Program manager - automotive

The history of the Dallara Group began in 1972, when Engineer Giampaolo Dallara—after significant professional experience at Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and De Tomaso—founded Dallara Automobili da Competizione in Varano de' Melegari, a small town near Parma.

Today, the Dallara Group is made up of over 950 Dallara People and is one of the most important players in the design, development, and production of racing cars and hypercars. Dallara is the sole supplier for the following championships: IndyCar, IndyNXT, Formula 2, Formula 3, EuroFormula, Formula E, Super Formula, Super Formula Light, Euroformula Open, Eurocup‑3, and A2RL. It also develops and manufactures some of the cars competing in the WEC and IMSA championships and provides consultancy in other series, including NASCAR and F1.

Since the early 2000s, the Dallara Group has offered specialized consulting and professional support to the world’s most prestigious automotive brands, primarily for the development of ultra‑high‑performance super sports cars.

On November 16, 2016, the Dallara Stradale—the first road car bearing the Dallara name—was unveiled. It embodies Engineer Dallara’s lifelong dream and synthesizes nearly 50 years of innovation. This was followed by the Dallara EXP, a track‑only version of the Stradale, representing the essence of racing spirit with extreme performance and FIA‑level safety standards.

In recent years, the Dallara Group has also begun collaborating on the development of solutions for the aerospace sector.

The Role

As a Program Manager, you will join the Program Management team within Dallara Automobili, the Dallara Group company specializing in the design and development of products across its three Business Units: Motorsport, Automotive, and Aerospace.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of specialists dedicated to a specific automotive program, with the goal of ensuring both the achievement of the client’s objectives and the expected economic outcomes, while also contributing to the creation of new knowledge within the Dallara Group.

You will technically coordinate the program throughout its entire lifecycle, relying on a multidisciplinary team covering the full range of engineering expertise and related services. Working closely with Departments and Business Units, you will define the technical requirements of the program and contribute to the preparation of commercial offers. Additionally, you will act as the main point of contact for the client during the product development phase, ensuring their satisfaction.

Collaborating directly with the Heads of the technical departments, you will define the program development plan and ensure compliance with agreed timelines. You will contribute to defining the technical strategy needed to achieve product and program objectives, manage the budget, monitor costs, and identify corrective actions when needed.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to work side by side with the Lead Program Managers for your product line, joining a dynamic and highly skilled team that encourages knowledge sharing and supports your professional growth.

What We Are Looking For

• 5–10 years of experience in product development in technical leadership roles with direct responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary teams, preferably gained in full‑vehicle development environments. Experience in developing advanced composite or hybrid metal‑composite structures, composite and metallic bodywork, mechanical components and suspensions, powertrain integration, as well as holistic areas such as aerodynamics or vehicle performance simulations, is considered a plus.
• Proven experience in project financial management, with the ability to plan, monitor, and control costs related both to company resources involved in development and to product components. The candidate must demonstrate autonomy in defining budgets, evaluating deviations, optimizing resource allocation, and ensuring the economic sustainability of the program throughout its lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of development and production processes in the automotive and/or aerospace sectors, including quality requirements, timelines, costs, and industrialization processes.
• Excellent stress‑management skills and the ability to operate effectively in dynamic environments characterized by tight deadlines and high operational pressure.
• Strong team‑working attitude, excellent communication skills, and a natural inclination for cross‑functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Humbleness

We want to do our job well and with passion, determination and competence, embracing failure, sharing knowledge and overcoming difficulties with resilience, knowing that the greatest danger is to believe that you know.

Integrity

We believe in keeping our word, in respecting each other and the promises made; we want to develop bonds based on honesty, trust and the earnestness of human relationships.

Curiosity

We want to do better what we have always done with promptness, enthusiasm and love for knowledge, challenging what exists in new and adaptable ways, with the continued willingness to learn.

What We Offer

• Access to high‑quality training and development programs
• Internal Job Posting opportunities