Technical Manager - Product Attributes and Requirements

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Function: Attributes & Requirements Management
Contract: Permanent
Location: Pyms Lane, Crewe, CW1 3PL with flexible hybrid working

Bentley Motors is combining a world of luxury and progressive technology to embrace an electrified future. Join us as we embark on the most transformative phase in Bentley's history.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a Technical Manager - Product Attributes & Requirements Management to join the business on a full-time basis, at our Crewe Campus (Hybrid working).

Reporting to the Head of Attributes & Requirements Management, the Technical Manager - Product Attributes & Requirements Management, will be responsible for managing attributes and needs defined vehicle level requirements, from project kick-off to Engineering release.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a high impact role, which combines technical expertise, business and customer requirements plus vehicle attributes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing technical leadership in Attribute led Requirements Management
• Integrating benchmarking and competitor intelligence across the business, to inform strategic roadmaps
• Working with the wider Research and Development team, to develop attribute & technology roadmaps
• Tool and method development, to manage increasingly complex attribute and system interdependencies
• Manage attribute events (static/dynamic) and conducting attribute evaluations
• Gaining agreement of requirements by system owners and evaluating countermeasures to target conflicts, prior to forming recommendations for decisions

About the Team

Sat within Whole Vehicle Engineering, the Attributes & Requirements Department is at the forefront of defining and developing Bentley's extraordinary products. The team succeeds by combining expert domain knowledge and state-of-the-art tools and methods, together with strong influential relationships with a broad range of stakeholders internally and externally.

About you - Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have proven Automotive Engineering experience, with technical management/leadership competencies in vehicle engineering or product development.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• A passion for customer centric vehicle engineering
• Applied experience in vehicle attribute development / applied understanding of requirements-led systems engineering
• Excellent communication - ability to distil complex information and communicate effectively in senior forums up to Board level
• Use of competitor Intelligence and benchmarking to inform strategic roadmaps
• Experience in managing a cross-business team to deliver results
• A Mechanical or Automotive Engineering Degree
• A commitment to personal development and team learning

What Bentley Offers

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working options
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of UK bank holidays
• Progression pathways and programmes, mentoring, and study support opportunities available
• Optional car lease scheme with discounted access to brand new VW Group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda, Audi) up to every six months
• Health and life assurance benefits providing up to five times annual salary
• Annual salary reviews and competitive bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme - you put in 6% we put in 10%
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and well-being including an online GP, the choice to join BUPA health plans, a mental health counsellor, and onsite physio
• Paid volunteering days dedicated to community giving

The Bentley Campus
Our campus is going through an exciting transformation offering unrivalled facilities including green spaces, free parking, an onsite restaurant, coffee shops and Legends gym.

#BelongingAtBentley
Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.

Beyond100
Announced in 2020, Bentley's ground-breaking Beyond100 strategy targets sustainable luxury mobility leadership, reinventing every aspect of the business. Building on over two decades of forward-thinking, join us as Bentley moves towards a sustainable future.

Closing date: 16 June 2024

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