Strategic Alliances Specialist (Connected Technologies)

Get to know your team and responsibilities

Team description

Toyota's ambition and vision involve transitioning into a mobility company that provides continuously improved mobility solutions for everyone.

In pursuit of this goal, two entities have been founded in Europe. Toyota Connected Europe, located in London, serves as the technological solutions provider. On the other hand, Toyota Connected Technologies, headquartered in Brussels, takes responsibility for devising, planning, and executing the European strategy for connected, multimedia, and mobility services.

Toyota Connected Technologies Division (TME-CT) has a clear focus on the Car of Tomorrow.

In TME-CT, Alliance Teams are focusing on better technology solutions and services together with Alliance OEMs.

Your responsibilities

We are in search of a dynamic (Senior) Specialist (he/she) who will integrate Toyota connected solutions & services and Alliance OEMs’. The candidate is in charge of building and managing the business cases.

Your responsibilities entail:

1. Lead one of connected alliance projects.

    - Collaborate with TME related divisions and external parties (Toyota Head office in JP, other OEMs, suppliers, IT companies, etc.)

    - Put all parties’ development and evaluation schedule into one master schedule.

    - By maintaining the master schedule together with related parties, make alignment

with all parties and visualize what is on time and what is delayed and manage projects.

2. Make necessary contract agreement with other OEMs and related parties.

3. Study technical solutions and make consensus on the appropriate system architecture.

4.  Make business case for the alliance project (cost, revenue, and profit)

5. Build collaborative relationship with different parties.  

Who are we looking for?

Your profile

• You are fluent in English (TME’s business language)
• You hold a degree in  Engineering, Economics or Business
• You have 4-8 years of Professional Experience in Automotive/Mobility/IT/Connected fields.
• Enthusiast for Mobility Transformation
• You demonstrate proven capabilities in negotiation and reaching consensus.
• You showcase strong communication and excellent planning skills.
• Result driven and able to break down complex tasks into manageable portions.
• Creative, rigorous, challenging and persevering, empathy.
• Strong computer literate (MS Excel, and PowerBI tools) and strong visualizing skills and making Power point.

Our offer

We offer a dynamic multicultural work environment with broad opportunities to learn every day and exciting career pathways that help you explore different disciplines or areas of expertise.

Your benefits:

• Competitive salary package based on your experience, including a bonus plan depending on individual and/or company results;
• Flexible reward plan that will allow you to personalise part of your reward plan and balance it in line with your priorities by opting for extra insurance, more mobility options (bike lease), extra holidays and more;
• Meal and eco vouchers;
• Company car and energy card;
• Insurance package (medical, life, disability, pension);
• Extra paid holidays (Toyota days, seniority days…) above the legal holidays. More can be added through our flexible reward package;
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working (homeworking, 20 days from abroad);
• Interesting car lease formulas and discount when buying a Toyota or Lexus;
• Various company discounts – Exceptional terms and prices on products and services from your favourite brands and retailers;
• Company restaurant – Warm dishes, salads and desserts daily, including Japanese and traditional Belgian specialties, as well as a vegan/vegetarian option;
• Sport facilities – Tennis, squash, volleyball, football and softball pitches are available at various Toyota sites;
• Team building activities and other personnel related events;
• Programs to support your physical and social well-being.