Platform Integration - Planning Lead (Automotive)

The Automotive Planning Lead will provide integrated planning and operational governance support across Platform Integration activities within  engineering programmes. The role will be responsible for coordinating programme timing, integration activities, release readiness, operational reporting, and stakeholder alignment across Integration, Test, Release, and Programme teams.

The successful candidate will support delivery visibility, dependency management, resource transparency, and operational governance activities aligned to programme cadence and leadership reporting requirements.

• Own and maintain integrated planning activities across Platform Integration workstreams
• Coordinate programme timing, milestones, dependencies, and operational readiness activities
• Support Integration, Test, Release, and Programme teams through structured operational governance
• Prepare and maintain leadership reporting packs covering status, risks, issues, and forward outlook
• Facilitate Operations Sync meetings, action tracking, and escalation management activities
• Support resource transparency, capacity visibility, and operational reporting activities
• Maintain dependency logs, planning assumptions, and governance artefacts
• Support continuous improvement of planning governance and reporting processes
• Ensure alignment across engineering stakeholders and programme governance forums

• Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Automotive, Systems Engineering, or related discipline desirable

• Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholder coordination and delivery alignment
• Strong reporting, communication, and governance management capability
• Understanding of automotive software/hardware integration and release governance activities

• Strong experience in vehicle programme planning and delivery coordination within automotive or complex engineering environments
• Experience supporting integration, testing, release, or operational governance activities
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Power BI, or similar planning/reporting tools
• Experience working within automotive OEM or complex engineering delivery environments

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive