Technology Strategy Manager

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and execution-oriented manager to join the Technology Strategy Team of the Product Planning Department, leading activities that connect advanced technology development with future Hyundai and Kia vehicle planning efforts

The Technology Strategy Team acts as a bridge between affiliates, Hyundai Motor Group headquarters, and engineering, product planning, and program management teams to identify, prioritize, coordinate, and mature advanced technologies for future Hyundai/Kia vehicles. The team’s work is broader than technology scouting alone and includes advanced development portfolio management, technology road mapping, future technology planning, technology sensing and scouting, research and innovation support, patent and innovation process support, external collaboration, executive reporting, strategic analysis, and technology showcases and events.

The Technology Strategy Manager would lead company technology strategy activities by coordinating cross-functional advanced development programs, maintaining technology roadmaps, translating emerging technology signals into actionable opportunities, and preparing executive-level recommendations that support mid- to long-term planning. This role requires close partnership with internal engineering organizations, product strategy and regulation/certification teams, regional affiliates, university and external partners, and HQ counterparts.

• Lead team activities that connect engineering, product planning, and program management teams, affiliates, headquarters, and enabling functions to identify, prioritize, coordinate, and mature advanced technologies for future Hyundai/Kia vehicles
• Manage the advanced development portfolio, including project proposal intake, prioritization, kickoffs, roadmap alignment, status tracking, review gates, decision checkpoints, and executive-level report-outs
• Own and maintain technology roadmaps, candidate technology pools, technology landscape materials, and evaluation frameworks that assess strategic fit, customer value, feasibility, timing, readiness level, risk, investment needs, and portfolio balance
• Lead technology sensing and scouting in North America by monitoring emerging technologies, tracking trends, gathering conference and exhibition intelligence, and maintaining relationships with universities, startups, suppliers, research organizations, and ecosystem partners
• Translate technology discoveries and engineering input into actionable planning implications, recommendations, and opportunities aligned with product, market, regulatory, affiliate, and headquarters needs
• Drive stakeholder and executive alignment by summarizing technical and business tradeoffs, identifying risks and dependencies, clarifying stakeholder positions, escalating unresolved issues, and recommending next steps
• Serve as a liaison between engineering, legal, finance, purchasing, and administrative teams and other support functions to resolve budget, contract, intellectual property, resource, and execution requirements for advanced technology projects and external collaborations
• Manage, mentor, and train team members by setting clear goals, priorities, performance expectations, calendars, resource plans, and development opportunities
• Control and track budgets for team-related activities, including project planning, external collaborations, events, travel, and department-supported initiatives
• Create and improve repeatable processes, templates, trackers, reporting standards, knowledge-management systems, and information-sharing channels that improve visibility, accountability, continuity, and reuse of insights
• Support research, innovation, patent,…