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🚨 We're Hiring | Business Head – UK | Transportation Business Unit
📍 Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
💼 Experience: 20+ Years
Are you a seasoned techno-commercial leader with a proven track record of driving growth, leading large-scale engineering delivery, and owning P&L within the automotive industry? We're looking for an accomplished Business Head – UK to lead Transportation Business Unit across the United Kingdom. This is a strategic leadership opportunity for professionals who have successfully managed customer relationships, delivery excellence, commercial growth, and regional business operations within the automotive engineering and ER&D ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the UK Transportation Business Unit with full accountability for revenue, margin, P&L, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
- Build and strengthen executive relationships with UK Automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and engineering leadership teams.
- Drive strategic engagements across Software Defined Vehicles (SDV), ADAS, E/E Architecture, Connected Vehicles, Electrification, Embedded Software, Validation, and Vehicle Platform Engineering.
- Lead complex delivery governance, resource planning, customer escalations, and programme execution across global delivery teams.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Delivery, Finance, HR, Legal, and Global Engineering Centres to build a scalable regional operating model.
- Position as a trusted strategic engineering partner for long-term transformation initiatives.
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What We're Looking For:
- ✔ 20+ years of experience in Automotive Engineering, ER&D, Embedded Systems, or Software-led Product Engineering.
- ✔ Proven leadership in Business Management, Regional Operations, Delivery Leadership, or Strategic Account Management.
- ✔ Strong ownership of P&L, revenue growth, commercial negotiations, and customer success.
- ✔ Deep expertise across Automotive Electronics and Software domains including SDV, ADAS, Embedded Systems, Connected Mobility, Infotainment, Electrification, E/E Architecture, and Validation.
- ✔ Demonstrated ability to engage with senior stakeholders including CTOs, Engineering Directors, Programme Leaders, Purchasing Teams, and CXO-level executives.
- ✔ Experience managing large global engineering programmes and cross-border delivery teams.
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