Team Leader in Connectivity Department

Italdesign is looking for an experienced Team Leader with a strong technical background and a flexible mindset, eager to actively contribute with innovative proposals to support the department’s growth.

Torino, Italia - Engineering


Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the technical team and foster competence development through mentoring, coaching, and structured growth plans;
  • Provide technical input and assessments for strategic initiatives and projects;
  • Define, measure, systematically update, and continually improve processes and related documentation under own responsibility;
  • Ensure compliance with quality objectives and systematically manage risks on processes under own responsibility;
  • Guarantee product and process conformity according to the assigned role;
  • Take the lead for the domain in competence transformation for IDG by preparing and organizing training sessions and presenting regular technology updates for management reviews;
  • Practice continuous professional development to maintain competence at the highest level;
  • Customer management: act as technical interface for customers on connectivity-related projects;
  • Present domain competences during customer meetings;
  • Support sales with technical material when pitching to potential customers;
  • Identify potential innovative processes and projects;
  • Supplier steering: manage and steer suppliers to ensure compliance with technical and quality requirements.


Requirements


Key requirements

  • Extensive experience (8+ years) in managing and coordinating technical teams within complex projects;
  • Proved experience in complex project management;
  • Knowledge of communication protocols and radio solutions;
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in complex network environments;
  • Experience with other wireless technologies (e.g., Cellular, GNSS/Location, UWB, NFC);
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and communication skills;
  • Ability to organize and motivate a teamwork depending on needs and contingent situations;
  • Sense of responsibility and integrity;
  • Priority management, proactivity, flexibility, resilience.


Preferential requirements

  • Proven experience in the automotive sector, with strong expertise in product development processes and connectivity solutions;
  • Proven experience working within the VW Group;
  • Solid background in the automotive industry and established knowledge of customer stakeholders;
  • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration systems (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes);
  • Understanding of V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication technologies and related standards.


Other Informations


Additional Information


Education: University degree in telecommunication, electronic or computer science engineering, IT, or related discipline.

Language skills: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. Knowledge of German would be appreciated.

Workplace: Turin (TO) and availability to travel on a monthly basis.

Benefit: continuous training (technical, soft and languages skills), company canteen, health insurance, car leasing program, smart working, flexible benefits, good work-life balance.



Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77).

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.