Sr. Project Manager, Vehicle Quality Adventure Fleet

Rivian; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 98,500 - 123,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Rivian in California is seeking a Project Manager to translate program scope into executable plans, aligning parts, materials, procurement, timing, and cross‑functional coordination to move work with speed, quality, and clear ownership.

You will build and improve planning methods, identify risks, influence team execution, and define processes that support stronger build outcomes across VQAF, with strong Jira and data‑driven responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Typically 4+ years of related experience in Project Management.
• Strong working knowledge of show or event vehicles, prototype component or sub-system builds, specialty drive events and activations, specialty projects, specialty vehicle builds.

Responsibilities

• Lead build readiness across assigned VQAF projects, including parts status, shop space planning, timing, and readiness to begin work.
• Build and maintain executable plans that connect project scope to schedule, vehicle shipping, resource needs, procurement inputs, budget considerations, and build timing.
• Centralize documentation and cross communication for build activity with Procurement lead.
• Gain alignment and communicate for purchase and organization of parts and materials to support builds/events.
• Partner with project leads, shop managers, engineers, technicians, and logistics teams to align on deliverables and risks.
• Communicate direction, priorities, and status across stakeholders and advocate for the team when priorities change.
• Establish and maintain systems, routines, trackers, checklists, and tools to improve readiness and handoffs across VQAF builds.
• Organize and maintain tickets within the build process to keep projects on task.
• Coordinate travel for offsite events and projects, including team travel invites and meals.
• Support and produce specialty drive events, product launches, and specialty projects.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Jira

Data reporting

Budget planning

Tools

Jira

Spreadsheets

Dashboards

Fleet tools

Job description

About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions‑free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

This role is responsible for translating project scope into executable plans by aligning parts, materials, procurement, timing, and cross‑functional coordination so work moves with speed, quality, and clear ownership. The project manager operates with a level of independence and is expected to build structure across ambiguous or fast‑moving work. The project manager is accountable not only for supporting day‑to‑day coordination, but also for improving planning methods, preemptively identifying risks, influencing team execution, and defining the processes and standards that support stronger build outcomes across VQAF.

Responsibilities

• Lead build readiness across assigned VQAF projects, including parts status, shop space planning, timing, and readiness to begin work.
• Build and maintain executable plans that connect project scope to schedule, vehicle shipping, resource needs, procurement inputs, budget considerations, and build timing.
• Centralize documentation and cross communication in conjunction with Procurement lead for build activity, including production part orders, purchase orders, credit card orders, vendor‑related requests, and logistics handoff.
• Gain alignment and communicate for the purchase and organization of parts, consumables, gear, and other materials needed to support builds/events, reducing downtime across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Partner with project leads, shop managers, engineers, technicians, fabricators, program managers, procurement leads, and logistics teams to align on deliverables, blockers, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Communicate clear direction, priorities, and status across stakeholders, including advocating on behalf of the team and vehicles when tradeoffs, risks, or changing priorities impact execution.
• Establish and maintain systems, routines, trackers, checklists, tools that improve readiness, ordering clarity, handoffs, and follow‑through across VQAF build activity.
• Within the process to build, organize, and maintain tickets keeping projects on task and high level of documentation.
• During offsite events and projects coordinate travel: team travel invites, coordinating specialty accommodations, and team meals.
• Support and produce specialty drive events, product launches, and specialty projects.

Qualifications

• Typically 4+ years of related experience in Project Management.
• Strong working knowledge of show or event vehicles, prototype component or sub‑system builds, specialty drive events and activations, specialty projects, specialty vehicle builds.
• Working familiarity with media operations and logistics.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex assignments independently, balance multiple priorities, and coordinate effectively across multiple projects with multiple teams.
• Strong data hygiene, reporting discipline, and comfort owning detailed execution work using Jira, spreadsheets, fleet tools, dashboards, or similar systems in a fast‑moving environment.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $98,500 - $123,100 for California based applicants.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits for full‑time and part‑time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits (life, medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability, long‑term disability).
• Opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if eligible.
• Full‑time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment; part‑time coverage effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
• More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, please email us at [e-mail].