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Form of workPOSITION: HMI & Systems Group Product Owner
POSTING END DATE: 29/03/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK)
SALARY: Competitive
JLR is a House of Brands. Range Rover. Defender. Discovery. Jaguar. Truly distinct, global brands that embrace our modernist design philosophy and are emotionally compelling and unique. JLR’s Reimagine strategy - to realise our vision to be proud creators of the most desirable, modern luxury brands, for the most discerning of clients - is delivering a sustainability-rich vision of modern luxury by design and we are transforming our business to become carbon net zero across our supply chain, products, and operations by 2039.
WHAT TO EXPECT
With the rapid increase in digital user experiences in the automotive sector – China being a prime example, JLR needs to strengthen and consolidate our HMI delivery to position us to respond to the changing market expectations and step changes we need to deliver to the Customer Experience.
This role will lead the timely delivery of HMI across all on-vehicle displays.
A key focus area is to drive all HMI design and Cockpit Domain implementation teams to ensure the successful delivery of in car digital HMI throughout product life cycle.
This will be a highly cross functional activity with a great level of complexity that requires engagement across the DPP, Customer Experience, Design, and Human Factors team, as well as other Tech Centres that rely on digital HMI to realise their functionality.
A crucial aspect of this role is to lead the roadmap for onboard HMI development across all of our brands and ensure that the systems and designs developed meet the needs of functional safety, cyber security, as well as providing a Modern Luxury experience.
THE ROLE
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership of the inputs (Design, Human Factors, Systems) on time, to the right quality
- Responsible for maximising commonality / consistency across all the Digital touch points
- Ensuring developed solutions meet the required Functional Safety, Cyber Security, and PII requirements
- Responsible for developing Sub-System / Software requirements in conjunction with System Owners for onwards software implementation
- Drive efficiencies into the HMI & Systems workflow and toolchain
- Define and harmonise the end-to-end process across the development
- Lead the Roadmap Development, the Quarterly Business Review and planning for the Group
- Be the Agile Servant Leader for the team– encouraging empowerment, facilitating the tools and resources, and removing obstacles
Key Performance Indicators
- Design maturity levels using CSI indicators
- eNPS
- Defect escapes and reworks
- Technical Debt
- Organisation efficiency
Key Interactions
- JLR Design (including TPEM)
- Customer Experience
- Human Factors
- Body / Chassis / Motion Tech Centres
- Central Systems Integration
- EVA Hardware, Cockpit Domains
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Relevant previous experience of delivering complex products across large organisations
- Systems Engineering and HMI Design and Implementation experience at scale
- Knowledge of JLR vehicle architectures
- Understanding of the regulatory constraints and quality goals
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred
- Knowledge of design Quality Operating Systems and deliverables
- Understanding of digital design toolchains
Personal Profile
- Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
- An individual who can demonstrate exceptional capability in leadership and management skills, who can motivate, develop and lead cross-functional and functional teams.
- Building trust by speaking openly and honestly, listening attentively, and treating others respectfully.
- A resilient individual who has strong influencing and engagement skills, is comfortable challenging all stakeholders and can build credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
- Making a difference through our results. We innovate and never lose sight of what we want to achieve.
- An individual who consistently demonstrates high levels of emotional intelligence and integrity building creditability, confidence and trust through experience and personal style.
- Continually working hard to deliver a modern luxury experience to earn and keep our customers’ trust and loyalty.
- Embracing differences, being empathetic, welcoming challenges together empowering each other to deliver.
- Taking initiative and using failure as an opportunity to learn. We develop by giving and seeking honest feedback.
- An individual who prioritises resources to deliver the Jaguar Land Rover’s Strategy provide clarity and urgency to complex issues, establishing cross-functional alignment and collaboration to support tough decision making.
- A sophisticated communicator who is able to communicate clearly, directly and openly.
#WEAREJLR
At JLR, we are passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of our global customers and the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential.
You will find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, access to select two of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at an extremely favourable cost compared to traditional company car lease schemes, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover (which includes travel insurance) and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
