Lucid Motors

Head of Program Portfolio Management

Lucid Motors$189K — $277K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in product planning, portfolio management, strategy, or related fields
  • 5+ years in leadership roles managing teams and cross-functional initiatives
  • Proven experience with complex product, investment, or portfolio planning
  • Strong grasp of product development lifecycles and strategic planning
  • Exceptional analytical and decision-making capabilities
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience in enhancing organizational agility and talent development

Responsibilities

  • Establish and lead portfolio governance and decision-making processes
  • Chair portfolio review meetings and drive alignment on product investments
  • Ensure objective, data-driven decision making for resource allocation
  • Evaluate and prioritize investment opportunities across products and technologies
  • Monitor portfolio performance and roadmap execution
  • Guide strategic adjustments in response to market and business changes
  • Foster collaboration and accountability in portfolio management activities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Participation in equity program
  • Discretionary annual cash incentive program based on performance
Full Job Description
The Portfolio & Program Management organization within Program Management is seeking a highly effective and strategic leader for the position of Head of Program Portfolio Management 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 timelines • 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 objectives • 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 Acumen • 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 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 including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid's equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

About Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors is an American electric vehicle manufacturer that designs and produces luxury electric cars. The company's flagship vehicle, the Lucid Air, is a high-performance electric sedan that is designed to compete with other luxury electric vehicles such as the Tesla Model S. The Lucid Air is expected to have a range of over 500 miles on a single charge and will be available in several different configurations. The company was founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse and Sam Weng and is headquartered in Newark, California.
Learn more about Lucid Motors
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$10.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2007
NASDAQ

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