UL Solutions
Our mission is to make the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place.
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid

Business Unit Senior Director - Automotive Software, Consulting & Testing, Inspection, and Certification

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JOB DESCRIPTION
The New Mobility & Critical Systems sub-business unit serves customers in automotive and related industries, and partners with end customers to develop software-intensive systems. Our advisory expertise covers the interrelated fields of Automotive SPICE, Functional Safety, Autonomy Safety, Cybersecurity, traditional Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC), and more. We also support engineering services from a position of expertise in such topics as software architecture, systems engineering, agile development, artificial intelligence, and more. UL Solutions New Mobility & Critical Systems offers over 100 unique training courses to our customer base in our areas of expertise.
UL Solutions New Mobility & Critical Systems group is the developer of the Stages platform for process definition, management, and integration across our customers' enterprise. Major global customers choose Stages to harness the power of process rigor in their development of software-intensive systems for their products in safety-critical applications in the automotive, medical, and aerospace industries.
RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage the overall business with full P&L responsibility for the Mobility & Critical Systems business globally, with 300 employees.
  • Manage the business' owned commercial and fulfilment operations, including oversight of expert consultants and engineers working on engineering, training, and advisory programs. The business is also responsible for the development, commercialization, and technical support for the Stages software platform.
  • Develops, executes, and implements commercial and operational strategy to drive organic/inorganic growth and profitability while ensuring customer satisfaction through a deep understanding of the customer and market intelligence.
  • Review existing UL services for automotive critical systems and develop future portfolios of product and service offerings to meet future demand.
  • Develop a consolidated view of what a winning portfolio looks like for New Mobility & Critical Systems.
  • Identify opportunities to fully address the needs of the automotive critical systems developers and build future capabilities to support those market needs. Software-intensive-systems and adjacent technologies and capabilities are the foundation of the long-range plan for the New Mobility & Critical Systems group.
  • Lead or participate in the execution of business plans, long-range strategic plans, and revenue plans and forecasts.
  • Serve as an executive presence and point of contact for senior-level customer decision-makers, especially in the automotive industry.
  • Operates effectively in the UL Solutions matrix to actively support and drive high performance culture changes, transformation efforts, and people engagement. Obtain buy-in and drive service-level commitment from UL Solutions shared services to support in alignment to the business goals.
  • Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders including OEMs, suppliers, industry groups, regulators, and others.
  • Collaborate with all stakeholders as appropriate (for example, on services delivered by other UL Solutions business units, collaborate to ensure seamless fulfilment).
  • Drives a high performing team by collaborating with leaders in managing the performance and development of team members.
  • Holds team and self-accountable for results, defines accountabilities and establishes performance objectives and metrics to execute strategy.


QUALIFICATIONS

  • University Degree (Equivalent to Bachelor's degree) in Engineering, Computing and Information Systems. MBA is preferred.
  • 15 Years or more of experience in services and enterprise software implementation, relating to the definition, development, and verification of software-intensive systems. Direct automotive industry experience is highly preferred.
  • Experience in Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC) is preferred.
  • Strong technical and business/economic foundation, including formal account planning, sales strategy development, sales tracking, and measurement. The best candidates will have significant experience in establishing new organizations and relevant systems, processes, KPIs, and management schemes.
  • Prior proven experience managing a P&L in an advisory services and software business
  • Ability to interact with customers throughout all levels of their organization which include highly visible activities such as negotiating or presenting.
  • Requires a focused individual that has a clear vision, excellent grasp of modern software-development techniques and related processes and standards, strong soft skills and capability for strategic thinking.
  • Proven ability to work and lead in a highly matrixed organizational structure.
  • Experience in integration of acquired companies is strongly preferred.


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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security, and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth.
The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission.
We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future.
From the adoption of electrification to the enablement of 5G and new mobility, we collectively look toward new frontiers, working for a safer world. Our science is your advantage.
Mission: Working for a safer world
ABOUT THE TEAM
Clients in the automotive and mobility industry have been engaged with UL Solutions for more than 100 years. We serve leading automotive original equipment manufacturers OEMs and their key supply chain partners to bring new and changing technologies to market. Our involvement starts with product design including material selection, carries through to supply chain management and production, and culminates with support for product marketing and positioning. We also work with key international regulatory agencies, local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and manufacturers on the development of consensus-based standards and services that apply to the automotive industry.

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What are UL Solutions Perks + Benefits

UL Solutions Benefits Overview

All employees at UL Solutions are offered competitive base salaries and are eligible for bonus compensation.

UL Solutions offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund every year after your first year of continuous employment.

We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL Solutions contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
In support of both UL Solutions Mission and Corporate Sustainability initiatives, we offer employees 16 hours of paid time off to volunteer virtually and in person.
Partners with nonprofits
We partner with Watts of Love, Habitat for Humanity and Ronald McDonald House Charities globally. UL Solutions also partners with regional and local organization every day.
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Employee awards
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
UL Solutions has 9 Business Resource Groups: PRIDE, Black BRG, ULatino, Disability Alliance, Tribal Voices, WILBBRG, Young Professionals, UL Parents and the Military BRG and are open to all employees.
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
UL Solutions Flexible Spending Account helps employees cover out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision or to pay day care expenses with pre-tax contributions of up to $5,000 annually.
Disability insurance
UL Solutions offers Short-Term Disability coverage and Long-Term Disability insurance.
Dental insurance
Cigna dental plan covers the following at 100% per calendar year: Two exams, including cleanings, one flouride treatment and sealants (per tooth) limited to dependent children; one set of x-rays.
Vision insurance
UL Solutions offers affordable vision insurance through EyeMed
Health insurance
UL Solutions Health Plans pay over 75% of medical coverage and offers a choice of two high deductible health plans and a PPO plan, administered by United Healthcare.
Life insurance
UL Solutions provides life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, each equal to an employee's annual salary at no cost to you. Employees can purchase additional coverage.
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Employees can enroll in programs such as Weight Watchers, Fidelity and our internal Healthy Minds programming to support their personal wellness journeys.
Mental health benefits
In addition to our EAP, UL Solutions has an internal site for employees to access support and resources for mental health and wellbeing. The site is updated monthly with events and activities.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
All UL Solutions employees can utilize the 401(k)-retirement savings plan to save for future financial needs.
401(K) matching
UL Solutions matches pre-tax/Roth 401(k) contribution dollar for dollar up to 3% of base you contribute and then 50 cents for dollar between 3-7%, for a total of 5% matching contribution.
Performance bonus
All UL Solutions employees are eligible to participate in an annual bonus program that rewards employees for contributing to the company's business success..
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
UL Solutions offers six weeks of paid parental bonding leave to birth and adoptive parents to enable them to spend time with their newborn or newly adopted children.
Family medical leave
UL Solutions offers a paid family leave, which enables eligible employees to request up to four weeks of paid time off to care for and assist an eligible family member.
Adoption Assistance
UL Solutions offers an adoption assistance benefit to eligible employees to help cover costs associated with adopting a child.
Vacation + Time Off
Paid volunteer time
UL Solutions encourages employees to give back with paid volunteer time of up to 16 hours each calendar year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
UL Solutions offers up to 9 paid sick days per year.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
UL Solutions offers pre-tax commute benefits to help save money on transportation and paring expenses while commuting to and from work.
Company-sponsored outings
Onsite office parking
Onsite gym
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
UL Solutions encourages employees to consider the Tuition Assistance Program for coursework in pursuit of an undergraduate or post graduate degree that is business and/or development related.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Customized development tracks

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