Job Description

**Lag Metric Ownership – Vehicle Uptime & FIRFT**



+ Own end-to-end accountability for Vehicle Uptime (VOR reduction) and Fix-It-Right-First-Time (FIRFT) as primary IMG lag metrics.

+ Drive sustained improvement through root-cause analytics, disciplined governance reviews, and market-specific action plans.

+ Translate lag metric performance into clear operational priorities for TAC, Software Support, Prior Approval, and Field Service Engineering.

+ Lead monthly SAR for high impact markets



**TAC Operations & Diagnostic Excellence**



+ Lead IMG Technical Assistance Center (TAC) operations to ensure consistent, high-quality diagnosis and resolution.

+ Enforce diagnostic discipline, TSR adoption, and right-first-time case binning to reduce repeat repairs and unnecessary escalations.

+ Monitor and improve KPIs covering case aging, turnaround time, escalation quality, and dealer satisfaction.

+ Enable TAC advisors with structured coaching, diagnostic feedback loops, and continuous capability enhancement.



**Software Support, Escalation, Governance & Warranty Cost Avoidance**



+ Act as IMG focal point for escalated software, calibration, and diagnostic system concerns impacting vehicle uptime.

+ Drive structured escalation and prioritization with DSP and global / IMG engineering teams to reduce software resolution cycle time.

+ Institutionalize software learnings by cascading failure modes, fixes, and diagnostic best practices to TAC advisors and dealer technicians.

+ Ensure software fixes are effectively translated into field actions, minimizing repeat software-driven VOR.



**Prior Approval & Warranty Control**



+ Oversee IMG Prior Approval (PA) operations to ensure right-first-time authorization aligned with global warranty policy.

+ Balance customer delivery speed with warranty cost protection, minimizing delays caused by authorization bottlenecks.

+ Identify approval trends, risk patterns, and leakage areas, driving corrective actions and cost-avoidance initiatives.

+ Support audits, compliance reviews, and leadership reporting with transparent, data-driven insights.



**Cross-Functional & Market Leadership**



+ Partner with Market SE&O leaders, One CX Global and IMG leads, Global GTAC, FSEs, Engineering, Warranty, IT, and CX to resolve complex vehicle and customer issues.

+ Represent IMG in global forums, ensuring regional realities are reflected in enterprise solutions and roadmaps.

+ Lead AI driven projects

+ Act as a trusted advisor to markets on diagnostic strategy and uptime recovery actions.



**Team Leadership & Capability Building**



+ Lead, coach, and develop TAC, PA, and Software Support teams across IMG.

+ Define performance objectives aligned to **Vehicle Uptime and FIRFT outcomes** .

+ Build succession plans, training roadmaps, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms to strengthen long-term capability.



**Technical & Systems Expertise**



+ Strong understanding of end-to-end vehicle service ecosystems, including TAC operations, dealer diagnosis workflows, software resolution paths, and warranty authorization processes.

+ Working knowledge of diagnostic platforms (IDS/FDRS) sufficient to govern diagnostic quality, escalation accuracy, and repair confirmation—not hands-on troubleshooting.

+ Strong appreciation of vehicle system interactions and software dependencies, enabling effective triage of software-driven field issues impacting vehicle uptime.

+ Experience governing software defect triage, calibration readiness, OTA / software release impacts, and translation of engineering fixes into field-ready actions.



**Analytics, Metrics & Performance Management**



+ Strong analytical capability to govern lag metrics including Vehicle Uptime (Technical VOR reduction) and FIRFT, converting performance data into clear executive actions.

+ Expertise in using dashboards, MIS reports, and case analytics to identify systemic issues across markets, products, and processes.

+ Ability to distinguish dealer discipline gaps vs upstream engineering or software drivers, ensuring correct ownership and corrective actions.

+ Proven capability to link operational levers (TAC quality, software turnaround, PA cycle time) to measurable business and customer outcomes.



**Leadership & Operational Governance**



+ Proven ability to lead multi-market, multi-function operations across TAC, Software Support, and Prior Approval with high accountability.

+ Strong governance mindset with experience establishing review cadences, escalation models, ownership clarity, and closure discipline.

+ Ability to drive performance through process standardization, prioritization, and outcome-based execution, not activity-based management.

+ Capability to balance operational rigor with strategic transformation, ensuring sustained lag-metric improvement.



**Stakeholder, Communication & Influence**



+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate complex operational and software issues into clear, leadership-level narratives.

+ Strong stakeholder management across Markets, Global SE&O, Warranty, IT, One CX, and Senior Leadership.

+ Ability to influence without authority, align competing priorities, and represent IMG’s voice in global forums.

+ Proven ability to operate effectively across **cultures, time zones, and high-pressure environments** .



Diploma or bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Mechanical or Automobile.



Minimum of 10-12 years of workplace experience within the motor vehicle manufacturing or service industry. Experience in managing TAC Operations & FIRFT function is preferred



**Requisition ID** : 56796

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