Technical Program Manager

With our deep domain expertise, Aptiv is developing solutions that solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are enabling the transition to software-defined vehicles supported by electrified and intelligently connected architectures, which will combine to power the future of mobility. This operations-focused role sits within Aptiv’s new product organization, at the forefront of transforming the auto industry with cutting-edge technology.

To us nothing is impossible, you will have the autonomy to explore your curiosity, have fun and celebrate success along the way.

As a technical program manager, you will take End-to-End ownership of the development and productization of a group of product offerings within our cloud-native DevOps platform and middleware. You will also contribute to the Aptiv software product portfolio within the Global Product. This is a new product organization Aptiv has launched and you will be at the forefront of industry transformation with cutting-edge technology, paving the way for the customer delivery of software defined vehicle solutions.

The technical program manager is expected to play a pivotal role in enhancing the collaboration between product management, technical sales, marketing and engineering (product owners, architects and engineering managers).

Your role:

• Collaborate with Product Managers to refine the product roadmap and support in estimations, prioritizations and evaluating technical feasibilities while aligning  with the needed engineering stakeholders

• Drive the continuous planning of the engineering scope to implement the product roadmap, decomposing roadmap items (Capabilities) into Features and Stories, following a tailored SAFe framework including the needed planning ceremonies (e.g. Big Room Planning)

• Monitor the engineering execution within the program increment by installing the needed agile metrics and performing the needed alignment ceremonies (e.g. PO Sync, Scrum of Scrums, etc.)

• Maintain a real time reporting system and use it to report to stakeholders at various levels (from engineering teams till the senior executives)

• Own and maintain a risk register and perform the typical risk management activities including needed escalations

• Drive the release management process for the owned product offerings and collaborate with Architects, DevOps and IT in order to build and maintain release pipelines following CI/CD principles and align with  the master product release

• Own and manage the program interface to customer series projects including schedule and scope/deliverables

• Support in the customer quote generation process including scoping, schedules and effort/cost estimation

• Act as a quality gate keeper for your area of responsibility and ensure process compliance (e.g. ASPICE, ISO26262, ISO21434) including generating and maintaining needed program level documentation

• Act as the first interface of the engineering team to internal stakeholders, align the development cycle and delivery schedules for company-wide system integration and release

• Roll up sleeves and play  where needed a range of roles for the product offerings under your responsibility,  including  requirement management, problem management, configuration management and scrum master/coordinator

Your background 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field

• 5 years of experience in technical program or project management, ideally with multiple delivered software projects in relevant applications

• Experience with software development and project management methodologies, including waterfall, agile, scrum, extreme programming, Kanban, and SAFe

• Experience developing processes and methodologies to suit specific engineering workflows and managing the needed cultural change

• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management

• All-hands-on-deck approach with a strategic vision including excellent communication / presentation skills

• High degree of ownership, commitment, proactiveness, and flexibility

• Hands-on experience in requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS/POLARION), issue management systems (JIRA) and workspace tools (e.g. Confluence)

• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and the ability/willingness to use them as needed to evaluate the status at various software product lifecycle stages (e.g. IDE, GIT, Jenkins, Google Test, JFROG, …)

• Familiarity with Cloud-native technologies, DevOps, CI/CD, Service Oriented Architecture, POSIX-based embedded systems including virtualization, FUSI (ISO26262) and ASPICE

Nice to have:

• Domain expertise in automotive and automotive functional safety requirements (ASPICE, ISO 26262)

• Extensive understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and POSIX-based embedded systems

• Familiarity with various communication protocols (DDS, SOME/IP, CAN, Ethernet), over-the-air-updates (OTA), and cybersecurity concepts

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 with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones

• Well-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events

• Access to sports groups and Multisport card

• Hybrid work (min. 47 days/yr of remote work, flexible working hours)

• Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get 3,5% on each gross salary)

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow!

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