Senior Automotive Project Manager

About us

Originating from Vietnam, VinFast is committed to the vision of becoming a global smart EV brand. VinFast has laid the foundation for the electric car and motorbike industry in Vietnam while passionately promoting the worldwide EV revolution.

With its Customer-First philosophy, VinFast relentlessly innovates and converges intellectual fundamentals in creating best-in-class products with the most affordable prices and outstanding after-sales services. In addition, VinFast provides everybody with the opportunity to use smart EVs while contributing to the creation of a smart, green, and sustainable future.

SSI Institute is the main domain in Vehicle Development Division of VinFast, responsible of developping Smart Services including Connected Car Back-end, FOTA, SOTA, Remote Services, Virtual Assisstant,…, Infotainment and connectivity devices (Multimedia Head Unit, Telematic Box, XGateway), Cyber Security on the vehicle

• Generate the assigned smart services roadmap by week/month with dashboards to demonstrate improvement iterations - work closely with Planning (Working knowledge of Jira, TFS, Codebeamer required)
  
• Generate Release schedule commitment for the assigned devices (including app, if any) - own the live document
  
• Manage the interface to planning for new commercial contracts and third party features - generate a roadmap by customer value
  

• Drive the development team to fullfill targets of product maturity in term of hardware and software, quality metric according to development phases (A/B/C/D sample or EP/PTO/LS/SOP/STC/STD vehicle).
  
• Direct the consistent use of Feature burn ups, Bug burn downs, delivery velocity and defect density metrics (from TFS/JIRA)
  
• Generate the blocker tracker for all devices to provide a system view of maturity
  
• Work with the Hardware and in house Manufacturing teams to define deadlines, maturity gateways including
  
• 2nd and 3rd source components tracking. Track mechanical test and sign of status
  
• Collaborate with the UX team, Vehicle System Requirements team, and other relevant teams to manage the scheduling of UX/UI new content reviews, as well as the planning of related releases and baseline specifications.Ensure there is a clear metric and progression for Requirement completeness and test case linkages
  
• Provide concise reports for DV completions status
  
• Ensure that the project development plan is fully aligned with the certification roadmap, including regulatory requirements and other certifications such as Android Auto & Apple Carplay
  

During Software Integration

• Set up the process for delivering cross functional features - coordinate architecture reviews and drive implementation plans
  
• Expose the status for Cross functional feature delivery
  
• Create metrics for System test completion and status
  
• Manage the progression of Automated test coverage
  

• Chair and schedule the following on a continuous basis
  
• Smart services delivery completeness
  
• Software releasing project
  

• Drive the internal Quality metrics including internal crash reports, Uptime (device and cloud), stability and performance
  
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  
• Monitoring legislative changes and lead the conducting of impact analysis
  
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  

• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
  
• Coordinate internal resources (BE/FE/App/UXUI/QA) and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
  
• Negotiate deliverables, timelines, and quality standards with suppliers.
  
• Facilitate effective communication between technical teams, management, and external stakeholders
  

Financial & Resource Oversight

• Monitor and control project budgets, ensuring cost efficiency without compromising quality.
  
• Forecast resource requirements and adjust allocation based on project needs.
  
• Report regularly on budget usage, risks, and potential overruns.
  

Requirements

• Good working and implementation knowledge of “Agile/Scrum” and agile/scrum practices in a similar environment
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of metric creation in an Agile/Aspice environment to drive performance and delivery
  
• Demonstrated success of working with cross functional teams and diverse geographical locations
  
• Fluent spoken (and ideally written) English and Vietnamese for international communications and coordination of diverse skill teams
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership behaviors
  
• Knowledge of IoT/EV products and services
  
• Demonstrated Business acumen with a good understanding of planning, strategy and implementation
  

Optional qualification:

• Good knowledge of the inner workings of Vingroup to maximize the value of connectivity for the Enterprise
  
• Being able to generate the Smart services roadmap with dashboards to demonstrate improvement iterations
  
• Knowledge of network protocol (both operator and device side), network core platform, Telematics, eSIM
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• Premium healthcare package, including PVI insurance & annual health check-ups
  
• 13th-month salary & performance bonuses to reward your contributions
  
• Enjoy preferential pricing for services within the Vingroup ecosystem including Vinmec, Vinpearl, and Vinschool...
  
• Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from industry-leading professionals in the automotive domain.