Head of Vehicle Controls and Upfit - TT/S
About The Position
The Head of Vehicle Controls & Upfit resides within the TT/S organization and leads a globally connected team across India, Germany, Portland, and Fort Mill. This role is responsible for developing and deploying global software and hardware platforms for Daimler Truck brands, with a strong focus on collaboration across regions, customer domains, and cross-functional teams. The team’s scope includes global and regional components, and future technologies for the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) like the future IO Extender. This leader will also be responsible for the CHEC team, ensuring vocational and upfit solutions are globally aligned, customer-focused, and scalable across brands. By driving innovation, harmonizing global standards, and enabling mature software and hardware handoffs to the regions, this function is central to TT/S’s ambition to make software the number one differentiator for Daimler Truck. This role will interact closely with the TT/S leadership team as well as TE and TN product strategy, vehicle development, and after sales to define strategy, implement products, and support the field.
Requirements
- BS/BA, +10 years of experience including 4 years of management experience
- Electrical and Electronic fundamental expertise and experience
- Strong leadership, collaborative, and team-building skills to manage and grow large, distributed, and diverse teams, including experience working in a global / multi-cultural environment
- Experience in Engineering and/or Software Development and processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to inspire others toward a vision
- Broad understanding of the Daimler Trucks organization and processes
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required
- English language proficiency required
Nice To Haves
- Global leadership experience
- Strong expertise in software development
- Proficiency in German language
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of vision, strategy, and execution related to the development and deployment of global Software and Hardware
- Further develop the global footprint of the customer domain for upfitter solutions helping our global brands to capture new business opportunities
- Further develop our global standards in SW/HW specification, development and testing
- Lead global efforts to develop and hand-off of mature software functions and hardware to the regional brands
- Use strong leadership and thoughtful design to establish software as a key differentiator for Daimler Truck
- Lead and develop teams across multiple regions in a matrixed organization
Benefits
- annual variable pay bonus program
- company paid company vehicle with insurance and fuel card
- 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
- non-qualified deferred compensation plan with company contribution of 7% of variable pay
- starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
- 13+ holidays per calendar year
- Paid parental leave
- employee assistance program
- comprehensive health care plans and wellness programs
- onsite fitness (at some locations)
- tuition assistance program
- volunteer paid time off
- short-term and long-term disability plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
