Technical Program Manager - Software (f/m/d)

Your role:

Drives estimates for GPO during RFI and RFQ phases

• Support RFI / RFQ phases by direct customer interactions together with regional teams for German, EU and Asian customers
• Ensures that offer to the customer will maximize reuse of the platform
• Feedback customer wishes and business intelligence to the platform development and product teams
• Manage assigned pursuits to maximize reusability of the Platform
• Proactively escalate if necessary to Program directors to minimize risks and maximize ROI
• Serve as a single point of contact for internal and external communications at both technical and executive levels on behalf of GPO

• Hands on work on the demo vehicle - must be comfortable in flashing latest SW image, debug and troubleshoot with test engineers as needed
• Provide feedback on the drive to the development teams and support calibration to tune performance as needed, in the interest of minimal interruption to the development team
• Negotiate and motivate across cross-functional & cross-organization teams. Ability to identify the root cause of a problem, developing a corrective action plan, and lead the teams to an effective resolution.
• Manage end to end dependencies across all functions to ensure a successful demo
• Ability to collaborate and get results through influence without friction and disruption is highly valued
• Serve as a single point of contact for internal and external communications at both technical and executive levels on behalf of GPO

• Create and maintain dashboards to track progress and timely closure of issues
• Monitor the customer requirement reviews, implementation and testing progress using Polarion or equivalent requirements management system
• Facilitate effective communication to drive alignment within the team as well as to a broad stakeholder and management leadership
• Coordinate engineering data collection and SW builds to support feature tuning and testing activities

• Lead and improve existing product development and software release processes as applied to pursuits and demos; and collaborate with engineering and product management leaders to refine the workflows to improve efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with project development processes and organizational transformation initiatives

• Should more team members be hired for the scope, an ideal candidate should be able to manage their performance in addition to your own individual performance as well - this involves but is not limited to - coaching, proactive feedback, workload assignment for independent impact of each team member, assessment of workload and deliveries
• Actively work to reduce friction in your team's work streams and addressing escalations, before they get to skip level

• Master's degree in Natural Science, Computer Science, Engineering Management or related technical field. PHD preferred
• Must have minimum of 8+ years working experience in product or feature development on hardware, software, and/or services
• Experience in budget management (ex. via Planview or equivalent) preferred but not necessary
• Strong motivation to learn new technologies like AI based approach to L2+ urban systems or Quantum computing
• Proven ability to drive full ownership of delivery for a specific product or demo in high stakes environments
• Proven ability to clearly communicate program information to stakeholders at various levels of the organization (written and verbal)
• Must demonstrate a track record in problem solving & negotiating skills
• Ability to speak, to read and to write English and German

• 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

• Our working style: flexible work environment
• Learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international environment.
• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.
• Recognition for innovation and excellence.
• Opportunities to give back to the community