Performance Programme Lead

This role reports to the Performance Director or their designee and is based in Banbury, UK. It coordinates and provides operational support across the Performance groups — Performance Systems, Software, Race Engineering, Heritage Engineering (TPC), and Controls & Systems — ensuring effective programme governance, alignment and execution of key engineering activities.

Key responsibilities

• Provide programme coordination and project governance support for cross-functional initiatives across the Performance group, including planning, RAID, dependency tracking and action follow-up.
• Provide structured workforce planning coordination across the Performance groups (hiring needs, contract tracking, onboarding), working with Human Resources.
• Support budgeting processes (annual planning, reforecasting, tracking) through coordination and reporting.
• Compile and prepare technical reports for external regulatory submissions to HMRC, in collaboration with HODs/Finance.
• Produce concise management reporting covering delivery progress, workforce status and key risks for senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective cross-functional communication and alignment, escalating issues and decision points to maintain delivery momentum.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related STEM discipline; an advanced degree is desirable.
• Minimum of 15 years’ professional experience, including at least 10 years within a motorsport environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate delivery in high-pressure, performance-driven environments.
• Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting, recruitment coordination, and contract and renewal management within a technically-led organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills without direct authority.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 tools; project management tools and AI tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot) desirable.

About TGR Haas F1 Team

TGR Haas F1 Team has been a stalwart of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship over the past decade. The first American Formula 1 team to compete in the sport since 1986, Haas made an immediate impression with a points-scoring debut at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. The team operates from three HQs — Kannapolis in the US, Banbury in the UK, and Maranello in Italy.