Strategic Automotive Accounts Director

T-Mobile is in pursuit of exceptional talent to join our executive team. We’re committed to excellence and innovation, and we are on the lookout for a leader who can steer our company towards new heights of success. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and leading a talented team of professionals. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of success, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. As a key member of our executive team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our organizational strategy and contributing to our continued growth and market leadership. Join us in our commitment to driving innovation, inspiring collaboration, fostering a positive company culture, and achieving unparalleled success. Job Description Summary: The Director, Connected Vehicle Programs is an Individual Contributor (IC) Director responsible for leading T-Mobile's initial delivery of connected car services. This role serves as the primary executive-facing liaison between T-Mobile and Automotive OEM clients, translating complex technical and operational information into clear business communications for senior stakeholders. The Director coordinates across T-Mobile's PMO, network engineering, and cross-functional lines of business to ensure cohesive, on-time delivery of specific programs. In parallel, this role develops scalable operating frameworks and best practices for handling large-scale connected vehicle OEM relationships that can be applied to future T-Mobile partnerships.Job ResponsibilitiesExecutive Relationship Management: Serve as T-Mobile's senior point of contact with Automotive OEM’s leadership. Build and maintain trust with executive stakeholders through consistent, proactive, and clear communication. Translate complex technical delivery status and issues into concise, executive-level messaging using a "less is more" communication approach.Cross-Functional Delivery Coordination: Act as the central orchestration point for T-Mobile's OEM delivery — aligning PMO, network engineering, and technical teams. Maintain dotted-line oversight of OEM’s aligned workstreams to ensure accountability, resolve blockers, and drive delivery timelines. Own bi-directional information flow between OEM’s and internal T-Mobile teams.Technical Translation & Communication Cadence: Establish and lead a regular executive communication rhythm. Distill technical program status (network deployment, platform, PMO) into business-relevant summaries, risks, and decisions for senior audiences on both sides. Ensure the "so what" of every update is clear and actionable.Connected Car Operating Model Development: Bring together, document, and codify lessons learned and best practices from OEM’s engagement into a reusable operating framework for T-Mobile's connected car OEM business. Contribute to pre-sales and solutioning materials to support future large-scale automotive customer pursuits.Also responsible for other Duties/Projects as assigned by business management as needed.Education & Work Experience: Bachelors Degree: Business, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (Required)10+ years: Program/delivery management in telecommunications, IoT, or connected car industries (Required)7+ years: Direct experience leading connected car OEM relationships, preferably with Tier 1 automotive OEM’s7+ years: Demonstrated experience operating at the executive level — building relationships with and presenting to C-suite or VP-level stakeholders (Required)PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent program management certification (Preferred)Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Executive Communication (Required) - Ability to distill complex technical information into concise, decision-ready executive messaging; strong written and verbal communication skills.Connected Car Domain Knowledge (Required) - Deep understanding of connected car technology, terminology, ecosystem (OEM, Tier 1, network, platform), and business models. (Required)Cross-Functional Leadership (Required) - Proven ability to coordinate and influence across PMO, engineering, network, and sales teams without direct authority (dotted-line model).Technical Fluency (Required) - Sufficient technical depth to engage credibly with network and engineering teams; ability to ask the right questions and understand answers.Relationship Management - Demonstrated ability to build executive trust and credibility with large enterprise customers; existing automotive OEM network strongly preferred.Operating Model Design - Ability to identify, document, and systematize best practices into repeatable delivery frameworks.At least 18 years of ageLegally authorized to work in the United StatesTravel: Travel Required: YesFrequency of Travel: OccasionallyType of Trave: DomesticOvernight Travel: YesDOT Regulated:DOT Regulated Position: NoSafety Sensitive Position: NoBase Pay Range: $150,500 - $203,700Corporate Bonus Target: 25%The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year.At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out .Never stop growing!As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder–it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable!T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination, retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated.Talent comes in all forms at the Un-carrier. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io or calling View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please note, this contact channel is not a means to apply for or inquire about a position and we are unable to respond to non-accommodation related requests.SummaryLocation: Livonia, MichiganType: Full time