Senior Specialist, Product Management

• →Lead preparation and integration of vehicle milestone decision papers, including storyline, flight plan, product maturity status, technical readiness, and cross-functional input.
• →Translate milestone requirements into clear work packages, owners, timing, and escalation paths.
• →Consolidate milestone readiness inputs across Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Product Marketing, Design, and other key functions.
• →Lead cross-functional alignment of the critical path required for milestone achievement and proactively identify recovery actions for schedule risks.
• →Drive resolution of milestone deliverables, risks, and decision needs to ensure program readiness is transparent and actionable.
• →Prepare concise, leadership-ready materials for milestone reviews, product steering committees, and executive decision forums.
• →Develop recommendations and escalation proposals to enable leadership decisions on milestone-critical issues.
• →Cross-functionally align necessary changes to the milestone plan and launch cadence and maintain the single source of truth for program timing.

• Track and hold Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, & Production accountable for delivering key inputs for manufacturing readiness (i.e. specification books, sourcing’s, tooling releases, part delivery and manufacturing readiness).
• Assess timing recovery plans, challenge mitigation assumptions, and develop recommendations regarding milestone feasibility and build readiness.

• Act as a key operational support partner to the Model Line Manager by coordinating cross-functional activities across vehicle program workstreams.
• Drive follow-up on open actions, owners, due dates, blockers, and status updates across Engineering, E/E & Software, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Design, and Product Marketing.
• Maintain structured program trackers that provide visibility to topic status, risks, next steps, ownership, due dates, and escalation needs.
• Facilitate alignment meetings, working sessions, and follow-up reviews to remove roadblocks and support timely decisions.
• Ensure that cross-functional input is collected early, reviewed for completeness, and incorporated into program recommendations before leadership decisions are made.

• To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 
• Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
• Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
• Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

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