About

Mahesh Hegde is a seasoned project manager and business leader with over 19 years of experience in the areas of embedded systems and automotive systems. Currently serving as the Engineering Manager for Embedded Security at Robert Bosch India, he is an expert in team development, business strategy, project management, people lead, cyber security, automotive embedded systems, and team coaching. Mahesh has a proven track record of setting up global capability teams, building up entrepreneurial ventures, driving profitable growth, and leadership development. He is also a certified business coach and life coach, making him an invaluable asset to any team. In his current role at Bosch, Mahesh has been instrumental in consolidating three different security teams into one, leading to team efficiency and cost savings of over 15%. He has also achieved a turnover of around 2 million USD through security services and managed a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 50 members. Mahesh has a talent for goal setting, performance management, team coaching, and competency management, and he excels at customer escalation management. In his past roles at Bosch, Mahesh served as a Program Manager for Adaptive AUTOSAR and as a Senior Project Manager. In both positions, he established and oversaw multi-departmental project teams, collaborated across departments to achieve program objectives, and established root cause analysis and lessons learned across teams to achieve defect reduction goals. He also oversaw requirements and program target definition, process definition, and development tool evaluation. Mahesh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from the University Vishveshwaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), as well as a Pre-University degree in Science from A.V Baliga College Kumta and a High School/Secondary Certificate from Gibb High School Kumta. Overall, Mahesh is a highly skilled and experienced professional with a wealth of knowledge in the areas of embedded systems, automotive systems, and cyber security. He is an excellent team leader and coach, with a proven track record of driving profitable growth and achieving business objectives.