Practice Director

Role Overview: As a Practice Director at KPIT, your primary responsibility will be to understand and represent KPIT's Cloud, Data Platform & Gen AMI offerings/solutions to address customers" requirements and challenges. You will act as an Ambassador for KPIT in the new Automotive market in a new geography. Building strong relationships with customers and the internal team will be crucial for the realization of long-term customer partnerships. Additionally, you will support the recruitment team in identifying candidates to build a local engineering team for French customers. Your role will involve understanding and interpreting customer requirements/RFQ, mapping them to KPIT offerings/competencies, and collaborating with the sales organization to identify new business opportunities. Key Responsibilities: - Understand and represent KPIT's Cloud, Data Platform & Gen AMI offerings/solutions to address customer requirements and challenges. - Act as an Ambassador for KPIT in the new Automotive market in a new geography. - Build relationships with customers and the internal team to realize long-term customer partnerships. - Support the recruitment team in identifying candidates to build a local engineering team for French customers. - Collaborate with the sales organization to identify new business opportunities and provide support with customer presentations. - Contribute towards defining technology roadmap/investment proposals to meet customer and market needs. - Monitor activities of KPIT competitors in France and communicate relevant information back to the organization. - Collaborate with offshore SMEs and leaders in estimation, high-level project planning, and developing customer propositions. - Have Joint KRAs of revenue along with the market sales team. Qualifications Required: - Good knowledge of DATA PLATFORMN, CLOUD, GEN AI/ML, Scrum, Linux, C/C++, etc. - Knowledge of infrastructure modules like lifecycle, persistence, HMI framework, calibration. - Knowledge of Open Source Software and licenses relevant to IVI. - General understanding of various automotive sub-domains. - Hands-on experience in software architecture and design using standard design modeling tools. - Understanding of vehicle architecture. - Experience working extensively with Tier 1 or OEM and interacting with multiple OEMs. Additional Details of the Company: KPIT is a leading technology company that specializes in providing Cloud, Data Platform & Gen AMI solutions for the automotive industry. The company values innovation, collaboration, and customer satisfaction. As a Practice Director at KPIT, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the growth of the organization. Flexibility to visit customers and development partners is a key aspect of this role.,