Customer R&D Technical Manager

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.

Must have a good technical background, strong vision, ability to work with the customer at a high level as well as grass-roots, and someone who can communicate clearly internally and externally. This position will unify and manage all technical disciplines within BRAIN Division PGs for Specific Customer Group

Business Development

Work with the Indian Customer business development team and ensure customer/market trends and needs are identified and aligned with BRAIN Product Groups

Identifies and supports advanced development projects and NPA

Ensure customer business is accurately captured in MTP/TDE effort

Ensure that the customers’ requirements are all identified, negotiated and well understood by the project teams

Input to business case strategies according to knowledge of the market and competitor’s position

Lead and conduct all possible actions in order to be able to submit, within the time limits, a competitive quotation technically and economically.

Single point of contact and key technical management interface with customer R&D management to align on strategic collaboration

Drive and facilitate VA/VE initiatives to achieve rigorous regional cost objectives while maintaining full adherence to safety standards.

R&D

Define with R&D teams the technical customer strategies

Oversee product development of specific customer group related business

Manage and communicate with cross functional teams

Define & arbitrate on project priority and resource allocation

Ensure a reuse strategy for product development is deployed to minimize cost & effort

Ensure compliance to the project budget ( R&D ), ensure the team has all the tools and infra to execute specific customer group projects and ensure delivery of the project on-time, on-cost and with quality expected.

Strong knowledge on Product development process and industrialization and vehicle development milestone is preferred

Possess knowledge of Indian Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) and emerging regional ADAS regulatory frameworks and BNCAP/ E NCAP details

Team Management

Provide operational leadership in helping teams identify, develop synergy, efficiency and coordinated actions that meet customer demands and BRAIN objectives.

Adhere to and coach team for application of all the standards and process applicable for the Product Group and Customer Group

Promote Valeo Values and mindset of continuous improvement with project team

Ensure adherence to all Valeo policies including Code of Ethics, Compliance, Anti-trust, 5 Axes, Health & Safety and R&D Development and Quality Assurance Policies

People Mgt

Regular review of the staffing needs.

Define personal development plans

Conduct yearly performance reviews as per Valeo’s HR procedure

Identify expertise needs in the team, incl. the competence matrix and the definition of training plans, proposing individuals for expert path etc.

Conflict resolution and negotiation skills

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• 2026-08-20 Join Us !
• Being part of our team, you will join:
• - one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• - a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• - more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• - a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com