China Experience Product & Partnerships Manager

At Bose Corporation, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth — and for over 60 years, we have been a company built on innovation, excellence, and independence. Privately owned, fiercely customer-focused, and driven by our values, we continue to lead industries and transform lives through sound.     Today, Bose Corporation is entering an exciting new era. Across multiple global Business Units and Global Functions, we are shaping the future of audio technology, automotive, luxury, and premium experiences. We invite you to join us in this transformation.

Job Summary   The candidate will help lead the creation of the Automotive Division’s first Regional Experience Team working closely with regional sales, engineering, and program management leaders to define a region-specific feature and experience roadmap while continuing to   maintain   close connection with Bose’s broader global technology roadmap.   This person will drive alignment with China sales and engineering teams to create and execute a roadmap needed to support new products and delivery models in region. This person will serve as the voice of the China business and drive prioritization based on market trends, OEM needs, and competitive landscape and will   ultimately own   the financial performance of our products in region.   You will research and network with prospective technology partners and   advise   leaders of both established lines of business and early-stage innovation projects. You will   establish   relationships with technology partners, negotiate and execute licensing and co-development deals, and manage ongoing relationships.  You will lead and develop key strategic relationships and multi-faceted partnerships with concurrent partner projects/programs.  You will   represent   Bose to the partner and champion these projects internally. You will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team through the   initial   phase of engagement to the launch of these projects.   Responsibilities for Product…   Define SW platform requirements and capabilities that advance the platform category strategy and deliver business value by working collaboratively with sales, marketing,   engineering   and partners .   Working with CSA   (Customer System/Software Architect) or other SME (Subjective matter expert , like DSP SW architect )   to analyze key building blocks include algo blocks,   key enabler   infrastructure   software   components ,   existing   concept with high maturity,   promote reuse   of those key elements, while identify new building blocks, concepts necessary   for new experience to form scope of the PRE-development or customer project , identify   unique blocks across customer s to add product configuration   or other   efficient   approach   to   satisfy   different customer needs   (Aka Platform   approach   here) .   Continuously evaluate internal and external factors to understand and articulate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for platform capabilities   Work with engineering to create definitions for major platform increments that effectively support the platform vision and build business cases to   demonstrate   the financial viability of the platform   Manage a backlog of minor platform increments to ensure platforms continue to be   maintained   and   optimized   for new product experiences and customer requirements    Drive pricing/cost alignment to ensure platform work supports financial targets    Maintain critical documents and tools used to ensure platforms capabilities are visible to and aligned with critical stakeholders     Support customer engagements and new business pursuits for platform related matters including gathering critical information, supporting options   analysis   and influencing as needed to align with platform strategy    Identify   and evaluate potential product and platform partners in the