REQ ID: 126339
JOB TITLE: Motorsport Operations Team Leader
SALARY: £44,000 - £55,000 + Additions & Benefits
POSTING START DATE: 04/11/2024
POSTING END DATE: 18/11/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwick, UK
In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability, and forward-thinking. You’ll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Join Our Team as a Motorsport Operations Team Leader!
Are you ready to drive the success of iconic motorsport brands? As a Motorsport Operations Team Leader at JLR, you’ll play a key role in bringing the vision of Jaguar and Land Rover motorsport to life. This dynamic role within our Corporate Affairs & Motorsport Chapter is about precision, passion, and seamless execution. Working closely with the Operations Manager, you’ll help shape and showcase our motorsport presence globally, ensuring it aligns with our high modern luxury standards and captivates audiences worldwide.
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated professional with a can-do attitude, ambition, and a flair for collaboration. You’ll engage with senior stakeholders across JLR and travel internationally to support the operational delivery of race events and initiatives that make a lasting impact.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
* Responsible for coordinating day-to-day race operations and establishing and maintaining a highly effective and positive working relationship with the Commercial and Technical teams.
* Leading Race planning sessions, managing reviews and inputs into the team race event schedules (working with the commercial team in advance to coordinate input).
* Working alongside the Business Programme Exec, this role will be responsible for the implementation of all branding, CI, and partner applications.
* Lead the planning and management of all motorsport program show cars (dynamic and static).
* Management and liaison of the Motorsport program fleet of cars.
* Support Operations Manager with day-to-day project management and planning as well as internal and external stakeholder management.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
* Experience in end-to-end complex project management and operational delivery under pressure to a high standard.
* Ability to Travel (international & domestic) and ability to drive.
* Strong operational problem-solving and good organisational skills.
* Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
* Experience in motorsport, events, drive experience would be an advantage.
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.
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