EHE Global Value Optimization Lead – Infotainment & Connectivity

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Global Value Optimization Lead for Infotainment & Connectivity leads and coordinates global and North American Value Optimization activities for the Infotainment & Connectivity core function. The role drives the worldwide and North American portfolio of value optimization opportunities from idea generation through engineering development and implementation, aligning global and regional organizations while accelerating execution and achievement of Technical Product Cost (TPC) and Value Optimization targets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Technology, or a related discipline.
At least 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in 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.

Responsibilities

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