Job Description

A Moving Experience.

The automotive industry is currently going through substantial transformation. Electrification, car or ride sharing, and automated driving require further digitalization of the vehicle and associated services as well as of the corresponding development processes. The car is becoming the most sophisticated connected device, which creates an accelerating demand for advanced innovative infotainment solutions. Cerence as a global leader in automotive AI continues to invest into a world-class local presence and its partnership with OEMs and suppliers alike. We therefore look for a Senior Sales Engineer who has a background in automotive infotainment or embedded AI solutions, to extend the team and help us shape the automotive future.

As a Senior Sales Engineer you are a trusted advisor to our automotive partners and customers, providing high quality consultancy on the state-of-the-art Cerence AI solutions. The Cerence product and solutions portfolio ranges over a comprehensive set of Edge AI products to realize advanced and button-less user experiences in the vehicle but also includes the world's most advanced hybrid Automotive Assistant platform (ie. utilizing embedded and/or cloud-based capabilities and content) to build customer-specific smart assistant solutions, services and applications.

You build a deep relationship with key stakeholders, leveraging your great communication and presentation skills as well as your technical expertise. You help customers decide on optimal solution architectures, you guide them to find the right set of custom features, and you consult them on how to realize the best end-user experience for their brand and program. You listen carefully to their requirements, plans and intentions, and foster quick and to the point responses from our side. You co-create suitable solution proposals with corresponding effort and planning estimates, crisp technical descriptions and Statements of Work. You support Account Management in driving customer decision making all the way to successfully closing the deal.

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1. Bachelors or master's degree in computer science or related field.

2. Total of 6-9 years of experience in Automotive industry and strong experience towards infotainment and connectivity with rich experience on Linux and Android platforms.

3. Excellent understanding of Automotive industry market trends and technical strategies.

4. Experience in interacting with automotive stakeholders on all hierarchy level and have been in a customer facing role working on automotive grade projects.

5. Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills.

6. Should have Development Experience in SDK and API architecture/development.

7. Nice to Have - Experience in Speech Recognition (Speech to Text) and Text to Speech (TTS) systems.

8. Nice to Have - Experience in writing technical documentations and Statement of work.

9. Nice to Have - Experience in estimating and budgeting projects.

Nice to Have - Inroads in 4-Wheeler and 2-Wheeler OEMs and Tier-1s especially in Indian market.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Understand all company products details from technical standpoint.

2. Comprehend all customer requirements and map that with the most suitable product and pitch it to the customer with the required information.

3. Plan and conduct product demos for the customers based on the requirements.

4. Perform implementation reviews, advocate new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical challenges.

5. Lead product feature offerings by providing partner feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management, Business Development, and Software Engineering.

6. Can work as an Individual Contributor and open to travel as and when required.

7. Should understand the full business perspective of a software company and should have the content knowledge to both set strategic goals and align internal operations to achieve those goals

8. Demonstrate thought-leadership, initiative, independence, and willingness to learn

9. Developing and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships and in managing geographically distributed organizations

10. Working with architects, R&D, Program Managers, and Product Managers to understand high-level design, cross-functional impact, architectural or non-functional requirements.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and ) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers - from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC - to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence's passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

- Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
- Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
- Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
- Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
- Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.