ME/ECO-CN Group Manager_ME

Job Description

The ME/NE-CN Area Digitalization Group Manager defines and executes the digital transformation strategy across regional and global engineering landscapes. This role leads a multidisciplinary technical team (AI, software, data, product, and project management) to deliver business value, bridging local initiatives with global frameworks through cross-divisional collaboration and digital capability building.

• Strategic Leadership & Frameworks: Formulate the regional digital roadmap; establish the local operating model; and align local initiatives with global standards (SAFe 6.0, DevOps, TOGAF).
• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Direct and mentor a multidisciplinary technical team; design upskilling roadmaps (GenAI, data, IT); and foster an agile, data-driven innovation culture.
• Delivery & Value Realization: Oversee end-to-end digital project delivery; productize capabilities for local and global acquisition to ensure budget ROI; and scale high-impact local solutions globally.
• Synergy & Communication: Partner across business units to co-create solutions and deliver regular strategic ROI briefings to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Completed master study with background in manufacturing/engineering/R&D/IT or SW technology.
• Working Experience: Experience: 5+ years in manufacturing/R&D (automotive/industrial preferred) and 3+ years leading digital products, complex delivery programs, or multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Experience in SW/IT/AI technology domains
• Experience deploying advanced AI/GenAI solutions to production.
• Deep familiarity with R&D and engineering business domains.
• Knowledge/Skills: Strong grasp of GenAI (LLMs, Agents), cloud architecture, data pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD, and agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum).
• Certification/experience in Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF).