Product Owner - Digital Assistant
(m/f/d)
Employment with Hays Professional Solutions GmbH Raunheim Start date: asap Reference number: 850926/1
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Responsibilities
1. Take overall ownership of the in-vehicle digital assistant (conversational interfaces and proactive assistance) for the global markets outside of China across Geely’s brands
2. Act as functional owner for end-to-end speech functionality, ensuring requirements consistency across smart cockpit platforms and cloud services
3. Define the product vision, functional scope, and roadmap for the digital assistant, aligning with brand UX and feature strategy
4. Monitor competitor benchmarks, user feedback, and emerging AI and speech technology trends to guide future enhancements
5. Prioritize development items and work closely with software development, UX/UI, and speech technology teams to deliver incremental releases and ensure an outstanding customer experience
6. Work closely with internal teams and external partners globally to ensure the integration of the digital assistant solution as part of the overall smart cockpit platform
7. Support integration and validation activities, including definition of acceptance criteria, KPIs, and usability test plans
8. Define the test and validation strategy and plan. Lead the creation of test methods and standards
9. Issue management, in-depth technical root cause investigations and drive issue resolution internally and with external partners
10. Ensure that launch quality is robust over lifetime and fulfilling customer expectations
11. Represent the product in internal alignment rounds, partner discussions, and vehicle program milestones
12. Ensure compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, and market specific regulations for voice data and digital assistants (, GDPR, UNECE R155/R156)
Profile
13. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Linguistics, Human–Computer Interaction, or a related technical field
14. Solid working experience in the infotainment/smart cockpit domain, preferably at an automotive OEM or Tier 1
15. Proven experience as product owner, function owner, or feature responsible in infotainment, digital UX, or connected services
16. Solid understanding of speech recognition, NLP/NLU frameworks, and embedded system integration
17. Experience with automotive voice platforms (, Cerence, Alexa Auto SDK, Google Automotive Services, or OEM proprietary assistants)
18. Background in agile development and ability to convert user and business needs into technical specifications
19. Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management in an international environment
20. Pro-active and self-organised
21. Willingness to travel occasionally to visit suppliers/partners and other Geely facilities globally
22. Fluent in English; knowledge of German or another major automotive market language is an advantage
23. Driving license
Benefits
24. Support during the entire application process
25. 30 days of vacation
26. Wok for a renowned automotive customer