Slim Rjeb

– Full accountability for delivery performance and engineering governance across a portfolio of embedded audio software programs for global automotive OEMs (Renault, Stellantis, Geely, BYD). – Managed a team of 8 PMs across 10+ concurrent programs in 5 countries (France, Japan, India, Korea, China), coordinating 25+ engineers – Managed a portfolio representing €7M annual revenue, with programs ranging from €200-400K NRE and license volumes of ~300K units/year over 5 years – Built and deployed the company's first PMO framework (milestone governance, resource planning, EVM), improving early deviation detection by 20% – Introduced formal milestone control gates (development freeze, integration readiness, validation release), reducing late-stage escalations and securing OEM delivery commitments – Strengthened change request governance and contractual alignment, delivering 25% average cost savings at project closure – Chaired quarterly portfolio reviews with Engineering & Sales leadership, improving budget adherence by +20% – Drove end-to-end delivery of 10+ OEM platform launches, reaching 1-2M vehicles in production – Sponsored ASPICE Level 2 deployment and contributed to ISO 9001 recertification

– Full P&L ownership across a portfolio of infotainment and display programs for premium OEMs (McLaren, Ford, Volvo, JLR), with multi-site industrial execution across Europe and Asia. Expanded scope in final 2 years to include new business acquisition (bid management, RFQ responses, business plan calculation). – Directed cross-functional teams peaking at 60 contributors (40 internal, 20 subcontractors across engineering, purchasing, quality, logistics, manufacturing) in 6 countries (France, India, Hungary, China, Tunisia, Croatia) – McLaren IVI/Display/Smart Antenna programs (€17M NRE, 2,000 units/year): led end-to-end delivery from system specification through production launch, managed production transfer from external EMS (Actia) to internal plant (Hungary, €1M CAPEX), and recovered >€0.5M in claim negotiations following specification evolution – Ford Display program: defined and executed industrial strategy (production scalability, supply chain design, logistics optimization, quality risk mitigation) across 4 customer sites (UK, USA, Czech Republic, Turkey), including €3M CAPEX built in-house in Hungary – Identified, assessed and mitigated program risks across both portfolios, maintaining live risk registers and contingency plans presented to division leadership during quarterly executive reviews – Coordinated supply chain mitigation during COVID component shortage, protecting production schedules and avoiding line stops

– Sector pivot from automotive to B2B IoT. Product ownership and coordination with China-based engineering and manufacturing teams. – Defined product and development roadmap for NFC PoS terminals and IoT gateway solutions, adapting mobile architecture into B2B embedded products from concept to production – Managed OEM client interface (Ingenico Group, Ingenico Healthcare), aligning scope, technical requirements and delivery timelines – Coordinated engineering and manufacturing teams in China, driving cost optimization and industrial ramp-up planning

– Technical leadership (system architecture, hardware, embedded software) on premium OEM programs in a highly normative environment. – Led multidisciplinary engineering teams across system architecture, hardware design and embedded software for interior lighting programs – Managed awarded programs for Daimler, BMW, Audi and PSA, ensuring milestone compliance and customer validation – Drove design-to-cost initiatives protecting program margins while meeting stringent reliability and performance specifications – Led innovation programs: off-the-shelf interior lighting electronic modules, from concept through industrialization

– Electronic system upgrade on surface vessel mast: hardware design, system integration, DFM.

– Designed new-generation portable electrical testers: schematics, layout, DFM coordination.

– Designed two VDSL gateway platforms for global telecom markets: hardware architecture, PCB design, simulation, in-house manufacturing support.