Design Programme Lead ( 22 Month FTC )

Jaguar Land Rover; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company seeks a Design Programme Lead for a 22-month contract role in Warwick. The successful candidate will lead creative programme activities in collaboration with an external partner, ensuring design alignment and successful project delivery. This position offers a competitive salary, a range of benefits including a car purchase scheme, and importantly, the chance to contribute to shaping the future of modern luxury in vehicle design.

Benefits

Discounted car purchase scheme

52 week maternity leave policy

4 week paternity leave policy

Competitive pension

Performance-related bonus

Employee learning scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, monitoring, and delivering projects within a Creative Studio environment.
• Experience in an Automotive Design studio.
• Ability to influence others within the Creators Code principles.

Responsibilities

• Support successful delivery of the project/programme on time and within budget.
• Maintain a comprehensive programme plan ensuring clarity of deliverables.
• Align multidisciplinary Creative efforts across all product and brand touchpoints.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Risk management

Technical awareness of Vehicle Design

Job description

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Design Programme Lead (22 Month FTC), Warwick

Client:

Jaguar Land Rover

Location:

Warwick, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.07.2025

Expiry Date:

16.08.2025

Job Description:

Gaydon

As a part of the Creative team, you’ll be at the core of what we do at JLR, shaping the future of modern luxury. Working in Vehicle Design, Materiality, Brand Design, Digital Design, Business Planning and Transformation, you’ll collaborate with other creative minds to deliver sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technology. Unleash your creativity on iconic brands. Come, be a proud creator of the exceptional.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
We are seeking a Programme Lead to support creative programme delivery activities of a specific nameplate within our multidisciplinary design team as part of a joint venture with our external automotive partner.

The role will take responsibility for supporting Creative projects linked to a vehicle line or activity, ensuring the seamless alignment of design disciplines such as Brand Design, Exterior / Interior design, Studio Engineering, Materiality, and UX/UI, supporting the successful delivery of overall alignment of the overarching brand principles. This is a unique opportunity to support the Programme Management team in shaping both the design and operational processes, that will bring a new brand and its products to life.

You will:
• Support successful delivery of the project / programme and associated deliverables of your nameplate on time/within budget for Creative.
• Support development of and maintain a comprehensive credible programme plan for your project / programme nameplate, ensuring every phase—from strategy through execution—is clearly defined and tracked.
• Work with the Programme Manager and JV partner to ensure we have clarity of deliverables leading to each next and future gateway.
• Support alignment multidisciplinary Creative efforts, supporting the successful delivery of brand principles are consistently reflected across all product and brand touchpoints.
• With an Agile mindset, ensure all required activities are consistently scoped, co-ordinated and delivered in line with JLR / JV governance.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
In addition to your drive for excellence, you’ll bring certain skills, qualifications and experience, including:
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of planning, monitoring and delivering projects and programmes within a Creative Studio environment.
• Experience of working in an Automotive Design studio.
• Ability to influence others at all levels, within the Creators Code principles.
• Ability to identify and manage current and future risks on multiple Creative led projects / programmes, being capable of developing contingency plans and successfully engaging a cross functional team to align to these plans.
• Technical awareness of the automotive Vehicle Design process to enable prioritisation of key issues.

THE BENEFITS
This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:
• Discounted car purchase scheme (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available.
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning.
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.