Sr. Program Manager, Sales Operations and Vehicle Build Planning

Lucid Motors•Newark, NJ

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About The Position

In this role, the Program Manager will lead cross-functional vehicle build planning programs that connect customer demand, production readiness, order-to-vehicle matching, and launch readiness. This role partners closely with Sales, Production, Product, IT, Analytics, and Fleet, to ensure build plans are executable, demand-informed, and aligned to commercial objectives.

Requirements

Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs across Sales, Delivery, Product, IT, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Analytics, Fleet, and Leadership stakeholders.
Experience developing project plans, launch readiness materials, process documentation, stakeholder communications, and executive-level status updates.
Strong analytical orientation with the ability to translate demand signals, take-rate forecasts, customer order trends, and production constraints into actionable build planning recommendations.
Comfort navigating ambiguity, resolving cross-functional dependencies, and creating scalable processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through across recurring operating rhythms, launch milestones, testing activities, stakeholder reviews, and issue resolution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly summarize risks, tradeoffs, dependencies, process changes, and recommendations for both operational and leadership audiences.

Nice To Haves

Previous automotive, manufacturing, vehicle planning, sales operations, production planning, supply chain, program management, or startup experience strongly preferred.
Familiarity with operational systems, UAT testing, configuration management, Confluence documentation, and launch communication tools is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute weekly build plans, balancing demand signals with production constraints and commercial considerations
Perform daily activities that support order-to-delivery execution, including order matching, management of the 8-week build plan, and vehicle allocation visibility
Support testing and training of new build planning initiatives, along with releasing stakeholder communications.
Partner with Go-to-Market, Product Marketing, Engineering, IT, Production, and operational stakeholders to support new model year, trim, package, and option launches, ensuring operational systems, configuration codes, UAT testing, documentation, and internal communications are ready prior to launch.
Attend and contribute to recurring S&OP, Vehicle Programs, and Supply Chain forums to assess impact to build plan
Use analytical insights and evolving customer demand patterns to recommend build configurations and manage dynamic build plan inputs
Document end-to-end processes, maintain launch and process readiness materials, and ensure relevant stakeholders are aligned on process changes, system enhancements, and operational dependencies.
Identify and drive process improvements and system enhancement opportunities that improve order matching, inventory visibility, launch execution, reporting quality, and cross-functional operating rhythm.
Provide clear status updates, risks, recommendations, and decision points to internal and external stakeholders, including Leadership and cross-functional operational partners.