TEAM

Arene’s goal is to open vehicle programming to everyone by simplifying vehicle software development and increasing deployment frequency without compromising safety and security. This will create a whole new market of vehicle application developers who, through software, integrate a vehicle into our daily lives in novel ways. Arene aims to significantly improve how vehicles are designed and developed, and we’re working closely with Toyota to realize this goal in its next-generation vehicles.

The Chief Engineer is the head of the Chief Engineer Office, a global function that overlooks all of the Arene’s main planning and delivery of business results functions. The Arene Chief Engineer Office groups the main functions of Product Line Management, Programs Management as well as Professional Services. The responsibilities of this team is to develop strategies, products and services offering to the Automotive and more broadly to Mobility companies (OEMs, Tiers, etc. ), to manage the projects resulting of contract awards all the way to business performance.

The team is composed of product managers, project managers, field engineers, customer support experts, market research experts and user experience experts. This team is closely working with the global engineering workforce in order to produce Arene as a cohesive product line as well as the professional services required to support customers introducing it and/or to develop their products using it, fostering its reputation as a trustworthy and reliable brand, by providing cost-effective solutions that uphold the highest standards of safety and quality.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

You are a seasoned business leader with a deep understanding of product strategy creation and planning in a B2B marketplace, managing Fortune 50 types of customers and managing the engagements to commercial success. We are looking for a seasoned leader that has a proven track record of delivering business results over a product line management process while producing and servicing highly complex products that integrate both extensive logical and physical elements into a cohesive integrated product such as a car, an aircraft or equivalent. Also, the expected candidate has extensive skills in change management and in regulations in the automotive industry.

This role reports directly to Arene’s Line of Business global vice-president and is located in Japan.