. Executive Role Architecture
Role
Coverage
Preferred Location
Core Mandate
Business Head - UK
United Kingdom
Coventry
Lead UK TBU operations, customer expansion, delivery governance and P&L ownership across key UK-based automotive accounts.
This is senior techno-commercial leadership role intended for leaders with more than 20 years of relevant experience, preferably in automotive electronics and software-led engineering services.
This role requires demonstrated ownership of regional growth, delivery outcomes, senior customer relationships, commercials, and P&L performance.
2. Candidates Profile
20+ years of experience in automotive engineering, ER&D, software-led product engineering, or embedded systems-led services.
Experience in a similar business leadership, regional operations, delivery leadership, or strategic account leadership role.
Strong techno-commercial profile with the ability to engage CTO, engineering, purchasing, programmer, and business leadership stakeholders.
Preferred automotive technology depth in electronics and software, including SDV, E/E architecture, ADAS, infotainment, connected vehicle, electrification, validation or embedded software.
Proven ability to scale accounts, build local operating structures, manage senior customer escalations, and convert strategic opportunities into multi-year business.
Ability to operate as a bridge between customer engineering leadership, Tata Elxsi global delivery centers, sales, finance, legal, HR and talent teams.
Business Head, UK
Parameter
Specification
Role Title
Business Head - UK, Transportation Business Unit
Geography
Experience
20+ years, with prior leadership of automotive engineering services, customer operations or strategic delivery programmed.
Domain Preference
Automotive electronics and software; vehicle platform engineering, SDV, validation, ADAS, electrification, connected vehicle and embedded systems preferred.
Primary Mandate
Own UK TBU operations, delivery governance, strategic customer growth, commercial performance, and P&L.
Key Responsibilities - UK
Own revenue, margin, customer growth, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction for UK TBU operations.
Strengthen relationships with UK-based OEMs, Tier-1s and engineering leadership stakeholders.
Lead strategic engagement in vehicle platform engineering, SDV execution, virtual validation, electrification, ADAS and embedded software domains.
Drive delivery accountability across ongoing programmed, ensuring quality, timeliness, resourcing discipline, and escalation closure.
Build an operating model combining UK customer proximity, accountable delivery leadership, and India/global engineering scale.
Position Tata Elxsi as a strategic engineering partner, not only a resourcing or capacity supplier.
Success Measures - UK
Metric Area
Indicative Measures
P&L
Revenue growth, gross margin, profitability, and forecast discipline.
Delivery
Programmer health, delivery predictability, customer satisfaction, and escalation recovery.
Strategic Account Expansion
Growth in UK anchor accounts and conversion to outcome-based / ownership-led engagements.
Operating Model
Effective UK customer interface with offshore and global delivery leverage.
Leadership Competencies
Competency
Expected Evidence
P&L Ownership
Has owned revenue, margin, forecast and operating performance in a regional or account-leadership role.
Delivery Ownership
Has managed complex multi-site delivery with clear accountability for outcomes, quality, and customer escalation closure.
Automotive Domain Depth
Hands-on familiarity with automotive electronics/software domains and software-led vehicle programmers.
Techno-commercial Capability
Can balance engineering credibility, customer strategy, commercial constructs, and negotiation.
Executive Customer Engagement
Credible with CTO, engineering directors, purchasing, and programmed leadership stakeholders.
Scale Leadership
Has built teams, expanded accounts, and created repeatable regional operating models.