William Hylton
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Austin Mini
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The Chimp Paradox
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Engagement Model Offered
Day Rate / Hourly Rate; Technical / Advisory; Project Based; Interim / Contract; Full time Transition
Suited to Organisational Types
Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate
William is a Head of Software and Electronics with over 25 years of experience across automotive software and EE systems. He has worked with organisations including Polestar, LEVC (Emerald) and Bosch.
He supports organisations in building high-performing software and electronics teams, scaling capability from the ground up and delivering full vehicle programmes from concept through to production.
William’s Arena
Automotive Software & Electronics.
Technical Focus: EE Architecture, Infotainment, ADAS, Cybersecurity & Functional Safety.
Function Expertise: Organisational Scale-Up, Programme Delivery, Team Leadership.
Superpowers
Builds and scales high-performing software and electronics organisations from a clean sheet.
Leads cross-functional, multi-domain teams across full vehicle programmes.
Defines EE architecture and development approaches across complex systems.
Creates strong, high-performance cultures through servant leadership.
Impact in Action
Polestar (2020–2022): Scaled Software & Electronics organisation to 200+ employees, while delivering vehicle programmes and building operational infrastructure.
LEVC (2017): Led development of the electric London Taxi power steering system from concept.
Polestar (2019–2025): Built a high-performance engineering culture recognised for collaboration and delivery.
Led large, multi-disciplinary teams across global automotive programmes.
Working style
Passionate, empathetic and trust-driven.
Builds strong teams and cultures that enable consistent delivery at scale.