Digital Team Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED in Chennai seeks a Digital Team Manager to lead a team, manage resources, and drive capability development. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and customers, risk management, and ensuring KPI targets and budget compliance.

The successful candidate will oversee long-term resource planning, tender and project pricing, and succession planning while upholding Hitachi Energy safety and integrity standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics engineering project management, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex engineering projects, preferably in the power or infrastructure sector.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving and decision‑making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team’s operation, resource allocation, and development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers.
• Manage KPI such as on-time delivery, COPQ, and productivity.
• Review techno-economic offers in tenders/projects and assess risk.
• Recruit personnel within HC budget; perform performance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and integrity standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID: R0139127

Date Posted: 2026-08-26

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

The opportunity: As Digital Team Manager at INOPC-HVDC, Chennai you will be responsible for a given team’s operation, resource allocation, Development of competence and people development. You will also need to collaborate with various cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers. How you'll make an impact: You need to collaborate with various cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers. You will be part of local management and act as a “sounding board” within the organization. Analysis and risk management will also be among your tasks. Resource planning medium to long term and allocation based on the forecast of tenders & projects in collaboration with global organization. Ensure KPI of the department (e.g. on time delivery, COPQ, productivity), ensure achieving financial budget. Review and approve techno-economic offering by your line in a tender/project, assess risk and opportunity. Drive operation development for the local organization. Run routine review & follow-up with the project team and other cross-functional teams, supplier and customers. Recruit personnel as per HC budget. Accountable for the team as per Hitachi Energy compliance, Integrity, Health & Safety. Responsible for personnel assessments / people’s review, target setting for the direct reports. Identify people’s development area(s) and implement, Identify key competence area and have succession planning. Participate in unit’s strategic work and develop local strategy. Workout future scope expansion and competence development. You will in many ways be the person at the center of things. Together with the tender responsible you will also handle tender calculations and pricing models. You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanicl/Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related field.


• Master's degree preferred.


• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics engineering project management, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.


• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex engineering projects, preferably in the power or infrastructure sector.


• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure.


• Strong problem-solving and decision‑making abilities.

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