VP, Commercial Program Management
Core
Convert signed commercial contracts into successful, revenue-generating customer operations for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles.
Role type
VP, Commercial Program Management (single-threaded owner)
Builds
Integrated deployment plans and a scalable program management function for freight rail vehicles
Domain
Freight transportation, autonomous rail, battery-electric vehicles, logistics infrastructure
Required skills
Program management, cross-functional leadership, contract-to-deployment execution, stakeholder coordination, playbook creation, risk management, financial reporting, executive negotiation
Preferred skills
Rail/freight/logistics industry experience, growth-stage hard-tech background, regulatory/safety case experience, engineering degree
Technologies
Integrated schedules, risk registers, RACI matrices, portfolio dashboards
Responsibilities
Own customer deployments from contract signature to steady-state operations; Translate contract commitments into integrated master plans; Build and scale the program management function; Coordinate external stakeholders (customers, regulators, vendors); Create deployment playbooks and standard templates; Surface risks and drive tradeoff decisions; Own deployment reporting and portfolio dashboards; Partner with Engineering, Product, and Finance; Serve as senior counterpart to customer executives
Seniority
VP, strategic leadership & team building