(Senior) Project Management Specialist - Cross-Section Functions (m / f / d)

At CARIAD, we're bundling and further expanding the Volkswagen Group's software expertise. We’re uniting over 6,500 global experts to build a scalable technology stack, including a software platform, unified electronic architecture and reliable connection to the automotive cloud. Our CARIDIANS are developing vehicle functions such as driver assistance systems, a next-generation infotainment platform, power electronics and charging technology, and digital services in and around the vehicle.

Our software can already be found in Volkswagen ID. models and will soon power Audi and Porsche vehicles with the E3 1.2 platform in 2024.

It's no easy task, but with experts like you, we can shape the future of mobility. Join us at CARIAD and be part of this exciting journey!

YOUR TEAM

The cQFV for cross-sectional topics is the competence center for a cluster of cross-sectional functions. It manages all cross-sectional functions in the relevant vehicle projects from project start to series production. It coordinates and controls the ramp-ups in the respective brand. The cQFV forms the overarching framework for all cross-sectional functions and works closely with the overall FPV.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

1. Consolidate functional requirements and evaluate the effects and dependencies on the cross-divisional function for which responsibility is to be assumed.
2. Provide the necessary technical information about the cross-sectional function to be represented for the construction of technology carriers, test carriers and prototypes.
3. Coordinate with the cross-sectional project managers of the brands and series according to job division.
4. Schedule and plan milestones for the respective functionalities.
5. Monitor the implementation of maturity levels.
6. Plan and control the component- and networking tests.
7. Define and coordinate the cross-sectional function releases, based on the reference environment.

WHO YOU ARE

1. Technical university degree (for example computer sciences, electrical engineering or physics) or similar qualification with job experience.
2. Minimum of 5 years of practical experience in at least one of the fields of networking technologies, connected services, functional reliability and project management.
3. Ability to quickly understand new information as well as highly complex correlations and bring them to an abstract level.
4. Very good negotiation and communication skills, taking into account the targets of all your project partners and leading them to optimum solutions from the overall project view.
5. Fluent in written and spoken English, German is a plus.

NICE TO KNOW

1. Remote work options.
2. Temporary work from abroad in selected countries.
3. Flextime / optional working hours.
4. Company pension plan.
5. Sabbatical option up to 6 months.
6. 30 days paid + 10 days unpaid leave.
7. Possibility for VW Group car leasing.

If you have further questions about the candidate journey at CARIAD, please contact us.