Senior Program Manager - OTA SW Development
About MBRDI\:
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.
Job Description
- Own the end-to-end delivery and lifecycle management of OTA (Over-the-Air) software development programs for Mercedes-Benz Infotainment systems in line with product strategy, customer expectations, and business objectives.
- Primary Interface to global stakeholders, Product management, validation organizations, Cloud platform teams, and Vehicle integration functions to ensure seamless, and customer-centric OTA deployments
- Define, establish, and continuously monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Product quality, Delivery predictability and Operational excellence.
- Lead, mentor, and scale high-performing teams by attracting top talent and fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
- Manage program budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning to ensure optimal utilization and sustainable business growth.
- Promote Lean Agile, SAFe, and DevOps practices across the teams, driving continuous improvement, engineering efficiency, and faster value delivery.
- Lead, motivate, and develop teams through structured goal setting, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and systematic performance management.
- Provide regular executive-level reporting and communication on program health, delivery status, risks, mitigation plans, resource needs, and strategic initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with ASPICE, and Mercedes-Benz software quality standards.