Lightship · 11 hours ago
Staff Program Manager
Broomfield, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expLightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer developing a battery-powered trailer. They are seeking a Staff Program Manager to oversee the integration of engineering, product, and operations teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to high-quality standards.
TravelElectric VehicleTransportationManufacturingAutomotiveRecreational Vehicles
Responsibilities
Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution across engineering, design, supply chain, finance, product, manufacturing, and quality
Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, develop contingency plans, and provide regular status updates and recommendations to stakeholders across the company
Ability to hold teams accountable and drive results without direct authority, maintaining high morale through high pressure
Create and maintain detailed project timelines and plans that account for workflow interdependencies
Mediate high-stakes trade-offs between departments to find optimal paths for the business
Act as a mentor and coach for additional Program Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous professional development
Design and implement scalable program management frameworks and processes that improve velocity across the entire organization
Consistently document outcomes and decisions, and communicate them to affected teams
Collaborate, build trust, break down silos, and gain buy-in across the company
Qualification
Required
BS or MS degree in Engineering or equivalent professional exposure
8+ years total experience, including:
Professional experience in technical program management or equivalent
Experience as a technical hardware contributor or equivalent
Strong track record of managing large cross-functional hardware projects from concept through launch
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, collaboration skills, and the ability to present to executive leadership about complex problems
Deep technical fluency across the full hardware/software stack, enabling the ability to assess technical architectures for program risk, and to approach them in an actionable manner
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with high levels of ambiguity
Preferred
Expert-level knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and Gantt-based scheduling tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project)
Experience working in automotive, robotics, or manufacturing industries
Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
Experience working at a startup taking a consumer product to market and scaling teams
Experience working with Industrial Design teams
Benefits
Healthcare, Dental, Vision
401k
Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!
8 Company Holidays + the company observes a period of scheduled downtime during the end of the year for a week, allowing all employees to enjoy a break
12 weeks paid parental leave
$2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip
Company
Lightship
Lightship is an all-electric RV manufacturer, designer, and a producer of an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87.84MKey Investors
Obvious Ventures,Prelude VenturesPrelude VenturesObvious Ventures
2025-12-08Series B· $26.62M
2024-01-17Series B· $34M
2022-07-18Series A· $23.14M
Leadership Team
Ben Parker
Co-Founder & CPO
Marissa Peretz
Retained Search Partner
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