Transversal Design Authority Director H/F FORVIA

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Own the TDA backlog and animation. Identify, frame and drive to closure the cross-Core-Program business-process Key Design Decisions. Secure digital continuity across systems. Hold Core Program leads accountable to portfolio-level arbitration so no project takes isolated decisions that break the enterprise operating model.

• Detect and log transversal topics with Core Programs, Data Office and Enterprise Architecture; maintain a consolidated, prioritized KDD backlog.
• Support framing of each KDD - context, options, business / tech / cost / planning implications, recommendation - and drive pre-alignment workshops to closure.
• Prepare agendas, materials and decision packs for the monthly TDA; track decisions and follow-up actions; ensure no project bypasses portfolio arbitration.
• Escalate alerts and strategic arbitrations to the Transversal SteerCo and the ExCom.
• Participate in each Core Program's Design Authority (minimum: receive agendas and minutes); flag conflicts and misalignments early

Your profile and competencies to succeed

This role is for someone from the business who has run programs, engineering or operations at scale. The TDA arbitrates how FORVIA operates across systems - the holder must understand product, manufacturing, supply chain and program management from the inside, not from a delivery seat

15+ years in industrial business roles - program management, engineering, manufacturing operations or supply chain - ideally in automotive or a Tier-1 industrial environment.

Track record running cross-functional, multi-site programs with end-to-end accountability for business outcomes.

Demonstrated ability to push cross-functional decisions to closure in high-ambiguity, high-stakes environments - not a passive coordinator.

Existing network across FORVIA, Business and GIT; credibility to mobilize senior stakeholders and hold them accountable.

Strong structuring and facilitation skills; comfortable chairing senior governance forums and producing ExCom-grade decision records.

Fluent English; French strongly preferred, German a plus. Regular mobility across European hubs

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.