Automotive Program Manager – Exterior (Luxury / Sports Cars)

• *Automotive Program Manager – Exterior (Luxury / Sports Cars)**

Position Details

Position: Program Manager – Exterior

Experience: 15\+ years

Location: Onsite – United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full\-time

No. of position: 1**About the Role**

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We are looking for an experienced **Automotive Program Manager** to lead exterior workstreams for a premium sports\-car program based onsite in the UK.

The ideal candidate will have experience coordinating exterior product development, managing cross\-functional interfaces, and driving program delivery from design maturity through validation and production readiness.**Key Responsibilities**

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• Lead end\-to\-end program delivery for automotive exterior systems, ensuring milestones, deliverables, timelines, quality, and cost targets are met.
• Coordinate exterior workstreams covering areas such as bumpers, fenders, hood, doors, closures, tailgate or decklid, exterior trim, glazing interfaces, lighting interfaces, and sealing systems, as applicable.
• Demonstrate expert proficiency in CATIA V5, with exposure to NX and other PLM tools.
• Manage program plans, gateways, deliverables, risks, dependencies, engineering changes, and issue\-resolution activities.
• Coordinate with styling, Class\-A, design engineering, packaging, CAE, aerodynamics, lighting, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and supplier teams.
• Track surface and design maturity, fit\-and\-finish, gap\-and\-flush, interface resolution, validation status, and engineering release readiness.
• Lead customer and stakeholder reviews, communicate program status and escalations, and drive closure of open actions.
• Manage supplier deliverables and support the resolution of technical, timing, quality, tooling, and manufacturing issues.
• Ensure exterior development activities align with program requirements, applicable safety and regulatory requirements, and OEM processes.

• *Required Skills \& Qualifications**
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• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 15\+ years of extensive experience in automotive exterior systems, along with 2–3 years of proven experience in Program Management.
• Proven automotive program management experience in exterior systems for premium, luxury, or sports\-car programs.
• Experience working on Ferrari Amalfi, Aston Martin DB12, or McLaren vehicle programs will be considered an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of exterior development, styling\-to\-engineering handover, fit\-and\-finish, gap\-and\-flush, validation, and production\-readiness processes.
• Experience managing schedules, risks, issues, engineering changes, milestones, and cross\-functional dependencies.
• Excellent customer\-facing communication, stakeholder management, reporting, and escalation skills.
• Must be willing to travel and work onsite in the UK as per project/customer needs and continue supporting the program from India upon return.

• *Preferred Qualifications**
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• Experience with European premium OEMs and Tier\-1 suppliers.
• Familiarity with automotive PLM systems, BOM/change management, and program tracking tools.
• Experience coordinating Class\-A, tooling, and supplier industrialization activities.

• *Why Join Us?**
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• Opportunity to contribute to a premium European automotive program.
• Work onsite with international customer and engineering teams.
• Collaborate across vehicle development functions on a high\-profile sports\-car program.