Senior Program Manager - OTA SW Development

About MBRDI

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.

Job Description

• Own the end-to-end delivery and lifecycle management of OTA (Over-the-Air) software development programs for Mercedes-Benz Infotainment systems in line with product strategy, customer expectations, and business objectives.
• Act as the primary interface to global stakeholders, product management, validation organizations, cloud platform teams, and vehicle integration functions to ensure seamless, customer-centric OTA deployments.
• Define, establish, and continuously monitor key performance indicators related to product quality, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.
• Lead, mentor, and scale high-performing teams by attracting top talent and fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning to ensure optimal utilization and sustainable business growth.
• Promote Lean Agile, SAFe, and DevOps practices across teams, driving continuous improvement, engineering efficiency, and faster value delivery.
• Lead, motivate, and develop teams through structured goal setting, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and systematic performance management.
• Provide regular executive-level reporting and communication on program health, delivery status, risks, mitigation plans, resource needs, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ASPICE and Mercedes-Benz software quality standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or related Engineering.
• 12–18 years of experience developing or managing embedded software in infotainment.
• Adequate experience in the automotive domain and exposure to people management.
• German language skills are an added advantage.

Benefits

Employee discounts, possible health benefits, mobile phone benefits, possible meal discounts, company retirement benefits, possible hybrid work, mobility offers, employee events, coaching, possible flextime, parking, an in-house doctor, good public transport, a barrier-free workplace, near-site childcare, and a canteen and café.

Contact

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited
Brigade Tech Gardens, Katha No. 119560037, Bengaluru
MBRDI Recruitment: mbrdi_recruitment@mercedes-benz.com