Software Products - Business Growth & Strategy (Automotive Software)

Location: Novi, Michigan, USA; hybrid schedule with regular in-office collaboration and most office-based roles onsite three days a week. Occasional domestic and international travel is required.

Salary: $185,250–$271,700 per year, with other compensation such as bonuses or commission potentially available.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation technologies, including integrated software platforms and connected solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the Software Products Business Growth & Strategy organization and manage senior functional leaders across strategy, portfolio management, pre-sales, solution management, customer success, account management, and partner strategy.
• Translate the software-first strategy into multi-year revenue, EBIT, pipeline, go-to-market, portfolio, account, partner, and investment plans.
• Drive market intelligence, customer insight, competitive analysis, segment prioritization, and go-to-market readiness for software products.
• Lead portfolio and investment governance with Product Management, Engineering, Finance, and Strategy using KPI-driven dashboards and business cases.
• Oversee pursuits, business development, bid management, forecasting, RFX responses, pricing, solution commitments, renewals, account expansion, and customer retention.
• Represent Software Products in executive forums, remove structural barriers, align resources, and improve forecasting, contracting, invoicing, and quote-to-cash operations.

Requirements

• 25+ years of progressive leadership experience in automotive software, connected vehicles, SDV, product strategy, business development, commercial operations, portfolio management, or enterprise software growth.
• Experience leading senior functional leaders and multidisciplinary global teams through transformation, ambiguity, and organizational change.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence Product Management, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Sales, Business Development, and strategy stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of software business models, recurring revenue, licensing, services, platform economics, solution selling, and commercial governance.
• Strong financial expertise across revenue planning, EBIT, pricing, budgets, margins, business cases, and investment governance.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, business, strategy, finance, or a related field; an advanced degree is strongly preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment balancing flexibility with in-person collaboration.
• Employee discounts on hirify.global and Samsung products.
• Learning and development through hirify.global University programs.
• Wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, and access to campus fitness and cafeteria facilities where available.
• Benefits may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, medical, dental and vision plans, retirement savings with employer match, disability coverage, and life insurance.
• Background investigation and drug screening are required after an offer as a condition of employment.