Team Lead (Car Sales)

Group: Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Description

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.

Job Description

• Lead and manage a high-performing Car Embedded On-/Offboard Stream software development team, covering people leadership, delivery content, budget awareness, and business management aspects.
• Act as a mentor and capability builder by promoting knowledge sharing, professional growth, and skills development within the team.
• Align Car Embedded On-/Offboard Stream activities with Mercedes-Benz Tech Malaysia, Home of Tech, and global Research & Development priorities to support strategic software development topics.
• Support cross-regional collaboration and capability ramp-up with Research & Development China, Research & Development Germany, and Home of Tech counterparts, including China-related vehicle software and delivery setup topics.
• Translate strategic expectations into team focus areas, capability development, delivery readiness, and operational follow-up.
• Implement and oversee practices that improve organizational efficiency, delivery transparency, quality, and stakeholder responsiveness.
• Ensure adherence to compliance guidelines while promoting collaboration, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Build and maintain regular communication with direct reports, peer team leads or Tech Principals, stakeholders, HoT counterparts, Research & Development China and Research & Development Germany counterparts, and external partners where relevant.
  

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education level / Training

• Degree in the field of computer science or business informatics, as well as several years of professional experience in IT specific
  

Specific knowledge/ Skill

• Commitment to self-assessment and continuous improvement, with a focus on personal and professional growth.
• Skilled in managing service delivery to meet quality standards and customer expectations, with experience in performance monitoring and improvement.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on innovation, risk-taking, and strategic business growth.
• Strong analytical skills to assess and enhance strategic initiatives, delivery priorities, and capability development needs.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities, effective with business, technical, and senior stakeholders across locations.
• Ability to communicate technical software development topics clearly, including vehicle or onboard software context.
• High self-motivation, resilience and prioritization capabilities in volatile IT environment.
• Technical background across a wide range of technologies, particularly software engineering, in order to be able to communicate with the teams in their language.

• Experience working with many international business partners.
  

Business Driver

• Disciplinary responsibility of an organizational unit (team; cost center), whereby the focus here is on personnel and budget responsibility in particular .
• Representing and positioning your own organizational unit to stakeholders as well as actively cooperating with business partners to create sustainable needs and generate new orders.
• Analyzing, evaluating and planning key figures to be able to control one's own organizational unit according to financial aspects.
• Making personnel decisions regarding personnel selection, capacity management, as well as performance- and remuneration-relevant aspects.
  

Transformational Leader

• Active participation in strategy development at the organizational level.
• Translating and managing strategic developments for your own organizational unit.
• Operate active portfolio management to ensure strategic requirements
  

People Developer

• Accompaniment and support of employees in their professional and personal development.
• Active management of team dynamics as well as individual orientation regarding expectations and development potential.

• General care for the employees responsible.

Change Agent

• Ensuring a future-proof orientation of your own organizational unit - in terms of collaboration models, product orientation, skill management, competence development and transformation capability.
• Procedural, organizational and empathetic support of the employees responsible for changes.
• Promoting international collaboration at the Home of Tech level (in terms of content and culture)
  

Self-Leader

• He practices self-management, sets priorities, constantly questions his own role and controls himself and his own issues on his own responsibility
  

Organization: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Primary Location: Malaysia-Selangor Darul Ehsan-Puchong

Work Locations: 16A Jalan BK 1/13 16A Jalan BK 1/13 Puchong 47180