Global Automotive Training Leader

V2X Inc; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X Inc. is seeking an Automotive Technical Training Manager to provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership for a team of onsite and remote instructors.

You will own talent acquisition, workforce performance, supplier relationships, and budget oversight to ensure high-quality training across in-person and virtual formats. You will lead a geographically dispersed team, recruit and onboard instructors, and drive data-driven decisions to optimize deployment and service standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years automotive technician experience in an automotive repair facility.
• Minimum 6 years delivering both virtual and in-person instructor-led training.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing employee performance, including remote workforce oversight.
• Strong background in technical training operations, virtual delivery platforms, and learning management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational and planning capabilities, especially in complex workforce and multi-site operational environments.
• Proven ability to lead multiple priorities in fast-paced, high-demand settings.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and develop a geographically dispersed instructor workforce, ensuring strong performance across all delivery formats.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard instructors to meet operational and business needs.
• Conduct performance evaluations, establish measurable performance goals, and implement targeted performance improvement plans.
• Set clear expectations, provide strategic coaching, actionable feedback, and long-term development planning to build instructor capability and succession -planning.
• Build a culture of excellence, collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement and accountability.
• Manage technical training delivery operations, both virtual and in-person, across multiple sites and remote environments.
• Use data-driven analysis to determine workforce allocation, instructor assignments, and operational deployment in alignment with training demand and service standards.
• Establish operational standards, enforce compliance, and ensure consistency and quality across all technical training modalities.
• Drive productivity, quality, and client satisfaction through performance monitoring, operational dashboards, and proactive issue resolution.
• Identify emerging operational risks or constraints and implement corrective actions rapidly and decisively.
• Oversee training facility readiness including shop environments, instructional spaces, diagnostic equipment, and specialized technical tools.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and OEM expectations across all training environments.
• Direct equipment maintenance programs, asset lifecycle planning, and capital expenditures required to support technical training operations.
• Evaluate long-term facility and equipment needs and develop budget recommendations for sustained readiness.
• Manage all external suppliers supporting training operations—including facility services, equipment vendors, and technology partners.
• Ensure clear objectives are set and proper controls are in place for supplier accountability related to contract deliverables, quality, and cost controls.
• Lead functional leaders to ensure operational alignment with technical training content, instructor needs, and organizational training priorities.
• Establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless and effective technical training execution.
• Full P&L responsibility for assigned operating budget for technical training delivery, including facilities, suppliers, technology platforms, instructor labor planning, and capital equipment.
• Monitor spending, forecast financial needs, and make informed decisions that align with organizational priorities.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Develop medium- and long-term operational strategies to support technical training growth, evolving program demands, and emerging automotive technologies.
• Forecast training volume, workforce needs, facility requirements, and technology investments to support sustained operational capability.
• Lead integration between training delivery and technical curriculum teams to ensure accurate content sequencing, instructor readiness and high-quality delivery.
• Drive organizational readiness for scaling technical training programs and developing future capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Remote workforce oversight

Data-driven analysis

Facility readiness

Budget & financial oversight

Strategic planning & program support

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Business Administration/Management

Associates in Automotive Technology or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

V2X Inc. is seeking an Automotive Technical Training Manager to provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership for a team of onsite and remote instructors.

You will own talent acquisition, workforce performance, supplier relationships, and budget oversight to ensure high-quality training across in-person and virtual formats. You will lead a geographically dispersed team, recruit and onboard instructors, and drive data-driven decisions to optimize deployment and service standards.