Senior Project Manager, Quality - Arene NA
Woven by Toyota
Operations, Quality Assurance
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Posted on Aug 31, 2025
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
TEAM
Arene’s mission is to empower Toyota and its partners to deliver next-generation vehicles with hardware-agnostic software that can be updated to support new features at any time.The Global Execution Excellence team is dedicated to enabling Arene Engineers to produce software of the highest quality while embracing the Agile culture by ensuring that
● Quality is built into the product from the very beginning and Arene strives to constantly improve the way we develop
● We foster Agile principles in our organization and help build happy and high-performing teams working at a sustainable pace.
This role will be the primary representation of the Global Execution Excellence team in Arene North America acting as a cross-regional link and promoting the adoption of an efficient Arene execution model.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for professionals who are passionate about applying Toyota values to cutting-edge software development and driving the transformation towards software defined vehicles supported by the pursuit of safety, quality and agility in software production.
You will be working closely with development teams to enable the definition and standardization of optimized processes across teams, and contributing to their Arene-wide application.
The successful candidate will report to the Department Head of Arene Execution Excellence Japan in this hybrid role. The role requires at least 3 days in the office per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teammates are expected to work beyond JD responsibilities whenever possible to help achieve the mission.As the representative of the Global Execution Excellence team in Arene North America, you will be responsible for managing the local execution of global initiatives driven by the Quality teams.
- Promote Arene’s TPS-based quality mindset and Agile culture in the Arene North America organization.
- Represent the Global Arene Quality organization in rolling out global processes in the NA organization.
- Address the specifics of Arene North America through collaboration with Engineering and other stakeholders to refine existing processes.
- Drive continuous improvement of processes, ensuring global alignment.
- Contribute to the implementation of a local audit program of the QMS in collaboration with the Global Execution Excellence audit program manager.
- Coordinate and conduct internal QMS audits in the different Arene North America sites together with a team of locally appointed and trained auditors.
- Advocate for Arene Engineering best practices.
- Orchestrate the execution of the global software product Quality Assurance audit program with North American Engineering teams based on the globally defined engineering criteria.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent English communication and people engagement skills;
- Excellent understanding of modern Software Development practices and frameworks (Agile, Scrum, ASPICE, …);
- Good Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001:2015 or IATF 16946:2016;
- Mindset for ownership, collective growth through collaboration, and a bias for progress;
- Experience in Quality Planning operation and Quality Assurance audit activities;
NICE TO HAVES
- Prior knowledge and practical experience in any of the following domains: organizational development, business-driven product development or software craftsmanship;
- Experience in Automotive Engineering;
- Supported a distributed team/organization set-up
- Knowledge of the Toyota Production System (TPS);
WHAT WE OFFER
We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility.
・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
・A rewarding 401k program
・Flexible vacation policy
・Family planning and care benefits
Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.