\n Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of \xe2\x82\xac39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services.

As R&D Competence Manager, you are going to drive key strategic aspects in order to grow and develop our Business Area Autonomous Mobility (AM) R&D organization. You are responsible for defining, maintaining and executing all strategic R&D topics related to internal competence management within AM in close collaboration with the R&D organizations. In partnership with R&D leadership, you are going to analyze current competence status, identify strategic competence growth opportunities based on data, and derive strategic improvement roadmaps. In collaboration with the AM learning team and a world-wide network of stakeholders and peers, you are going to support and guide the R&D Organizations in the implementation of the identified improvements.

Furthermore, your tasks will include the following responsibilities:

• Maintaining and executing the short-term and long-term Competence Strategy within the R&D business
• Building the bridge between Strategic Competence needs and individual employee development
• Supporting R&D Organizations to derive appropriate measures and close identified competence gaps
• Ensuring consistent progress along the defined competence road map towards gap-close or selected growth areas
• Maintaining a relation between the Automotive Level Competence Framework, Group HR, and the Business Area AM specific implementation
• Incorporating changes and provide feedback on BA specific improvements
• Facilitating a data-driven approach to strategically grow the right competencies, in the right time, in the right place
• Acting as a role model of our company values and culture of a continuous learning organization

• Academic Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or comparable qualification
• Long term experience in the area of people management, competence development and cooperating with HR
• Experience in project management, preferably change or organizational development projects
• Business fluent English language skills (written and spoken) as well as excellent communication skills
• Passion for continuous learning, guiding people to grow talents, or strategic development
• Structured and independent working-style as well as team-player mentality
• Thriving in an international and multicultural environment

Diversity creates value for a better tomorrow. We offer equal opportunities to everyone - regardless of age, gender, nationality, cultural background, disability, religion, ideology or sexual orientation.

What we offer:

• Our products save lives. We offer you an interesting and varied job as part of a motivated team at one of the largest suppliers to the automotive industry
• An attractive compensation package that comes along with unique flexible working conditions like hybrid work, flexible working time, sabbaticals that help you to balance work, family and spare time
• Exciting, varied projects in our high-tech customer environment
• Numerous career opportunities and the rapid assumption of responsibility, in line with our four corporate values passion to win, trust, freedom and for one another
• A large selection of internal and external training measures, supported by our group-wide learning platform and regular feedback meetings as part of our talent management
• A comprehensive range of additional benefits, such as various sports and wellness offers, JobRad and sick pay supplement
• Child care services, subsidies for child-sick days and much more
• Attractive regions to live and work directly on Lake Constance, in the country or in the cosmopolitan city with a heart

Shape the future of autonomous mobility with us!

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