Company
Automotive
TechnicalAccountDirector,Automotive
“Technical Account Director, Automotive. Skills: Account ownership, Technical guidance, Commercial expansion, Relationship management. Own the account end to end. Be the single point of contact”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive alignment; Get them to production faster; Drive multi-year account planning; Expansion into new teams and use cases
Industry & Context.
Anticipate technical approach walls; Recommend better paths
Willing to travel internationally, including Japan
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Engineering background, 8+ years of experience, Meaningful time owning complex enterprise technical accounts, Technical fluency in simulation, perception, sensor systems, ADAS tooling, ML infrastructure, or autonomous systems, Track record of managing multi-million dollar enterprise relationships, Owned expansion, pricing, and strategic planning, Deep understanding of how large, matrixed organizations make decisions, Program management instinct, Commercial judgment, Calm under pressure
Nice to Have
Experience with global OEM customers, Familiarity with closed-loop simulation, scenario-based testing, or sensor-in-the-loop workflows, 3 to 5 years as an IC engineer at an OEM, Tier 1, or AV company before moving into customer-facing roles, Experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Account Director, or Customer Engineering Lead at a simulation, developer tools, or autonomous systems company, Experience managing OEM relationships in automotive or trucking, especially with international stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Own the account end to end
Be the single point of contact
Guide customer's technical approach
Program manage concurrent workstreams
Build and maintain org map
Drive account planning
Coordinate internal resources
Partner with executive sponsors
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Drive alignment across workstreams; Coordinate internal PD resources; Partner with executive sponsors
Communication Scope
Single point of contact for communication
Process & Methodology
Program manage concurrent workstreams, Hold people to deadlines, Surface blockers
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