Lucid Motors

Sr. Program Manager, Sales Operations and Vehicle Build Planning

Lucid Motors · Newark, CA

Posted 21 days ago

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This role has been open
21 days
Lucid Motors's roles stay open a median of 43 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
4% of Lucid Motors's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Lucid Motors
low
0 stale, 11 reposted of 338 open
Hiring momentum
545 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Sr. Program Manager, Build Planning at Lucid will lead cross-functional vehicle build planning programs, ensuring alignment between customer demand and production capabilities. Daily tasks include developing build plans, managing order-to-delivery execution, and collaborating with various departments to support new model launches. The role also involves analyzing demand patterns, documenting processes, and driving improvements in order matching and inventory visibility.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 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 have

  • 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.

What you get

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off, and salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours paid time off.
  • Eligible employees may participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in work hours.
  • The role requires managing multiple stakeholders and navigating ambiguity, which may be challenging for some candidates.
  • The automotive industry can be subject to rapid changes and pressures, which may impact work stability and project timelines.

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Listed by Lucid Motors on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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