Product Technical Leader (m/w/d) Front Office Garching

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.

Would you like to shape the future of intelligent mobility together with us? Become part of our VALEO team and revolutionize the experience of autonomous and connected driving.

We are looking for YOU as Product Technical Leader (m/w/d) Front Office  for our location in Garching.

These challenges await you:

• Apply the PDP process according to CLEAN Project Management

• Ensure robust design aligned with economic targets

• Conduct and coordinate necessary design reviews across all involved networks

• Represent R&D towards the customer and translate customer requirements internally

• Create detailed scheduling, activity breakdowns, and milestone planning

• Manage budgeting, monitor spending, and identify resource and equipment needs

• Assign work packages and manage daily activities of all R&D contributors

• Report progress and escalate issues to the project manager or R&D manager

You inspire us with that:

• Strong experience in R&D project leadership within a structured development process

• Solid understanding of design robustness and standardization principles

• Proven ability to manage planning, budgets, and resource allocation

• Skilled in customer interaction and translating customer needs into technical actions

• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external contributors

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to drive design reviews and ensure alignment across technical networks

• Analytical mindset with the ability to manage complex project scopes

Why Valeo:

At VALEO, we firmly believe that great technologies are born out of passion.

• 💶 Compensation package. Performance-related salary components and company pension scheme (allowance).

• 💹 Career development. Scope to develop your own ideas as well as professional and personal development opportunities worldwide.

• 💚Benefits. Allowances for sports, health, pension scheme, canteen, JobRad,  free employee parking spaces, regular employee events and social support for a family-friendly environment.

• 🌎 Flexibility. Working models that harmonize your professional and private life.

• 🍀Work environment. Flat hierarchies and modern working methods provide you with an innovative working environment.

• 🚙 The future. We work together on the mobility trends of tomorrow.

Good to know:

• Your contact person: Alessa Knapp, alessa.knapp@valeo.com

• For data protection reasons, please submit your application documents exclusively online via the job portal on our website

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Job:

Product Technical Leader

Organization:

Software Department

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2025-11-19

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