strategy and responsibility of the BA Mexico.
- To fulfill, adequate and develop descriptions for the new positions within the department in the location
- Manage and execute specific retention measures defined by BA Mexico.
- Perform all the activities and responsibilities related to a lead leaders and lead people manager.
- Define, review, discuss, deploy and monitor the budget / forecast goals, objectives and tasks for the Cost Centers under responsibility.
- Follow an execute the expenses and investments plan according to the defined budget.
- Accountable for the Financial productivity for the Cost Centers and / or Projects under responsibility.
- Accountable for the process compliance culture within the department in the location.
- Make sure his department complies with all the processes and policies. Promote, update when required and create specific BA's processes to ensure quality as required.
- Define and Implement a Quality Strategy in the department in the location.
- Develop, monitor and report KPIs related to the operational performance of the department in the location.
- Monitor, define improvement measures and report business partner satisfaction status.
- Identify organizational development measures to add more value from the department in the location to the BA Mexico.
- Define the specific department long term strategy aligned with the Global/Regional BA department strategy and BA at the location.

**Qualifications**:
**Profile**:

- 10+ years experience in Automotive Industry or similar
- 3+ years experience in an R&D Management discipline experience
- 8+ years leading SW/Val projects and/or teams
- 3+ years leading leaders in R&D or BA functions
- 2+ Year Intercultural Experience

**Benefits**:
Karriereberatung und Trainingsangebot

Reisekostenzulage

Mitarbeiter werben Mitarbeiter

Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Gehaltsbonus

Kantine

Gesundheitsvorsorge

Lebensversicherung

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