JLR’s graduate programme is where your ambition meets automotive innovation. Learn from visionary industry experts, build your network and gain invaluable industry insight. Become integral to our future and build the exceptional career you deserve. Arrive with potential. Grow with freedom.
Your career starts here.
JLR is on a journey, a journey to Reimagine. Our Reimagine strategy has set us on an exceptional journey of transformation, laying out a clear vision to become proud creators of modern luxury and become a carbon net zero business by 2039. Our work will set a new benchmark for luxury business in environmental, societal and community impact - and key to that is the way we deliver projects efficiently, on time and within budget.
As a Programme Management graduate, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact on a range of exciting projects across JLR. You’ll have access to some of the most innovative and visionary industry experts, networking opportunities and invaluable industry insight.
You could work within Vehicle Programmes, Propulsion Engineering, the People (HR) function or within our Industrial Operations Programme Delivery (IOPD) team. Along the way, you’ll gain a customer-centric view of how to satisfy evolving needs and accelerate delivery to reduce time-to-market, using Agile principles to transform the way we think and work.
The programme takes two years to complete and during that time, you’ll rotate through a variety of teams across the business. This exposure to different projects and key stakeholders means you can grow your network and expand your skills at the same time, building the exceptional long-term career you’ve proved you're capable of.
Below you can find out more about the teams you could be working in. The team you’re placed in will depend on your personal preferences and business needs.
* Vehicle Programmes Team
* Propulsion Team
* People (Hr) Team
* Industrial Operations Programme Delivery (IOPD) Team
Our graduate programme gives you access to some of the most forward-thinking experts, networking opportunities, and valuable insights from across the industry.
We’ll support your growth every step of the way, both personally and professionally, to help you reach your full potential. As a graduate, you’ll be part of a bespoke learning programme designed to develop essential business skills, including resilience, personal branding, and self-care. Plus, you’ll enjoy dedicated off-the-job learning time and the ongoing guidance, advice, and support of our Early Careers Delivery team, who will be with you throughout your journey.
During the programme, you’ll sharpen your creative and strategic thinking, develop leadership skills, and contribute to key business projects. By the time you finish, you’ll be ready to make an impact and play a vital role in shaping the future of JLR.
Rewards and benefits
Our 2025 graduate programme salary is £32,000, with a £2,000 joining bonus to welcome you to JLR. After two years, you will progress from the graduate programme on a £39,000 salary. In addition, JLR offer a generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, excellent pension provisions and access to a wide range of deals and discounts from well-known retailers and sports clubs.
What we are looking for
To join the Programme Management Graduate Programme, you’ll need to hold or be on track to achieve at least a 2.2 degree in any discipline.
We’re looking for someone with intermediate-level technical literacy, a passion for problem-solving, and the curiosity to understand business challenges and collaborate to deliver innovative solutions.
JLR’s graduate programmes are not eligible for sponsorship and therefore, we will only accept applications for this programme from candidates with the unrestricted right to work in the UK for an indefinite period (if you are on a tier 4 student visa or a graduate route visa you are not eligible to apply to this programme).
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Additional job details
Location Gaydon
How to apply
Please be aware that we may close our programmes at any point and at short notice based on the volume of applications received. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please apply early.
Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 5 November 2024
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Imagine a career shaped by passion. Achievements driven by innovation. And growth without limitation. Now imagine an environment that allows you the freedom, opportunity and flexibility to achieve your ambitions and create a better future. One that takes you beyond the now and helps you discover who you want to be and where you want to go.
We’re evolving the world of modern luxury. Creating vehicles that are era-defining across distinct brands with profound cultural influence worldwide. Range Rover. Discovery. Defender. Jaguar. We’re embracing our modernist design philosophy without compromising on sustainability.
To do this takes diverse skills and a strong sense of collective purpose. It takes desire and curiosity to reach for exceptional. It takes someone like you to achieve it.
Your journey starts here.
Early Careers at JLR
Our early careers programmes have been crafted to nurture talented people to drive the future of modern luxury vehicles. Find the path best suited to your needs; exceptional awaits.
Undergraduates
By the time you reach your placement year at university, we know you’ve got a lot of industry intrigue and a desire to learn. That’s where our undergraduate programmes come in.
The structure is designed to set you up for a lifetime of success, intensifying your curiosity and creativity over 12 months. From day one, you’ll be surrounded by an innovative, dedicated team that values you and your development. A place where you’ll not only apply your learning, but somewhere that will open your mind to the future of automotive and the ever-changing world of modern luxury. The work you do here will be real, be it data, commercial, or engineering, you’ll be driving huge impact and opportunity for our iconic brands and your future.
Show us your passion for exceptional modern luxury and there may be opportunities to progress onto our graduate programme once you complete your studies.
Graduates
Our growing community of exceptional graduates have one thing that connects them – every day they’re moving a step closer to who they can become.
Our graduate programme at JLR gives you access to some of the most forward-thinking industry experts, networking opportunities and industry insight. Once here, you’ll be able to experience different roles and departments that spark interest, inspire action and ignite enthusiasm.
From pushing your creative or strategic thinking right through to developing your leadership skills, or even supporting crucial business projects, by the time you finish the programme, you’ll become a rounded professional and play a vital part in shaping the future of JLR.
We’ll support your growth, enabling you to achieve and even exceed your potential. Join us and start building an exceptional career you can be proud of.
There’s no better time to start your journey with us than right now. An apprenticeship programme at JLR opens doors to innovation and technology like no other, enhancing your skills and engaging your curiosity.
Surround yourself with other ambitious teammates, working together on projects that fundamentally shape the vehicles of the future. Gain practical hands-on experience from the very beginning, supported by nationally recognised qualifications, accredited by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
You won’t just be looking at the future of modern luxury. You’ll be creating it. Exceptional starts here.
Diversity and Inclusion
At JLR, we’re passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential.
JLR is committed to delivering equal opportunities for all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with our recruitment team so we can accommodate your needs.
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