Senior Manager / Engagement Lead Automotive - German speaking

Munich, DEU

Senior Manager / Engagement Lead Automotive - German speaking

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get digitally enabled, both in the way they work and how they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices worldwide, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession – combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness – enables us to accelerate our clients' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe. For more information, visit publicissapient.com.

Job Description

As a Senior Manager / Engagement Lead Automotive at Publicis Sapient you are aligned to the Transportation & Mobility vertical. You will act as your clients’ trusted advisor in leading the overall vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritization for a specific digital product, or products, within an engagement. You will collaborate with clients undertaking major Digital Business Transformation (DBT) engagements to understand their business, end-customer needs, and then constantly deliver value with fast increment cycles.

Your Impact:

  • You'll partner with client(s), strategists, experience leads, and enterprise architects to frame business goals and value streams from which we can shape solution propositions that provide transformative business outcomes and customer experience.
  • Together with your team, you develop and oversee the production of project deliverables, including estimations, plans, risks, and traceability matrices.
  • You create a positive team environment where autonomy, mastery, and purpose are promoted through coaching, individual development, and performance standards
  • You are accountable for creating a team culture of value-based delivery, self-organization, and empowerment 
  • You keep the team focused on outcomes and have a data aptitude to make these outcomes measurable 

Qualifications

Your skills and experience:

  • Several years of professional experience working for a digital agency or consultancy where you have led scaled agile teams to design and build exceptional digital experiences for the demanding clients
  • Proven track record of working with C-level stakeholders and diverse teams as a servant leader and steward of economic and customer value
  • Strong conflict resolution skills
  • Experience coaching and mentoring people with a continuous focus on personal and professional learning and growth
  • Excellent team and business communication skills, including presentation and facilitation skills
  • Track record of leading and delivering scaled digital programs in an enterprise environment
  • Structured problem-solving skills and logical thinking, as well as the ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
  • Fluent in German (verbal and written, business environment, complex concepts) and English

Set yourself apart with 

  • Deep knowledge about key success drivers, latest trends and business models in the automotive industry
  • Relevant Program or Scrum Certifications like SAFe, PMP, or IPMA 

Additional Information

Benefits of working here:

  • We work with cutting-edge technology, which has always been part of our DNA and we want our employees to define what technologies our clients use next
  • We provide many learning opportunities to deepen your skillset and support your professional growth
  • We offer numerous discounts on travel, cultural and leisure activities.
  • We put the well-being of our people first and organize various health initiatives
  • We offer you a vibrant workplace culture with many different community events throughout the year

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.