China Experience Product & Partnerships Manager (Automotive)

Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China; onsite

Company

hirify.global Corporation is a privately owned, customer-focused company developing audio technology, automotive solutions, luxury products, and premium experiences.

What you will do

• Define and manage a China-focused software platform and product roadmap for automotive experiences.
• Translate market trends, OEM needs, competitive intelligence, and customer requirements into platform capabilities, major increments, and product configurations.
• Build business cases, align pricing and costs, and own the financial performance of regional products.
• Evaluate Chinese technology partners, establish strategic relationships, and manage concurrent partner projects through launch.
• Negotiate and execute licensing and co-development agreements with internal legal, licensing, engineering, research, sales, and marketing stakeholders.
• Connect China product and partnership strategy with hirify.global’s global technology roadmap and report platform progress, challenges, and priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software product management experience, including managing a software product or platform from definition through end of life.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, product planning, hardware and software development, and product launch.
• Strong financial acumen and experience developing business cases.
• Experience managing products in a matrix organization and driving results through indirect influence.
• Strong communication, presentation, writing, leadership, negotiation, critical-thinking, problem-solving, organization, and planning skills.
• Experience working with customers, senior executives, business leaders, architects, subject matter experts, and legal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop licensing, joint-development, and collaboration agreements with partner companies.
• Ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships, align incentives, and drive collaboration across functions.

Nice to have

• MBA or another advanced degree.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Audio industry experience.
• Experience with B2B or automotive product development and launches.
• Affinity for automotive and audio/video technologies and trends.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with regional sales, engineering, program management, global product, and technology teams.
• Operate with a high degree of independence, initiative, and autonomy.
• Collaborate across marketing, engineering, research, sales, product management, corporate development, legal, and licensing functions.
• Join a privately owned company focused on innovation, excellence, independence, and customer outcomes.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV in English through the “Apply” button.