Project Manager, Quality - Arene NA
About the position Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota's once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation - expanding what 'mobility' means and how it serves society. Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we're working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. Arene's mission is to empower Toyota and its partners to deliver next-generation vehicles with hardware-agnostic software that can be updated to support new features at any time. The Global Execution Excellence team is dedicated to enabling Arene Engineers to produce software of the highest quality while embracing the Agile culture by ensuring that quality is built into the product from the very beginning and Arene strives to constantly improve the way we develop. We foster Agile principles in our organization and help build happy and high-performing teams working at a sustainable pace. This role will be the primary representation of the Global Execution Excellence team in Arene North America acting as a cross-regional link and promoting the adoption of an efficient Arene execution model. Responsibilities • Manage the local execution of global initiatives driven by the Quality teams. • Promote Arene's TPS-based quality mindset and Agile culture in the Arene North America organization. • Represent the Global Arene Quality organization in rolling out global processes in the NA organization. • Address the specifics of Arene North America through collaboration with Engineering and other stakeholders to refine existing processes. • Drive continuous improvement of processes, ensuring global alignment. • Contribute to the implementation of a local audit program of the QMS in collaboration with the Global Execution Excellence audit program manager. • Coordinate and conduct internal QMS audits in the different Arene North America sites together with a team of locally appointed and trained auditors. • Advocate for Arene Engineering best practices. • Orchestrate the execution of the global software product Quality Assurance audit program with North American Engineering teams based on the globally defined engineering criteria. Requirements • Excellent English communication and people engagement skills. • Excellent understanding of modern Software Development practices and frameworks (Agile, Scrum, ASPICE, etc.). • Good Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001:2015 or IATF 16946:2016. • Mindset for ownership, collective growth through collaboration, and a bias for progress. • Experience in Quality Planning operation and Quality Assurance audit activities. Nice-to-haves • Prior knowledge and practical experience in any of the following domains: organizational development, business-driven product development or software craftsmanship. • Experience in Automotive Engineering. • Supported a distributed team/organization set-up. • Knowledge of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Benefits • Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage. • A rewarding 401k program. • Flexible vacation policy. • Family planning and care benefits. Apply tot his job