Sr. Specialist, Product Management – Complete Vehicle and Pre-Series

The role

You will lead Product Management activities for Complete Vehicle integration and Pre-Series readiness. You will provide cross-functional leadership to align objectives across Product, Engineering, and Production.

What you will do

• Lead Product Management activities for Complete Vehicle integration and Pre-Series readiness
• Provide cross-functional leadership for the Complete Vehicle Main System Team
• Own the vehicle-level product position and develop recommendations on trade-offs
• Drive cross-functional delivery and resolve ownership and target gaps
• Prepare and present decision-ready vehicle proposals and status updates to senior management
• Lead the Pre-Series and launch-cost program for the assigned scope
• Establish integrated plans, KPIs, and review cadences
• Align internal teams, external partners, and suppliers on requirements and deliverables
• Translate customer, market, regulatory, and competitive inputs into vehicle priorities
• Advise contributors on complex vehicle and program matters

Required qualifications

• 8-12 years of automotive experience in Complete Vehicle product management, vehicle integration, Pre-Series, or vehicle program management
• Proven leadership of complex vehicle programs
• Strong Complete Vehicle integration expertise
• Hands-on Pre-Series and launch experience
• Business ownership across content, scope, cost, timing, and quality
• Strong judgment and problem-solving in ambiguous situations
• Cross-functional leadership and influence
• Ability to align contributors and maintain delivery focus without formal reporting authority
• Executive communication skills
• Broad understanding of vehicle architecture, attributes, E/E, software-enabled features, validation, and production processes
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Leadership of a Complete Vehicle, vehicle integration, or Pre-Series program through validation, build events, launch, and early-series stabilization
• Electric or software-defined vehicle experience
• Ownership of vehicle-level budgets, Pre-Series or launch costs, build quantities, vehicle availability, or resource plans
• Experience delivering in global, matrixed automotive organizations with external partners and suppliers
• Demonstrated success leading complex programs or cross-functional teams through influence, subject-matter expertise, and structured governance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO
• 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is carrying forward the heritage of an iconic American brand by electrifying and digitizing it. The company aims to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV marketplace.