Product Delivery Team Leader – Nissan Project

Enabling a software-defined, electrified future.

Visteon is a technology company that develops and builds innovative digital cockpit and electrification products at the leading edge of the mobile revolution. Founded in 2000, Visteon brings decades of automotive intelligence combined with Silicon Valley speed to apply global insights that help transform the software-defined vehicle of the future for many of the world’s largest OEMs. The company employs 10,000 employees in 18 countries around the globe. To know more about us click here.

Mission of the Role:

Organise, lead, and motivate a PD Team in the development and delivery of an Electronics project in line with agreed Cost, Quality, and Timing commitments.

Key Objectives of this Role: Job Purpose:

• Lead all Product Development activities on the allocated project;
• Have indirect leadership responsibility for all Product Development project team members;
• Develop a schedule of PD activities and track delivery of the activities, reporting out status to the project manager and/or others as required;
• Perform technical risk and issue analysis and management, and ensure appropriate escalation for resolution where needed;
• Lead configuration and change management activities for the product development team;
• Provide PD Impact analysis to the Project Manager for customer driven changes;
• Conduct Product Design release planning and activities using standard Visteon tools (EBOM, GBC, etc.);
• Provide technical liaison with customers (and suppliers where appropriate) as the first point of contact;
• Lead in the identification and resolution of technical product development issues;
• Manage and report Project Resources and Expenditure vs. agreed targets;
• Support Program Managers through adherence to the CDP/VPDS processes and the timely completion of gate deliverables.

Job Critical Context:

• A complex, changing environment with remote customers, requiring some travel;
• Organizational challenges and time-pressured deliverables;
• Diverse and often geographically remote team;
• Complex, embedded electronics technology;
• Delivering high visual impact;
• Customer-focused and customer driven environment;
• The successful applicant may also be required to support the customer pursuit teams in an effort to secure further business opportunities and regular face-to-face technical design reviews would be expected to be supported at the customer location.

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

• Project Management, Engineering Degree, or relevant experience;
• Knowledge of Structured Product Development and Quality Toolsets (e.g. VEP, VPDS,6-Sigma, LEAN);
• Significant experience with demonstrated leadership in a project;
• Experience in Electronics Product Development Engineering;
• Project Planning and Control skills, including Requirements and Change Management;
• Active team leadership and motivation/coordination of others;
• Sound Business Acumen;
• IT literate including MS Office.

Personal Attribute

• Strong Customer Focus;
• Takes action to resolve obstacles impacting the Project Team and its deliverables;
• Takes responsibility and shows accountability to ensure personal, project, team, and Visteon’s goals are met;
• Communicates effectively at all levels;
• Creates an environment where opinions can be shared;
• Delegates effectively and generates levels of trust;
• Seeks and incorporates input from those affected by decisions;
• Provides meaningful feedback and recognition;
• Meets commitments or informs stakeholders;
• Able to comfortably manage multiple tasks and assignments.

Key Behaviors:

• Collaboration;
• Evaluating problems;
• Agility and adaptability;
• Communicating information;
• Creating innovation;
• Competitive drive.

Work location: Bulgaria, Sofia.

Reporting Structure: Direct report to the Chief Engineer – English OEMs.

Visteon Culture: If you thrive in a fast-paced, organizational culture that requires agility, adaptability, and a growth mindset from its employees to thrive and stay ahead of the curve Visteon is the place. We value high performance and a drive for results. Innovation, risk-taking, and continuous learning help us keep up with the ever-changing landscape of our industry and be Market leaders. At Visteon you can be more.