Technical Manager - Off Highway Engineering Japan

Description

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

lThis developing technical leadership position develops and delivers technical talent in a research, technology or product development environment.

lDirectly manages the resources that maximize workgroup productivity in support of business needs and implements near term business strategies with a focus on execution. The position also includes maintaining strong working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders both within the technical function and across the broader business.

lPrimary responsibility is the development of technically capable people often across multiple technical sites within a business unit or corporate, and making these people available to perform duties necessary to satisfy the businesses technical needs.

lProvides problem resolution leadership for complex systems with a high degree of ambiguity and often global business impact; helps get teams in place.

lLeads the development and improvement of work processes and systems across function(s) within a global business unit or managing improvement across business units.

lCoaches and mentors employees to provide guidance and direction on resolving problems, technical know-how, removing barriers to progress and career path planning.

lAssesses performance and provides feedback to direct reports.

lCreates, manages, improves and applies work processes involving activities such as resource allocation and management, organizational and business change, customer/stakeholder management and knowledge management; all used for the purposes of enabling high quality decision making that meets business expectations.

lDecisions made in this role may include resource deployment cost and timing allocations, project prioritization, personnel staffing, and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) management, the result of which can impact project cost and delivery within a site or across several sites within a business unit.

lEstablishes employee performance standards; works collaboratively to set goals and address areas of deficiency.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

lProduct Development Execution, Monitoring and Control - Plans, schedules, coordinates and executes the activities involved in developing a product to a respectively aligned hierarchy of requirements and technical profiles; monitors and communicates across functional boundaries to meet project resource and quality expectations; ensures product capability meets or exceeds expectations and takes mitigating actions when project risks are higher than expected; understands the full product life cycle process and stakeholders.

lProduct Verification and Validation Management - Develops product systems validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes, while managing product risk and relative priority; negotiates product requirements against capability to guide project scope; evaluates analytical, simulation and physical test results to verify product capability and validate requirements; assesses legacy versus proposed system solution capabilities and produces recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.

lSystem Requirements Engineering - Uses appropriate methods and tools to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements to which designs are developed; establishes acceptance criteria for the system of interest through analysis, allocation and negotiation; tracks the status of requirements throughout the system lifecycle; assesses the impact of changes to system requirements on project scope, schedule, and resources; creates and maintains information linkages to related artifacts.

lTechnical Documentation - Documents information based on knowledge gained as part of technical function activities; communicates to stakeholders with the goal of enabling improved technical productivity and effective knowledge transfer to others who were not originally part of the initial learning.

lBuilds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.

lCommunicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

lCultivates innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

lDecision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

lManages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

lManages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

lOptimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

lProject Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for temporary effort (a "project").

Compensation and Benefits

lHybrid and Flex working style under local labor law (core-time11-15)

lCompetitive annual salary (Or Permanent Salary)

lRelocation assistance offered from anywhere in Japan (Conditions apply)

lComprehensive on-boarding and product training

lAnnual Health Check

lCommuting Allowance

lFull Social Security Plan

lRetirement Plan and Life Insurance available

lAnnual remuneration review

lParticipation in an annual variable compensation (bonus) program

lStock Option and Benefits Club Plan available

lEmployee Assistance Program available to employees

lAnnual and Sick paid leave

lPaid special circumstances leave (Conditions apply)

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, colour, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.

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Primary Location Japan-Tokyo-To-Minato-Japan, Minato-ku, CJL Office

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting Jun 20, 2024, 1:00:00 AM

Unposting Date Ongoing

Organization Distribution Business

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Relocation Package Ineligible

Req ID: X