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Dealer Technologies Communications Manager - Auburn Hills, MI

Stellantis, Auburn Hills, MI, United States


Dealer Technologies Communications Manager
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Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Job Description
The Manager of Dealer Technologies Communications Manager will be responsible for managing communications and content in various applications through the DealerCONNECT/Field CONNECT portals to communicate with the dealer network, field personnel, and manage the Learning Management System (LMS) architecture and related tools to support Performance Institute's training requirement for the dealer network across Sales, Aftersales, and Technical personnel. Main content / communication functions include but are not limited to: DealerCONNECT and Field CONNECT content, DCMail. Main LMS functions include but are not limited to managing Learning applications used to support the Performance Institute (PI) training processes, liaison between PI Business and ICT Partners, coordinate project priorities and develop LMS system strategies to accommodate new training initiatives.

Communications Managers Responsibilities include:
DealerCONNECT Communications Application - DCMail:

Lead the ongoing support and the future strategy for the DealerCONNECT dealership communication platform - DCMail.

Manage the development of business requirements, user testing, and production launch of DCMail enhancements, modifications and fixes

Manage and coordinate communications made via DealerCONNECT and Field Connect for our dealer network and Stellantis employees (globally)

Establish and enforce dealership communication guidelines

Manage usage and enhancements to the DCMail user authoring environment, including training of communication authors (Stellantis employees) and monitoring of site usage

DealerCONNECT and Field Connect site content:

Lead the management, support, and day to day operations of DealerCONNECT and Field Connect site content updates

Manage, edit, and publish dealer and field portal content on DealerCONNECT and Field Connect

Coordinate portal changes and modifications, perform testing, and manage change

Author surveys of dealer and field users in order to constantly improve DealerCONNECT and Field Connect systems and support

Utilize Adobe Connect and other BI tools to better understand system usage and provide guidance for improvements to site navigation and application design.

Manage DealerCONNECT and Field Connect standards of design and navigation

Work with ICT and business owners to maintain DealerCONNECT standards in usability, design and look-and-feel

DealerCONNECT Applications Responsibilities:

Manage the requirements, planning, enhancements, testing and data validation of the following dealer facing applications:

MyOperations

DCID Dealer Interface

Webservices Test Client

Service Contracts

DealerCONNECT Billing system

Dealer Participation Summary & Billing

Learning Management System Operations Manager:

Responsible for overall Learning Management System Operations

Coordinate communications with LMS stakeholders

Lead efforts to develop new LMS system strategies and processes

Responsible for all LMS system related enhancements and development and strategies

Craft and propose near-term strategies for LMS

Coordinate project priorities, efficiently use existing resources and budgets

Develop test plan for enhancement and development, ensure key success factors are correctly tested with input from key stakeholders

Craft and propose long term strategies for LMS

Lead FCA stakeholders, ICT partners and Latitude Learning (LMS Vendor) to lead development of system enhancements, migrations and support for new FCA training initiatives.

Development, implementation and update PI and LMS record retention policies

LMS Business Liaison with ICT Partners

Manage, develop and support Dealer LMS and Performance Institute processes

Publish courseware and troubleshoot issues with packages

LMS Hotline oversight

FCA Liaison with Performance Institute Hotline team

Escalation of Hotline issues and resolution

Develop tools to provide hotline agents / field trainers with information to address potential hotline questions

Track and monitor Help Desk performance and provide remediation recommendations for all issues

Manage application integration and portal initiatives

Dealer LMS subscription and course billing

Location(s)
1000 Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, United States

Requirements
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Website design or coding, technical writing and editing, or other relevant areas of study

Strong oral, interpersonal and written communication skills

5+ years' experience working with web-based technology and content publishing

HTML and JavaScript development experience

Experience managing projects and working closely with ICT partners and stakeholders

Ability to work with partner groups across Stellantis, understand their dealership communication requirements, and guide them to the best possible solutions

Demonstrated experience with standard office productivity tools (MS Office, Google Workspace)

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Business, MIS, CIS, English/writing or other related fields

3+ years' experience in automotive industry and an understanding of the automotive business and dealership operations

5+ years' experience in the communications industry

Familiarity with portal Content Management Systems

Employment Type
Full-time

Equal Employment Opportunity
At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.

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