Vice President of Product Management - Vehicle Platform (all genders)

Join us as a Vice President of Product Management (all genders) in our Vehicle Platform team and help shape the future of autonomous mobility!

You will lead the MOIA Vehicle Product Management team and own the end-to-end product definition and delivery steering for MOIA's autonomous vehicle platform. The role combines OEM-grade program steering with tech-company speed: you align MOIA's product vision with external vehicle developers (OEMs, e.g., Volkswagen) and autonomous driving system providers (e.g., Mobileye and potentially other self-driving stack partners), while ensuring the vehicle is ready for real-world operations and city launches in defined Operational Design Domains (ODDs).

What you will do

• Own vehicle-related product strategy and roadmap; translate strategy into a clear vehicle product vision.

• Derive, maintain, and communicate the vehicle product definition (requirements, priorities, trade-offs) based on the roadmap and operational needs.

• Own the interface to external vehicle developers, OEMs, and contract manufacturers; represent their constraints and dependencies inside MOIA.

• Represent MOIA's product vision, roadmap, and vehicle product definition to vehicle developers and manufacturers, including ADS providers (e.g., Mobileye and other potential partners).

• Drive alignment and decision-making across vehicle, autonomy stack, platform, fleet operations, safety, and city-launch teams; ensure delivery readiness for operator enablement.

• Prepare and steer major product decisions and change requests; build and continuously improve governance and product boards (Produkt-Gremien) and decision documentation.

• Negotiate and support contracts with vehicle suppliers/partners (scope of work, deliverables, change control, KPIs, acceptance criteria, risk allocation).

• Take internal ownership for development cost, CapEx/investments, and budget tracking related to external vehicle development; provide transparency and early warnings.

• Investigate target deviations (cost, schedule, quality, performance) and resolve conflicts with internal technical teams; define mitigation measures and drive execution.

• Ensure strong stakeholder management across MOIA leadership, shareholder committees (e.g., Volkswagen Group boards), and external partners; tailor communication from technical detail to board-level narratives.

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team; set goals, develop talent, and build an environment of clarity, accountability, and collaboration.

What will help you to fulfill your role

• 10+ years of automotive program and product management with proven delivery responsibility in hardware- and safety-constrained environments (OEM, tier-1, mobility, aviation, or comparable).

• 5+ years of people leadership experience (leading teams, coaching, hiring, performance management).
• A strong understanding of software and the architecture of vehicle platforms.
• Strong understanding of the vehicle development lifecycle and governance (requirements, industrialisation, quality gates). Experience with VW PEP or a similar process is a plus.
• Understanding of cost drivers and their continuous optimisation with focus on the operational phase from design and development over production to operations.

• Experience steering multi-stakeholder programs with external supplier ecosystems and contractual deliverables (technical deliveries, product milestones, acceptance criteria).

• Negotiation experience in automotive programs (scope, cost, delivery, risk allocation) and comfort with contractual frameworks.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills across levels: engineers to executives/board committees.

• Financial ownership mindset: budget planning, cost tracking, CapEx/investment steering, and trade-off decisions.

• Fluent English (working language). German is a plus.

Nice to have

• Understanding of modern software development and delivery practices (Agile, CI/CD, platform thinking) and how they interact with vehicle development constraints.

• Experience with autonomous driving stacks / ADAS suppliers and their integration topics (safety, validation, ODD definition, operational performance).

• Background in new mobility business models (ride-hailing/ride-pooling) and customer/user needs in urban operations.

• Knowledge of regulatory and approval processes for vehicle permits and launches (EU/US); familiarity with related bodies and processes (e.g., AGCC).

• Experience scaling operations across multiple cities/regions and setting up commissioning and launch playbooks.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds - even if you don't meet every requirement. If you're excited about the role and MOIA's mission, we'd love to hear from you!