OTA Release Lead – Automotive

We’re Hiring: OTA Release Lead – Automotive We are looking for a highly experienced OTA Release Lead to take ownership of end-to-end OTA software deployment for advanced automotive products. Key Responsibilities

• Own the complete OTA release plan, including scope, milestones, deployment strategy and rollout gates.
• Manage releases through Pilot, Grey Scale, Full Rollout and post-release monitoring.
• Coordinate activities across Development, Integration, Validation, Cybersecurity and Operations teams.
• Collaborate closely with international teams, including teams in China.
• Ensure software maturity, test completion, deployment approvals, rollback readiness and recovery preparedness.
• Define go/no-go criteria and release acceptance for each deployment phase.
• Lead release checkpoints, approval forums and go-live decision reviews.
• Coordinate verification activities and evaluate deployment results.
• Monitor deployment KPIs, update success rates, customer impact and incident trends.
• Identify and escalate critical quality, cybersecurity, compliance and deployment risks.
• Drive resolution of release blockers and cross-functional dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with SUMS, CSMS, UNECE R156 and internal OTA governance.
• Report post-release performance, incidents, lessons learned and recovery actions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Strong experience working in or closely with automotive product development projects.
• Deep knowledge of OTA processes and OTA software deployment.
• Strong knowledge of SUMS / UNECE R156 compliance and automotive cybersecurity standards.
• Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple teams and geographical regions.
• Strong risk assessment, planning and coordination capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Office 365 and Jira.
• Native Mandarin is an advantage.
• Willingness to undertake occasional international travel.

📍 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden 💼 Assignment: Full-time / 100% If you have strong automotive OTA release experience and have led complex software deployments from preparation through production rollout, we would be interested in hearing from you.