Director, Vehicle Program Management
Lucid Motors
- Newark, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead a team of vehicle line program managers and own the totality of nameplate life-cycle management and performance across multiple stages of the product development process, from concept through launch and marketplace continuity
- Ensure program readiness by meeting engineering requirements, volume and cost targets, and overall quality standards
- Provide leadership to vehicle platforms to achieve segment objectives by balancing engineering requirements with timing, cost, investment, quality, performance and manufacturing capabilities in concert with customer expectations
- Responsible for making financial and business decisions for the vehicle line, developing business cases during development and securing approval from company leadership
- Serve as the final arbitrator for vehicle changes and balance program needs between internal functions including vehicle engineering, software, supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and quality
- Develop cross-functional teams that leverage functions such as platforms and modules across multiple vehicle lines to optimize product costs and investment, and hold them accountable to meeting program deliverables
- Mentor and guide the organization to develop skills and competencies for program management and cross-functional collaboration to deliver enterprise goals and objectives to enable successful vehicle launches
- Passionate about automotive product development and leading cross-functional teams towards a common goal through solutions-oriented leadership
- Highly collaborative; comfortable working with diverse people in a matrixed environment
- Strong time management and organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to rapidly prioritize competing requests and needs
- Ability to foster and support a culture of diversity, inclusivity, collaboration and teamwork; skilled at building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues across all departments
- Strong technical aptitude to drive development of a high technology product, and analyze data to guide strategic planning
- Comfortable giving effective presentations to, and facilitating meetings with, all levels of the organization
- Experienced with taking multiple products to market as a program manager, or other relevant leader, and working closely with all functions of an enterprise (Finance, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Industrial Design, etc) to manage the product development lifecycle
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to positively influence cross-functional partners
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 10-15%
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, with a Master's degree preferred (in engineering and/or business function)
- 10+ years of experience in automotive industry product development and program management
- 5+ years of experience program managing high dollar value products/product development
- Engineering experience in automotive, aerospace or other relevant product area
- Operational experience with NPI (New Product Introduction), product launch, and/or post-sales support