Business development manager for automotive suppliers

Shape the SDV transformation of the automotive supplier industry across Germany in a flexible hybrid work model: As an SDV (Senior) Business Development Manager for Automotive Suppliers – Consulting & Transformation Focus, you will take on a leading consulting and transformation role within MHP's SDV team. You will support leading Tier 1 suppliers and technology providers in the automotive industry with the strategic and operational alignment of their product, software, system and organizational landscapes with the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV).

• Play a leading role in customer acquisition from a project and consulting perspective, e.g. through thought leadership, preliminary projects, executive dialogues and the structuring of new consulting approaches
• Translate suppliers' strategic and technological challenges into structured consulting projects with clearly defined scope, approach, timeline, resource model and business case
• Further develop the SDV consulting portfolio for suppliers in the automotive industry, including the creation of reusable consulting assets, reference architectures and delivery blueprints
• Lead and manage SDV transformation projects at Tier 1 suppliers and technology providers in the automotive industry, including projects related to target operating models, software and platform architectures, AI-defined products, organizational and governance transformation, or the creation of scalable software product organizations
• Develop management-oriented decision-making materials for top management, CTO and divisional management stakeholders
• Work closely with MHP experts in ADAS, IVI, connectivity, data and AI, cybersecurity, sales, global delivery and partner ecosystems

• Completed degree in engineering, computer science, business informatics, data/AI, business administration or a comparable technical or business discipline, and several years of experience, including at least 5 years of professional experience in management, strategy or IT consulting
• Passion for consulting projects with automotive suppliers (Tier 1 / technology providers), with responsibility for business development, customer interface, project structure, proposal logic and content leadership
• Expertise in industry trends in the automotive industry, especially software-defined vehicles, intelligent vehicle functions, ADAS, IVI / digital cockpit, software and platform architectures
• Your way of working is characterized by excellent analytical and conceptual skills, as well as a structured, independent, results-oriented and entrepreneurial approach. You present yourself confidently to senior management, CTO-level stakeholders and cross-functional decision-making groups
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• Very good German and English
• A valid work permit; if needed, we can apply for a work permit as part of our recruiting process. The procedure takes time and affects the start date.

• Full-time (40 hours) and part-time (from 24 hours) possible; 30 days of vacation
• Permanent employment
• Start by agreement – always at the beginning of a month