PROGRAM LEAD RACING OPERATIONS (M/F/D)

Motorsport Competence Group AG - MCG AG; St. Ingbert; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorsport Competence Group AG, headquartered in St. Ingbert, Germany, seeks a Program Manager to lead the racing program end-to-end.

You will plan, coordinate and drive all activities from races to evaluations, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with technical and operational goals. The role requires a technical degree or vocational training, several years of management experience in racing or a similar setting, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

• Experience in project, program, team or operations management.
• Strong understanding of racing team processes and workflows.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for the entire racing program.
• Plan, manage and coordinate the entire process cycle of the racing program to completion.
• Consolidate and implement sporting, technical, organizational and operational requirements with departments.
• Plan, coordinate and review races, tests, roll-outs and other racing activities; derive improvements.
• Prioritize and structure the program into milestones, work packages, responsibilities and deadlines.
• Translate program objectives into binding requirements for involved departments.
• Participate in all race and test events of the racing team.
• Manage and track all timelines and deadlines.
• Identify schedule, capacity, quality and resource risks early, including decision-making responsibility.
• Monitor program budget within approved framework; report to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with program leads across departments.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Decision making

German & English skills

Education

Technical degree or vocational training

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Motorsport Competence Group AG is an internationally active motorsports and development services company, headquartered in St. Ingbert, Germany. We operate one of Europe’s most successful GT3 endurance teams on our high-performance platform, ROWE RACING. Five overall victories and eleven podium finishes at the 24-hour classics in Spa and at the Nürburgring since 2016 reflect our commitment and motivation to provide the ultimate performance under competitive conditions. We combine sporting success with technical precision, operational excellence, professional execution and loyalty in partnership. Behind these successes are people from various fields who take responsibility, develop solutions together and want to experience firsthand the impact of their work. This is how we combine elite sports with professional development services—as a challenging employer and a reliable partner.

• Full responsibility for the entire racing program
• Planning, managing and coordinating the complete process cycle of the racing program through to project completion
• Consolidating and implementing sporting, technical, organizational and operational requirements in collaboration with the relevant departments
• Planning, coordinating and reviewing races, tests, roll-outs and other racing activities, including deriving and implementing improvement measures
• Prioritizing and structuring the program into milestones, work packages, responsibilities and deadlines
• Translating program objectives into clear and binding requirements for the departments involved
• Participating in all race and test events of the racing team
• Managing and tracking all relevant timelines and deadlines
• Identifying schedule, capacity, quality and resource risks at an early stage, including decision-making responsibility
• Monitoring the ongoing program budget within the approved framework, as well as reporting and communicating with various stakeholders
• Coordinating with the various program leads

WHAT SETS YOU APART

• Completed technical degree or technical vocational training, e.g. as an automotive mechatronics technician, motorsport mechanic, mechatronics technician or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable position
• Experience in project, program, team or operations management
• In-depth understanding of the processes and workflows within a professional racing team, as well as a strong technical understanding of race vehicles and their associated development and operational processes
• Experience coordinating technical and operational functions across departments, including action management and resource planning
• Strong digital affinity and confident use of project management, planning and communication tools
• Exceptional verbal, written and digital communication skills, combined with an inclusive, confident and professional manner
• Excellent organizational and structuring skills, combined with a strong ability to make decisions and set priorities
• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
• Valid driver's license
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally, as well as a willingness to work regularly on weekends and public holidays

WHAT WE OFFER

• Completed technical degree or technical vocational training, e.g. as an automotive mechatronics technician, motorsport mechanic, mechatronics technician or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in a comparable position
• Experience in project, program, team or operations management
• In-depth understanding of the processes and workflows within a professional racing team, as well as a strong technical understanding of race vehicles and their associated development and operational processes
• Experience coordinating technical and operational functions across departments, including action management and resource planning
• Strong digital affinity and confident use of project management, planning and communication tools
• Exceptional verbal, written and digital communication skills, combined with an inclusive, confident and professional manner
• Excellent organizational and structuring skills, combined with a strong ability to make decisions and set priorities
• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills
• Valid driver's license
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally, as well as a willingness to work regularly on weekends and public holidays