Sr Manager IT Development

Visteon Corporation; Palmela; Presencial; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Visteon Corporation is seeking a senior IT Architect to lead architecture and development for MES, shop-floor, and AI-enabled operations solutions in Portugal. You will guide a multi-site team and drive modernization of the CIMPLE platform while moving toward hybrid-cloud, container-based deployments.

Responsibilities include delivering AI and GenAI use cases, ensuring SAP/EDW integrations, and partnering with business leadership to align roadmaps with operational priorities.

Qualificações

• 8 years' experience in MES and shop-floor / supply-chain / quality domain.
• 5 years' experience in Software development and solution architecture, containerization and hybrid-cloud design; performance and TCO optimization.
• Experience in Systems integration - SAP interfaces, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and OEM/Catena-X data exchange.
• Applied AI/ML and GenAI solution development, plus AI-assisted software engineering.
• Modern Software Development Life Cycle, DevOps and Agile delivery practices, with strong quality and security discipline.
• Proven leadership of distributed, multi-site development teams and third-party/vendor management.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end solution architecture and development across the operations portfolio mentioned above.
• Lead and develop a multi-site team of Product Family Leads, Lead Analysts and Senior Analysts.
• Drive the CIMPLE platform modernization: deliver CIMPLE 4.4 development and global deployment, move to hybrid cloud, container-based architecture.
• Lead the delivery of AI and GenAI use cases into operations solutions and champion the AI-driven SDLC.
• Safeguard system reliability and integration integrity across the portfolio - SAP and EDW interfaces and OEM data exchange.
• Partner with business and IT leadership to align technical roadmaps with operational priorities and govern delivery.

Conhecimentos

MES expertise

Software architecture

DevOps & Agile

AI/ML GenAI

Leadership

System integration

Hybrid-cloud

Ferramentas

SAP

EDW

Catena-X

Descrição da oferta de emprego

10 - 15 Years

Full Time Employees

Job Description

Visteon is a global leader in automotive cockpit electronics, pioneering the software-defined future of mobility through innovative technology solutions. Our state-of-the-art product portfolio spans digital cockpit solutions, advanced displays, battery management systems, and power electronics for EVs, enhanced by cutting-edge software capabilities and artificial intelligence integration. Working in close collaboration with global automakers and suppliers throughout the entire product lifecycle, Visteon delivers solutions that are adaptable across all powertrain platforms. Founded in 2000, the company employs ~10,000 employees in 17 countries around the globe. In 2025, we recorded approximately $3.768 billion in annual sales and secured a record $7.4 billion in new business wins. To know more about us, visit visteon.com .

Mission of the Role:

Lead the architecture, design and development of the ITsolutions that run Visteon's Manufacturing Operations. As the technicaldelivery engine of the IT for Operations organization, own the solutionportfolio:

1. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES);

2. Shopfloor Material Flow Solutions (WMS + Shopfloor WIP)

3. AI/GenAI solutions applied to theOperations space.

Key Responsabilities of this Role:

• Own end-to-endsolution architecture and development across the operations portfoliomentioned above.
• Lead anddevelop a multi-site team of Product Family Leads, Lead Analysts andSenior Analysts - setting technical direction, balancing capacity acrossinitiatives, and growing the team's engineering and AI capability.
• Drive theCIMPLE platform modernization: deliver CIMPLE 4.4 development andglobal deployment, drive the move to a hybrid cloud, container-basedarchitecture, and optimize the data footprint to reduce Total Cost ofOwnership.
• Lead thedelivery of AI and GenAI use cases into operations solutions andchampion the shift to an AI-driven software development lifecycle.
• Safeguardsystem reliability and integration integrity across the portfolio - SAP and Enterprise Data Warehouse interfaces and OEM data exchange - ensuring performance, security and data quality.
• Partner withbusiness and IT leadership to align technical roadmaps with operationalpriorities and govern delivery - embed architecture standards, reducedefects, improve speed of delivery and drive measurable business outcomes forthe stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Contribution toManufacturing improvement of efficiency and quality KPIs. Driven by Plant OEEand FTT KPIs
• Systemavailability, stability and performance across manufacturing sites.
• On-time, on-scopedelivery of the portfolio roadmap.
• TCO reductionachieved through system and data footprint optimization.
• Speed of deliveryand defect reduction from the AI-driven SDLC.

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

• 8 years'experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and shop-floor /supply-chain / quality domain expertise.
• 5 years'experience in Software development and solution architecture, containerizationand hybrid-cloud design; performance and TCO optimization.
• Experience inSystems integration - SAP interfaces, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and OEM/ Catena-X data exchange.
• Applied AI / MLand GenAI solution development, plus AI-assisted software engineering.
• Modern SoftwareDevelopment Life Cycle, DevOps and Agile delivery practices, with strongquality and security discipline.
• Proven leadershipof distributed, multi-site development teams and third-party/vendor management.

Reporting Structure: Reports to the Global ITDirector for Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Quality

In the fast lane of technology. At Visteon, we're redefininghow the world connects through its vehicles. Our innovations transform thedriving experience for millions, powered by a high-performance culture thatchallenges the status quo and sparks new possibilities- in careers andcommunities. Join us and help shape the future.