JOB ID 28168

Engineering Team Manager

  • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
  • Electronics, Program・Project Management
  • Kanagawa, Tokyo
  • ¥11,000,000~¥14,000,000

A global technology company providing electrification, autonomous driving, and connected technologies for automobiles.
Centered on vehicle electrical/electronic architecture, software, and ADAS, we offer solutions supporting next-generation mobility.


We play a key role in the design of next-generation vehicle architectures,
with locations around the world promoting the development of solutions for connected cars, sensors, and electric vehicles, as well as working towards carbon neutrality.

The Engineering Team Manager is responsible for managing the engineering organization responsible for software, systems, and product development.
In this position, you will lead technical leadership as well as people management, organizational development, and project advancement.

You will have a solid technical background in software or systems engineering, contributing to building organizations that deliver high results, improving engineering quality, and driving business growth.
You will also promote collaboration with global teams, especially overseas development bases such as India, and promote continuous improvement activities throughout the organization.

The Senior Engineering Team Manager will lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for software, systems, and product development activities.
This role combines strong technical leadership with people management, organizational development, and project execution responsibilities.
The successful candidate will have a solid engineering background in software and/or systems engineering and will be responsible for building high-performing teams, driving engineering excellence, and supporting business growth through successful project delivery.
The role also includes managing global collaboration, particularly with offshore development teams, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

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Job Description

  • Responsibilities
    Lead and Develop Engineering Organization
    ⚫ Lead, coach, and develop engineers across software, systems, and product development functions.
    ⚫ Drive employee engagement, performance management, career development, and succession planning. ⚫
    Build and strengthen organizational capabilities to support future business growth.
    ⚫ Drive recruitment, talent development, and succession planning to support sustainable organizational growth.
    ⚫ Identify organizational challenges and plan organizational reform and capability development initiatives.

    Technical Leadership
    ⚫ Provides technical leadership for software and systems development activities from the planning stage to mass production, from a technical perspective.
    ⚫ Support technical decision-making in software architecture, system design, and product development.
    ⚫ Lead issue resolution, risk management, resource planning, and development strategy activities.
    ⚫ Support engineering development activities for both new and existing programs through mass production.


    Global Collaboration
    ⚫ Lead global engineering teams including offshore development centers, particularly in India.
    ⚫ Collaborate closely with customers, global stakeholders, and business leaders to achieve project and business objectives.
    ⚫ Enhancing development efficiency and organizational capability through global collaboration / Enhancing development efficiency and organizational capability through global collaboration. Business & Organizational Excellence
    ⚫ Identify organizational issues and plan and implement strategic improvement measures. / Identify organizational challenges and implement strategic improvement initiatives.
    ⚫ Promote operational improvement, talent development, and organizational transformation to achieve enhanced organizational performance. / Drive operational excellence through process improvement, talent development, and organizational transformation.
    ⚫ Collaborate with management to support the formulation of business strategy, personnel planning, and organizational strategy. / Partner with senior leadership to support business strategy, workforce planning, and long-term organizational development.
    ⚫ Proactively identify issues beyond your area of responsibility and lead reform activities aimed at organizational success. / Proactively identify opportunities beyond defined responsibilities and lead initiatives that contribute to organizational success.
  • Requirements
    ⚫ Strong technical background in ADAS, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Connectivity, or Automotive Electronics.
    ⚫ Over 10+ years of experience in software development, system development, or automotive product development.
    ⚫ Over 5+ years of people management experience in engineering organizations, leading engineering teams.
    ⚫ Experience leading software and/or systems engineering organizations as a people manager.
    ⚫ Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and organizations.
    ⚫ Solid understanding of the complete product development lifecycle including requirements, design, development, validation, and mass production.
    ⚫ Experience working with global development teams in a matrix organization.
    ⚫ Experience collaborating with offshore engineering teams, preferably in India.
    ⚫ Business level communication skills in both Japanese and English.Japanese
  • Preferred
    ⚫ You are Innovative: Challenge us to think outside the box, creating solutions that will enhance our technology landscape.
    ⚫ Self-motivated and have a strong passion for achieving results.
    ⚫ High responsibility for own actions and ability to act like an owner.
  • Location
    Kanagawa, Tokyo
  • Work Style
    In-office work only, Remote working possible
  • Salary
    ¥11,000,000~¥14,000,000
  • Attractive
    Points
    Foreign capital company, Make use of languages, Directly under president and executives, Management Position

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