Team Lead

About Us

Mercedes-Benz Tech Malaysia (MBTMY), established in 2003, is a global technology hub within the Mercedes-Benz Group. We play a key role in the company’s digital transformation by delivering innovative digital solutions across the entire value chain.

With over 300 technology professionals, MBTMY contributes to a wide range of areas including software engineering, data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and artificial intelligence. From enhancing in-car digital experiences to improving global vehicle sales platforms and advancing AI and security initiatives, our teams help drive high-impact technology solutions for Mercedes-Benz worldwide. Our culture is built on agility, collaboration and continuous learning.

We provide an environment where innovation can flourish, supported by strong technical leadership, cross-functional teamwork and a shared commitment to quality and excellence. We also offer flexible hybrid work arrangements, allowing team members to balance remote work with in-person collaboration at our vibrant Wisma Mercedes-Benz office in Puchong. A space designed to inspire creativity, innovation and meaningful connection.

About the Role

Team Lead – Car Sales (Digital Extra Services & Sales Offer Management)

Lead a large, established organizational unit (~30 direct reports) responsible for customer-facing digital retail ecosystems, Digital Extra Services, and Sales Offer Management platforms. This role carries strong disciplinary, cost-center, and commercial stakeholder-positioning responsibilities.

Team Lead – Car Embedded On-/Offboard (EOO)

Lead and ramp up a specialized software engineering stream focused on vehicle embedded, onboard, and offboard software solutions. This role involves intensive cross-regional technical collaboration and delivery setup alongside global Research & Development (R&D) teams in Germany and China.

Job Description

Core Leadership Pillars (Shared Across Both Roles)

As an Engineering Team Lead, you are expected to balance people leadership, strategic execution, and operational excellence across five core leadership dimensions:

1. People Developer & Mentor

• Take full responsibility for guiding, mentoring, and supporting your team members in both their professional growth and personal development.
• Actively manage team dynamics, set clear expectations, conduct performance feedback sessions, and build long-term technical and leadership capability within your unit.
• Foster a psychologically safe, high-performing, and collaborative engineering culture that promotes continuous knowledge sharing.

2. Transformational Leader

• Actively participate in strategy development at the organizational level and translate global Home of Tech (HoT) and R&D priorities into clear, actionable team focus areas.
• Operate active portfolio management to ensure your unit’s deliverables remain aligned with evolving strategic business and technical requirements.
• Translate high-level strategic expectations into delivery readiness, capability development roadmaps, and disciplined operational follow-up.

3. Business Driver & Operational Owner

• Manage budget awareness, resource capacity planning, and key operational figures to steer your organizational unit effectively.
• Implement and oversee engineering practices that elevate organizational efficiency, delivery transparency, software quality, and stakeholder responsiveness.
• Ensure strict adherence to corporate compliance guidelines, information security standards, and agreed delivery commitments.

4. Change Agent & Global Collaborator

• Future-proof your organizational unit in terms of agile collaboration models, product orientation, skill management, and transformation capability.
• Provide procedural, organizational, and empathetic support to employees navigating organizational or technical transitions.
• Champion international collaboration across the global Home of Tech ecosystem bridging cultural and technical gaps across time zones.

5. Self-Leader

• Demonstrate strong self-management, sound prioritization in volatile IT environments, and personal accountability constantly evaluating and evolving your own leadership impact

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a related field.
• Several years of professional experience in IT-specific corporate roles with management responsibility.
• Proven experience across operational, conceptual, and technical aspects of IT or software product development.
• Experience in automotive software development, preferably with exposure to vehicle or onboard software topics.
• Proven experience leading and strategically aligning distributed agile development teams.
• Strong track record of collaborating with international partners and teams.
• Experience in cross-regional delivery setup, stakeholder alignment, capability ramp-up, and coordination across Malaysia, China, Germany, or comparable international locations.

Specific knowledge/ Skill

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• Broad technical foundation across modern software engineering practices, enabling you to earn the trust of engineering teams and communicate complex architectural or delivery topics clearly.
• Proven track record in developing complex digital products, digitizing/optimizing processes, and managing service delivery to meet strict quality standards.
• For Car Sales: Strong familiarity with enterprise digital retail platforms, Digital Extra Services, or Sales Offer Management IT products in the automotive sector.
• For Car EOO: Hands-on experience in automotive software development, specifically involving vehicle software, embedded systems, or onboard/offboard software architectures.
• Strong people leadership, mentoring, and capability-building skills to develop a high-performing team.
• Commitment to self-assessment and continuous improvement, with a focus on personal and professional growth.
• Skilled in managing delivery to meet quality standards and stakeholder expectations, including performance monitoring and improvement.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on innovation, risk awareness, and strategic business growth.
• Strong analytical skills to assess and enhance strategic initiatives, delivery priorities, and capability development needs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with the ability to engage business, technical, and senior stakeholders across locations.
• Ability to communicate technical software development topics clearly, including vehicle or onboard software context.
• Mandarin proficiency is advantageous for technical communication with China-based stakeholders, particularly on vehicle or onboard software topics.

Responsibility and Scope for decision-making

Stream 1: Team Lead – Car Sales

• Disciplinary & Cost-Center Ownership: Hold full disciplinary responsibility for an organizational unit of approximately 30 direct reports, covering personnel selection, capacity management, performance evaluations, and remuneration-relevant decisions.
• Commercial & Stakeholder Positioning: Represent and position your organizational unit to senior business and IT stakeholders, actively cooperating with business partners to anticipate sustainable needs and generate new orders.
• Financial Steering: Analyze, evaluate, and plan key financial and operational KPIs to steer the unit according to budget and cost-center targets.
• Domain Ownership: Oversee end-to-end IT product development for Digital Extra Services, Sales Offer Management, and digital customer journey platforms within the automotive ecosystem.

Stream 2: Team Lead – Car Embedded On-/Offboard (EOO)

• Cross-Regional R&D Collaboration: Co-drive strategic alignment, capability ramp-up, and cross-regional delivery setup with Research & Development (R&D) China, R&D Germany, and Home of Tech (HoT) counterparts.
• Vehicle & Embedded Software Delivery: Lead engineering execution on Car Embedded On-/Offboard (EOO) software topics, including China-related vehicle software and onboard/offboard integration.
• Stakeholder & Partner Ecosystem: Build and maintain regular alignment with direct reports, peer Team Leads, Tech Principals, global R&D stakeholders, and external vendors/partners to ensure compliance and deliverable quality.
• Decision-Making Scope: Hold sole responsibility for developing and mentoring a high-performing Car EOO team, while sharing co-responsibility for cross-regional delivery readiness, quality standards, and operational excellence.