Senior Program Manager

If you're looking for a career-defining challenge in the software industry, Aptiv is the perfect place for you. Our brand-new $14 million campus in Bangalore is our most ambitious software hub where you will shape the Future of Mobility. Join our 2,000-strong team to advance your career, grow and make a real difference.

Your Role

Drive & own E2E program planning and execution including program P&L margins; ensure high customer satisfaction for programs delivered; oversee talent management for program management employees and ensure high employee satisfaction

• Drive end-to-end planning (from Program award to Program end of life) and execution of all programs for assigned customer(s)
• Drive global program P&L for the assigned customer group including above market margin growth for all programs leveraging relevant products & services
• Define and execute global program strategy for assigned customers leveraging program management targets set by Region MDs and coordinating planning and execution with sales, Regional Mfg., S.C., and Quality Lead, and engineering teams
• Manage implementation and iteration for assigned customer groups and coordinate roll out with Product org, Service org, and Regional Eng. team
• Own program lifecycle for assigned customer groups (from Program award to Program end of life)
• Work closely with Engineering Program Leaders (EPLs) to manage overall program budget and timeline
• Drive / coordinate material improvement initiatives to improve financial metrics together with engineering and CPO team
• Maintain high customer satisfaction and ensure timely and quality resolution of all customer escalations and complaints through Flawless Launch
• Work with Customer Sales Lead to ensure adherence to contract throughout program delivery
• Oversee program / project management workforce planning and staffing process to adequately support program teams for assigned customer groups
  
  

Your Background

Key ingredients for succeeding in this role are your:

• Master’s/Bachelors degree in computer science, electronics, automatics or related
• 15+Years experience
• Ability to create a joint force with commercial and engineering executives and drive flawless execution of programs within defined budget by supporting growth over market
• Proven experience managing a variety of tasks and ensuring all employees responsible are empowered with E2E accountability
• Strong understanding in early program risk identification and initiating countermeasures or installing task force teams in time
• Embodiment of company values and adherence to highest professional standards
• Ability to promote strong collaboration across other OEM groups, programs, products, and services to support a unified and coordinated commercial approach
• Provider of honest feedback, and employs rigorous talent management practices to develop and retain talent
  
  

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health.
  
  

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Life and accident insurance
• Sodexo cards for food and beverages
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
• EAP Employee Assistance
• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)
• Creche facility for working parents
  
  

Help shape the future of mobility.

Imagine a world with zero vehicle accidents, zero vehicle emissions, and wireless vehicle connectivity all around us. Every day, we move closer to making that world a reality. Aptiv’s passionate team of engineers and developers creates advanced safety systems, high-performance electrification solutions and data connectivity solutions so that automakers can bring advanced capabilities to more people around the globe. This is how we enable sustainable mobility and help to prevent accidents caused by human error.

As an Aptiv AS&UX India Customer Solutions Architect, your role will involve adapting innovation roadmaps to technical solutions for all product segments. This includes facilitating roadshows and providing demonstration properties with supporting data attributes to customers.

Your Role:

• Develop technical product solutions aligned to customer requirements in the areas of product performance, quality, timing and cost.
• Lead new business pursuits for next-generation automotive products.
• End to End technical ownership of product hardware and software solutions for quotations and new business pursuits
• Develop and leverage key relationships to support timely quotations to customers
• Be the voice of the APTIV engineering team in front of the customer and the voice of the customer to the APTIV engineering team.
• Follow internal APTIV procedures to meet internal and customer quote milestones
• Effectively communicate and coordinate with multiple partners internally and externally including overall quote strategy
• Create and document engineering resource and cost estimates (BOM) for new business execution.
• Lead the Engineering Quote Reviews through the pursuits process.
• Support Business Management and Finance during the development of the business case.
• Participate in Product Strategy and Architecture planning and support product roadmap development
• Own planning of customer specific product roadmap during the sourcing phase, working in direct contact with the GPO Technical Manager and Product Design Team
• Track performance against KPIs and iterate to meet KPIs
• Map out product dependencies & the most efficient sequencing of product development
• Work with the team leaders, engineering managers, and other stakeholders to meet customer product design needs driving design solution compatible to APTIV internal product roadmap
• Maintain positive employee and team experiences by creating an environment that facilitates positive team health as well as provide guidance and management to all workers to ensure goals are met
• Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
• Collaborating with the Operations and Excellence Office to maintain solid program execution and operational excellence.
  
  

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering. A master's degree is a plus.
• Knowledge of the automotive industry or related sectors is desirable.
• ADAS, Compute or UX product former design experience
• Proven experience in developing technical solutions and systems
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proficiency in data analysis and utilization of relevant software tools.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other planning tools.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and business requirements
  
  

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Whether you are working towards a promotion, stepping into leadership, considering a lateral career move, or simply expanding your network – you can do it here. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. Our team is our most valuable asset. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.
  
  

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Hybrid and flexible working hours;
• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development);
• Life and accident insurance;
• Sodexo cards for food and beverages
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events;
• EAP Employee Assistance;
• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply);
• Creche facility for working parents;
  
  

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow!

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