Chief Platform Head -Automotive

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited [Automotive and Farm Equipment Business]; Chennai District; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited [Automotive and Farm Equipment Business] seeks a Chief Platform Head to own end-to-end delivery of vehicle platforms, aligning product planning, engineering, manufacturing, and sourcing to meet performance, cost, timing, and launch readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive engineering integration, manage supplier collaboration, and govern risk, deviation approvals, and program governance to deliver next-generation mobility products from concept to

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in vehicle platform development, product engineering, or program management.
• Strong understanding of automotive engineering, manufacturing, supplier management, and target-cost delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional teams and complex vehicle programs.
• Experience managing platform-level decisions, risks, deviations, and launch execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and own platform targets in collaboration with Product Planning, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sourcing teams.
• Lead execution and delivery of all platform programs, ensuring achievement of quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.
• Drive engineering integration and resolve cross-functional trade-offs impacting vehicle performance and program delivery.
• Ensure timely closure of supplier, sourcing, and technical deliverables while supporting strategic vendor decisions.
• Oversee manufacturing readiness, localization, industrialization, and vehicle handover to production.
• Lead governance reviews, risk management, deviation approvals, and escalation resolution.
• Ensure launch readiness through validation completion, quality approvals, and successful program execution.
• Build alignment across engineering, purchase, manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Vehicle Platform Development

Manufacturing Readiness

Vehicle Launch & Industrialization

Job description

The Chief Platform Head is responsible for end-to-end delivery of vehicle platforms, ensuring achievement of platform targets related to performance, cost, quality, timing, and launch readiness. The role drives cross-functional alignment, engineering integration, supplier collaboration, manufacturing readiness, and governance to successfully deliver vehicle programs from concept to launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own platform targets in collaboration with Product Planning, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sourcing teams.
• Lead execution and delivery of all platform programs, ensuring achievement of quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.
• Drive engineering integration and resolve cross-functional trade-offs impacting vehicle performance and program delivery.
• Ensure timely closure of supplier, sourcing, and technical deliverables while supporting strategic vendor decisions.
• Oversee manufacturing readiness, localization, industrialization, and vehicle handover to production.
• Lead governance reviews, risk management, deviation approvals, and escalation resolution.
• Ensure launch readiness through validation completion, quality approvals, and successful program execution.
• Build alignment across engineering, purchase, manufacturing, quality, and business stakeholders.

Preferred Profile

• Proven leadership experience in vehicle platform development, product engineering, or program management.
• Strong understanding of automotive engineering, manufacturing, supplier management, and target-cost delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional teams and complex vehicle programs.
• Experience managing platform-level decisions, risks, deviations, and launch execution.

Key Skills

• Vehicle Platform Development
• Manufacturing Readiness
• Vehicle Launch & Industrialization

Candidate Pitch

A strategic leadership role with ownership of complete vehicle platform delivery, driving cross-functional execution, governance, and successful launch of next-generation mobility products.