Staff Product Manager, Interior and Exterior Trim Systems

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager for Interior and Exterior Trim Systems with a strong academic foundation and a passion for influencing customer interfaces, quality perception, and usability of various interior and exterior systems.

In this role, you will have a pivotal responsibility in shaping and defining our vehicle systems. This product management-centric position requires close collaboration with the Design Studio, marketing, program management, and executive teams, as well as working closely with engineering teams to develop attributes that enhance customer experience and satisfaction. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in their fields, particularly as product managers or feature owners, possess the ability to learn quickly, and strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

Our ideal candidates exhibit a proactive attitude, hands-on approach, and determination to identify opportunities to scale our product portfolio and enhance customer experience. They must be product professionals with experience in driving the incubation, conceptualization, design, definition, implementation, and evolution of customer-facing features enabled by state-of-the-art technology and software applications. Strong communication and organizational skills, along with the ability to influence and coordinate talented teams and stakeholders—such as the executive team, marketing, UX/UI, design studio, research/tech-scouting, sales, service, QA, engineering, and other product developers are essential for seamless product/feature development.

Candidates should effectively communicate customer needs, glean relevant insights, prioritize features, manage internal stakeholders, and ensure proper project execution across cross-functional teams.

This is a multi-faceted role for a passionate person having a broad knowledge of product management, Interior and Exterior Trim, design, hardware engineering with a good feel for Craftsmanship and a knowledge of ergonomics.

The Role:

Collaborative Development and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with Studio designers to ensure seamless integration of technologies that delight customers with intuitive ease and emotional appeal, with a razor-sharp focus on incremental value vs. incremental lifecycle cost.
• Partner with marketing teams to define market needs that identify customer value propositions and then express Lucid’s advantages in compelling ways.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between engineering, Studio, marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and project success.
• Gather insights and feedback from internal and external stakeholders, integrating them into product development processes.

Market Analysis, Market Research, and Innovation:

• Analyze market trends to spot innovation opportunities.
• Monitor competitors to ensure superior solutions.
• Work with research teams and vendors to find new technologies supporting Lucid's leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering to align product innovation, costs, investments, time to market, and customer impact.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 6+ years in engineering with product management experience.
• Worked in an Automotive Product development environment.
• A drive to create world-class products.
• Excellent communications and leadership skills.
• Self-Starter, able to work in fast-paced environment and effective communicator.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, ideally with additional Product Management certification.

Preferred:

• Experience in product development, end-to-end life cycle.
• Experience in hardware design
• Experience with feature requirements management systems (e.g. JAMA).
• Experience with Atlassian software (JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience in product design, UX/UI design, product marketing, and sales estimates/analysis.