We are seeking a highly skilled technical project manager to drive and ensure the successful, on-time delivery of Software Update and OTA (Over-The-Air) functions. This role focuses on managing complex software development projects, steering internal teams and external suppliers, and ensuring alignment with all project milestones within the vehicle development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Steering & Milestone Tracking

• Check, track, and ensure the successful achievement of project milestones throughout the Software Update and OTA development lifecycle.
• Steer and monitor the timely delivery of software components and technical solutions from internal development teams and external suppliers.

• Provide clear project direction, priority management, and escalation support to development and testing teams to resolve critical path issues and remove delivery bottlenecks.

2. Budget & Resource Management

• Manage the project budget, actively tracking expenditures, resource planning, and cost efficiency.

• Support surrounding development and business processes by facilitating resource planning, release management, and continuous process improvements for OTA software delivery.

3. Defect Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead defect management processes, prioritizing issues, coordinating root cause analyses, and ensuring timely resolutions across testing and development teams.
• Collaborate with Function Owners, System Spec Engineers, and Software Architects to ensure that project timelines and business goals align with technical feasibility and architectural constraints.

4. Supplier Steering & Stakeholder Reporting

• Manage and steer external suppliers, ensuring their development deliverables meet technical specifications, quality standards, and timeline requirements.
• Take responsibility for comprehensive project reporting, regularly communicating status, KPIs, delivery timings, and risks to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor degree or above, major in Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Project Management, or other related fields.

• 5+ years of working experience in technical project management within the automotive or software engineering industry.

• Proven track record in managing complex software development projects, preferably related to OTA, connected vehicle services, or E/E architecture.

• Experience in supplier steering, contract management, cross-functional team coordination, and driving issue resolution across multiple departments.

Knowledge & Skills

• Solid understanding of automotive software development lifecycles, Agile frameworks, and standard automotive processes (e.g., ASPICE).

• Strong proficiency in project management, defect tracking, and reporting tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Polarion).

• Familiarity with budget planning, risk management, and quality assurance processes.

• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with a high sensitivity to project risks and delivery bottlenecks.

• Fluent oral and written English communication capability for executive reporting and global stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, SAFE or similar project management certifications.

• General technical understanding of vehicle network communication, Android/Linux/QNX environments, and onboard-offboard communication chains.