Head of Program Portfolio Management

About this role

About Lucid

At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience.

We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility.

The Portfolio & Program Management organization within Program Management is seeking a highly effective and strategic leader for the position of Head of Program Portfolio Manage ment to lead the deployment of Lucid’s existing and future product lines . Core responsibilities include defining, governing, and optimizing the enterprise product portfolio to maximize long-term business value, strategic alignment, and resource efficacy . This role serves as the central integrator between Product, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Executive Leadership teams to ensure that product investments align with corporate objectives , market opportunities, organizational capacity, and financial targets. The role oversees portfolio strategy, roadmap balancing, governance processes, and portfolio performance management across current and future product programs. The successful candidate combines strategic vision, analytical rigor, business acumen, and executive influence to guide critical product and investment decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

Role:

• Establish and lead portfolio governance processes, forums, and decision frameworks

• Chair or facilitate portfolio review meetings and executive decision reviews

• Drive alignment on major product investment, resource allocation, and roadmap decisions

• Ensure transparent, objective , and data-driven decision-making across the organization

• Evaluate and prioritize product, technology, and capital investment opportunities

• Balance portfolio investments across multiple products, platforms, technologies, and time lines

• Assess and tradeoff resource constraints, organizational capacity, and portfolio risks when making recommendations

• Monitor roadmap execution and portfolio performance

• Guide strategic adjustments as market, business, or technology conditions evolve

• Develop high-quality recommendations supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis

• Support annual planning, strategic reviews, and investment discussions through fact-based analysis and storytelling

• Build strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, and other key functions

• Facilitate alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities and objective s

• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability in portfolio management activities

• Drive continuous improvement of portfolio management processes, tools, and methodologies

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing portfolio management organization

• Mentor portfolio managers, analysts, and strategic planning professionals

Qualifications:

• 8 + years of experience in product planning, portfolio management, strategy, program management, finance, engineering management, or related functions

• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives

• Demonstrated experience leading complex product, investment, or portfolio planning activities

• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and strategic planning processes

• Exceptional analytical, financial, and business decision-making skills

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities

• Strategic leadership

• Portfolio thinking

• Executive influence

• Business & Financial A cumen

• Analytical decision making

• Cross-Functional leadership

• Organizational agility

• Talent development

• Attention to Detail

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business , Engineering, Finance, Economics, Operations, or a related discipline

Preferred:

• Master's degree (MBA or related field)

• Experience leading portfolio or strategic planning functions within a large complex organization

• Experience with capital planning, investment prioritization, and business case development

• Advanced knowledge of portfolio management frameworks and strategic planning methodologies

• Experience presenting recommendations to executive leadership teams

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Salary Range : The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Base Pay Range (Annual) $189,000 — $277,200 USD

Compensation & Benefits: Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package incl

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