• The history of Bosch is the history of car evolution. As a top-class automotive equipment supplier, Bosch Corporation supports market expansion/inroads domestically as well as globally. Bosch will continue to pursue forward-looking technologies such as the new generation of technologies for ecology, economy and safety as well as next-generation energy technologies, to keep cars as a part of the society and of the world. With its innovative technologies, Bosch Corporation has expanded into various fields such as consumer goods and building technologies. To become a key partner for every customer, Bosch will continue to drive for greater expectations.

1. Mission

• As Driving CPO, you are accountable for maximizing product value in the Driving domain (ADAS/Automated Driving) by defining and leading the product strategy end-to-end — from customer value and system requirements to product release.
• You act as the central interface between customer, business, and engineering to ensure a competitive, scalable, and high-quality product.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Vision
  • Define and drive the product vision and roadmap for Driving features (e.g., highway assist, urban driving)
  • Ensure alignment with overall ADAS portfolio and business targets

• End-to-End Product Ownership (E2E)
  • Take full responsibility for the Driving product scope across system and software integration
  • Own and approve top-level system requirements and product scope
  • Ensure consistency across all contributing streams (Perception, Fusion, Planning, Vehicle Integration)
  • Drive system engineering and requirement definition across domains

• Product Backlog & Agile Leadership
  • Own and prioritize the product backlog (features, epics, requirements)
  • Define priorities based on customer value, technical feasibility, and business impact
  • Guide development teams by ensuring clear backlog readiness and acceptance criteria
  • Accept or reject delivered increments based on defined Definition of Done

• Stakeholder Management
  • Act as primary interface towards OEM customers for product-related topics
  • Align with Program Management, Technical Project Managers, System Architects, and other CPOs
  • Coordinate across multiple CPO roles within Driving (e.g., Safety, Comfort legacy functions)

• Release & Quality Accountability
  • Ensure delivery of product according to scope, timing, and quality targets
  • Make final decisions on release readiness
  • Manage trade-offs between performance, cost, and time-to-market
  • Oversee issue prioritization, change management, and product quality KPIs

3. Interfaces

• Program Manager / Technical Project Manager
• System Architect / Safety & Security
• Engineering teams (SW/HW/System)
• Other CPOs (Parking, ACP, Hardware etc.)

4. Positioning

• Driving domain product owner with full E2E accountability
• Works within Driving stream under Lead CPO setup
• Integrates multiple functional CPOs to deliver a coherent product

5. Key Deliverables

• System and product requirement definition
• Product backlog and prioritization
• Release scope and decision
• Customer-facing feature definition and proposal input

• Technical (WANT)
  • ADAS / Automated Driving systems (Perception, Planning, Vehicle Control)
  • Experience in system engineering, requirement management, and architecture
  • Familiarity with Agile development and ASPICE
  • Japanese language

• Leadership & Business
  • Strong product ownership mindset with focus on customer value
  • Cross-functional leadership in global, multi-company setup
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and negotiation skills
  • Strategic thinking and decision-making under uncertainty

• Lead people globally (different cultural background, not directly visible), in different domains (R&D, plant, purchasing,…) with different expertise of different managerial levels (up to General Manager)