Lead and Drive the Future of In-Car Experience
■ Job Title
Senior Project Manager – Interior Experience / Automotive
■ Company Overview
A global leader in advanced mobility technologies, delivering cutting-edge interior experience systems that enhance comfort, safety, and user interaction. The company drives innovation across OEMs worldwide, supporting next-generation cockpit systems and intelligent interior solutions.
■ Your Role and Responsibilities
As Senior Project Manager, you will take full operational and functional ownership of assigned OEM/OES projects. Your mission is to ensure profitability, quality, and production readiness of interior experience system programs while managing cross-functional teams and customer communication.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage OEM/OES development projects (components and system-level technologies)
- Achieve KPI targets
- Lead project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and scope definition
- Coordinate development, engineering, quality, purchasing, and process teams
- Drive concept competitions to win new customer programs
- Prepare and submit program documentation (CAA, IAR)
- Manage all project changes (internal and customer) across system programs
- Apply design-to-cost methodologies and forecast/close performance gaps
- Coach other Project Managers and support PM methodology improvement
- Maintain customer communication and ensure transparent reporting
- Lead crisis management when needed
- Promote company culture, ethics, standards, and CLEAN development principles
■ Experience and Qualifications
- Business-level Japanese and English proficiency
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Management, Software, or Computer Science
- Knowledge of V-cycle development standards
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional management skills
- Knowledge of automotive Tier-1 development processes
- Financial skills related to development, product, and manufacturing cost management
- Automotive development experience
- 7+ years as an OEM Application Project Manager with successful delivery
■ Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with in-vehicle radar and camera systems
- Background in embedded systems or software development
- Knowledge of CAN, LIN, UART, SPI communication protocols
- System engineering skills (requirements analysis, validation strategy, traceability, functional safety)
- Experience managing ~€90M projects
- Leadership experience over teams of 10 core members (20–30 including external partners)
■ Good Reasons to Join
- Work on next-generation cockpit and interior systems used by major global OEMs
- High level of ownership and influence over complex international projects
- Flexible work environment with work-from-home options
- Competitive compensation, strong benefits, and global career opportunities
- Collaborate with multicultural teams across Europe and Asia
■ Work Location
Tokyo / Tsukuba (hybrid work available)