Global Automotive Program Lead

Smart-Eye-Ab; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Eye AB in Gothenburg seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead automotive software programs for global OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. You will be the primary interface between customers and internal teams, setting priorities and guiding delivery while balancing technical capabilities with business goals.

The role requires strong communication, a track record in complex program management, and the ability to navigate cross-functional, distributed teams in a fast-paced automotive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Management, or related field.
• 5+ years automotive project/program management, including customer-facing software development.
• Proven experience with OEM and Tier-1 customers and managing multiple complex projects.
• Strong understanding of automotive development processes and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform in fast-paced customer environments and proficiency with PM tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary program management contact for assigned OEM and Tier-1 customers, leading meetings, reviews, milestones, and issue resolution.
• Build trusted customer relationships and manage expectations while balancing internal resources and business priorities.
• Ensure clear alignment between customer requirements, commitments, and internal execution.
• Develop and manage program plans, schedules, deliverables, risks, budgets, and customer commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Engineering, Product Owners, Validation, Data Management, and Customer Support.
• Proactively identify execution risks and resource conflicts, driving mitigation and timely delivery of releases, demos, and evaluations.
• Coordinate customer requirements, feature requests, and change requests together with Product and Sales.
• Assess impact on scope, schedule, and resources, ensuring commitments and changes are documented and communicated.
• Support configuration management and release planning.
• Provide clear program status updates to customers and internal leadership.
• Translate complex technical topics into business-oriented communication.
• Maintain executive-level reporting and program documentation covering status, risks, opportunities, and key decisions.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Decision making

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Job description

Smart Eye AB in Gothenburg seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead automotive software programs for global OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. You will be the primary interface between customers and internal teams, setting priorities and guiding delivery while balancing technical capabilities with business goals.

The role requires strong communication, a track record in complex program management, and the ability to navigate cross-functional, distributed teams in a fast-paced automotive