Senior Product Owner for In-Vehicle Digital Assistant

Technology & Strategy is an internationally operating group of companies founded in 2008, which specialises in technological development services and consulting in the engineering and IT environment. We offer our customers highly innovative software, hardware and IT solutions for their future-oriented technologies. We support our customers across all industries in the automotive, aerospace, medical and pharmaceutical industries.

🤔 Our strengths:

• Strong, recognised business expertise
• A people-focused experience that allows its employees to grow and flourish at work
• A team effort that encourages interaction and sharing
• Values that guide us every day: Transparency, Creativity, Sharing and Excellence!
• A start-up spirit that drives us day after day
• International and multi-cultural!

✨ Let’s talk about you:

• Own the development and evolution of the in-vehicle digital assistant for global markets (excluding China), ensuring seamless conversational interfaces and proactive assistance.
• Act as the functional owner for end-to-end speech functionality, guaranteeing consistency across smart cockpit platforms and cloud services.
• Define product vision, functional scope, and roadmap in alignment with brand UX and feature strategies.
• Monitor competitor benchmarks, user feedback, and emerging AI and speech technology trends to guide future improvements.
• Prioritize development tasks and collaborate with software, UX/UI, and speech technology teams to deliver high-quality incremental releases.
• Create and maintain product, system, and design requirements, including change management processes.
• Coordinate integration of the digital assistant into the smart cockpit platform with internal teams and global partners.
• Support validation activities by defining acceptance criteria, KPIs, and usability test plans.
• Lead test and validation strategy, including creation of test methods and standards.
• Manage issue resolution through root cause analysis and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure robust launch quality and compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, and market-specific regulations (e.g., GDPR, UNECE R155/R156).
• Represent the product in internal alignment meetings, partner discussions, and vehicle program milestones.

🔎 Position Overview:

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Linguistics, Human–Computer Interaction, or a related technical field.
• 5–10 years of experience in infotainment or smart cockpit domains, ideally within automotive OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Proven track record (3+ years) as product owner or feature lead in infotainment, digital UX, or connected services.
• Strong understanding of speech recognition, NLP/NLU frameworks, and embedded system integration.
• Hands-on experience with automotive voice platforms (e.g., Cerence, Alexa Auto SDK, Google Automotive Services).
• Familiarity with agile development and ability to translate user/business needs into technical specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in an international environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and customer-focused with high integrity.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for global supplier and partner visits.
• Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g., German) are a plus.
• Valid driving license.

🤝 Our work environment:

• Happy At Work certification 2023 (and since 2019)
• We value inclusion and diversity through our CSR policy (patronage charter, diversity charter, wellness workshops and many other projects...)
• Career guidance with HR support and personalised training
• Flat hierarchies and a YOU culture

🎁 What we offer :

• Flexible working hours, home office option, 30 days of vacation, and special leave days for special occasions
• Permanent employment
• Modern office spaces + IT equipment + kitchen, coffee machine, and free drinks
• Individual career program with long-term perspectives through regular follow-up talks with HR and managers
• Numerous training opportunities, paid language courses, and a digital T&S learning platform
• Monthly events with the team
• Flat hierarchies and a "you" culture
• Company-wide relocation possible if desired

Our positions are open to people who are recognized as disabled workers. T&S Groupe promotes diversity and equality in the workplace. All qualified M/F/O candidates are considered for employment on an equal basis.