Product Technical Leader

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

• Product Technical Manager is accountable for the deliverables of R&D due to ensure the success of the project
• He is responsible for the detailed scheduling and budgeting of R&D activities, with support of metiers.
• Product Technical leader is empowered by R&D Manager to manage his / her Contributors .

Accountable for the deliverables :

Apply the specific PDP of his / her PG / PL following CPM (CLEAN Project Management)

In charge of the robust design in line with the economical targets

Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request destandardizations based on sound justifications

Call for all necessary design reviews

Make sure that Design Reviews of other networks are happening in a timely manner (Purchase, Industrial)

Represent the R&D function at the customer

Interface with the customer for the R&D subjects of the project, break down and cascade internally customer requests and needs

Report  and escalate to his project manager or R&D manager as needed

Responsible for the detailed scheduling and budgeting

Contribute to the identification of the needs in terms of resources, equipments, investments

Establish detail break down of the activities to meet the milestones

Follow activities and spending of his scope to meet his allowed budget

Management of the contributors

Daily management of all R&D contributors, dedicated or not

Assign to them the work packages needed

Regular review with his / her R&D manager or Product Manager and the Metier Department Managers to check alignment between needs and availabilities