EHE Global Value Optimization Lead – Infotainment & Connectivity

The Global Value Optimization (VO) Lead – Infotainment & Connectivity is responsible for leading and coordinating Global and North American region's  Value Optimization activities for the Infotainment & Connectivity core function.

The Global VO Lead will drive the worldwide and North American  portfolio of value optimization opportunities from idea generation through engineering development and implementation, ensuring alignment across global and regional organizations while accelerating execution and achievement of TPC / Value Optimization targets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate the global Infotainment & Connectivity VO portfolio and roadmap, ensuring alignment across regions, VO Analysts, Technical Engineers, Purchasing, Cost Engineers and Project/Program teams.
• Drive generation of value optimization opportunities through benchmarking, competitor analysis, workshops, innovation activities and supplier collaboration.
• Promote global cross-pollination and reuse of VO opportunities across regions and vehicle programs.
• Coordinate technical evaluation of new ideas, including feasibility, engineering effort and readiness for inclusion in the VO portfolio.
• Drive ideas through screening, investigation, engineering development and implementation, ensuring required deliverables and actions are completed.
• Accelerate execution of approved opportunities and minimize lead time from idea creation to mass-production implementation.
• Establish governance and regular reviews of the global VO portfolio, including idea maturity, risks, roadblocks and performance.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators, including gap to target, ideas by maturity phase and lead time to implementation.
• Identify performance gaps and coordinate recovery actions with global and regional stakeholders.
• Proactively escalate technical, timing and execution roadblocks requiring leadership support.
• Drive achievement of Global and North America Region's Infotainment & Connectivity TPC / VO targets.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Technology or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years of engineering experience
• Experience in automotive Product Development, Engineering, Value optimization, cost optimization or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional and/or global initiatives.
• Experience managing complex portfolios, priorities, actions and performance targets.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively across technical, business and leadership organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within Infotainment, Connectivity, Electrical/Electronic/Software or Vehicle Engineering domains.
• Experience with Value Optimization, Technical Product Cost (TPC), cost engineering, benchmarking or product-cost reduction.
• Experience working across engineering, purchasing, cost engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and program teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive results across organizations without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of automotive product development and implementation processes.
• Global or multi-regional program leadership experience.