Sr. Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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.

About the Role

The Sr. Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives will play a central role in coordinating and executing Lucid’s key strategic priorities across Europe.

Working closely with the President & Managing Director Europe, the European Leadership Team, functional leaders, and global stakeholders, you will help connect strategy with execution, bring structure to complex initiatives, and ensure priorities move forward with clear ownership and accountability.

This role combines strategic program management, business planning, executive support, governance, internal communications, and employee engagement. You will serve as a central point of coordination between European leadership, functional teams, and global stakeholders, translating priorities into clear plans, decision-ready materials, and measurable deliverables.

In your first year, success will mean establishing a consistent planning and reporting cadence, improving visibility into strategic priorities, and ensuring that key European initiatives progress with clear ownership, governance, and accountability.

This is an opportunity to work at the center of Lucid’s European organization and directly influence how regional priorities are shaped, communicated, and delivered.

The role is ideal for someone who is structured, proactive and pragmatic, and who enjoys working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can evolve quickly.

What You’ll Own

• Strategic Planning: Coordinate Lucid Europe’s annual, quarterly, and monthly business planning processes, ensuring regional objectives, OKRs, and strategic priorities are clearly defined, aligned, and measurable.
• Program Execution: Translate strategic priorities into structured cross-functional programs with clear project plans, deliverables, milestones, governance structures, and stakeholder communication plans.
• Performance Visibility: Establish and maintain reporting mechanisms that provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, business performance, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring intervention.
• Leadership Operations: Own the operating cadence of the European Leadership Team, including agendas, briefing materials, action tracking, workshops, offsites, executive visits, and follow-up activities.
• Governance & Decisions: Coordinate inputs and prepare decision-ready materials for European and global governance forums, approval processes, strategic reviews, and executive committees.
• Internal Communications: Develop and coordinate internal communications that connect employees with European business priorities, organizational developments, achievements, and leadership updates through Town Halls, weekly updates, newsletters, and other communication channels.
• Employee Engagement: Partner with HR, Fleet Operations, leadership, and local teams to deliver employee engagement, recognition, onboarding, community-building, and employee vehicle initiatives across Europe.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in strategy, management consulting, program management, business planning, business operations, or a comparable cross-functional role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Management, Economics, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives and translating strategic priorities into structured plans, milestones, and measurable deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and executive communication skills, including the ability to create concise and decision-ready presentations and business materials.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position, including managing executive communications and collaborating with European and global stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Experience working in a management consulting, automotive, technology, mobility, or high-growth international environment.
• Experience supporting senior executives or regional leadership teams.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with experience using project management, reporting, and collaboration tools.
• Fluency in an additional European language.
• Experience coordinating internal communications, employee engagement initiatives, or large-scale leadership events.

Working at Lucid Europe

This role sits at the center of Lucid’s European organization and provides exposure to a wide range of business topics, markets, and senior stakeholders.

The role is based at Lucid’s Amsterdam office, and you will be expected to work from the office the majority of the time. Flexibility to travel across Europe is required as business needs arise.

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, paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off, and salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off. 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.

Equal Opportunity: At Lucid, we believe diversity strengthens everything we build. Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.

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