CTO, Automotive and Mobility

at  Microsoft

Microsoft’s Worldwide Manufacturing & Mobility Industry Team focuses on empowering every customer to achieve more by optimizing operations, integrating value chains, and accelerating innovation in product development that creates long term competitive advantage. We are looking for industry leaders who can drive business transformation by collaborating with customers, partners, and internal teams to unlock new sources of value and create new operating / business models through the application of digital technologies. Our team prides itself on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring others, and encouraging everyone to share their unique viewpoints.
We are at one of the most pivotal times in the Automotive and Mobility industry. New levels of connectivity and intelligence, enabled by cloud computing, IoT, Generative AI, software defined platforms and toolchains have elevated companies to unprecedented levels of transformation, productivity, and efficiency. As we embrace a rich future of digital empowerment, we are looking for a strategy and technical leader to help the industry team to lead this transformation for our automotive, mobility, transportation, and logistics Industry customers.
As Automotive & Mobility CTO, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Microsoft’s top automotive, mobility, transport, and logistics customers, driving thought leadership that will shape industry, competition and solution strategies, strong industry partnerships, as well as long-term, sustainable growth for both Microsoft and our accounts. You will connect strongly and consistently with multiple engineering teams at Microsoft to translate market opportunity into platform capabilities, investments, to partner regarding engaging in light-house wins, to ensure compatibility and compliance regarding industry-specific decisions on the platform. You will be pivotal in connecting the industry advisors covering customer accounts with the product development teams for all industry-specific requirements and solutions.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Established Industry experience, expertise, and credentials with customer line-of-business needs and deep industry solution technical expertise with solid experience or serving the automotive, mobility, transportation and logistics industries
• Deep understanding of vehicle architecture and technologies, including embedded technologies, specific security and safety regulations and technologies
• In-depth understanding of the partner ecosystems (including Tier 1s, ISVs, SIs) related to Industry solutions and the ability to identify leading solution vendors or systems integrators with relevant repeatable solutions or domain practices.
• Understand, and have experience with the application of cloud-based technologies in the automotive, mobility, transport, and logistics industry environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, similar information technology-related, or engineering discipline degree required. Master’s degree preferred.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• Prior work experience in Business Strategy Consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, EY or equivalent firm) OR at a competing cloud / technology company (SAP, Oracle, SalesForce.com, Amazon, Google or equivalent) preferred.
• Masters Degree in Business Administration Degree

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations

• Build long-term trusted technology relationships with C-Level decision makers which result in solid and meaningful strategic technology conversations.
• Collaborate with key Automotive & Mobility Industry stakeholders including engineering, partner teams, marketing and services to develop a long-term strategy to grow Microsoft’s share across the Industry with a focus on the adoption and consumption of Microsoft Industry solutions and land lighthouse deals
• Have deep understanding of competitive differentiation and Automotive & Mobility specific certification and compliance regulations.
• Initiate engagement in industry-wide initiatives to grow the partner ecosystem in partnership with GPS to fill out the solution landscape across the industry.
• Understand and drive the technical architecture aspects of the Microsoft scale solutions.