Business Strategy Graduate Programme

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JLR’s graduate programme is where your ambition meets automotive innovation. Learn from visionary industry experts, build your network and gain invaluable industry insight. Become integral to our future and build the exceptional career you deserve.

Arrive with potential. Grow with freedom. Your career starts here.

Business Strategy Graduate Programme We are reimagining the future of modern luxury through innovative design for our iconic British brands
  • Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar.
To deliver our Reimagine strategy, we need to enhance our already impressive organisational capabilities
  • and that’s where you come in.
This two-year graduate programme will give you the technical skills and practical experience in developing and delivering business strategy.

Whether you join our Strategy and Sustainability team, Vehicle Programmes team, or Engineering Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your network, grow your skills, and contribute to our transformation journey as we work towards becoming a carbon net zero business by 2039.

Below you can find out more about the teams you could be working in.
  • Strategy and Sustainability
  • Vehicle Programmes
  • Engineering Operations Your development Our graduate programme gives you access to some of the most forward-thinking experts, networking opportunities, and valuable insights from across the industry.

We’ll support your growth every step of the way, both personally and professionally, to help you reach your full potential.

As a graduate, you’ll be part of a bespoke learning programme designed to develop essential business skills, including resilience, personal branding, and self-care.
Plus, you’ll enjoy dedicated off-the-job learning time and the ongoing guidance, advice, and support of our Early Careers Delivery team, who will be with you throughout your journey.
During the programme, you’ll sharpen your creative and strategic thinking, develop leadership skills, and contribute to key business projects.
By the time you finish, you’ll be ready to make an impact and play a vital role in shaping the future of JLR.
Rewards and benefits Our 2025 graduate programme salary is £32,000, with a £2,000 joining bonus to welcome you to JLR.
After two years, you will progress from the graduate programme on a £39,000 salary.

In addition, JLR offer a generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, excellent pension provisions and access to a wide range of deals and discounts from well-known retailers and sports clubs.

To join the Programme Management Graduate Programme, you’ll need to hold or be on track to achieve at least a 2.2 degree in any discipline.
We’re looking for someone with intermediate-level technical literacy, a passion for problem-solving, and the curiosity to understand business challenges and collaborate to deliver innovative solutions.

JLR’s graduate programmes are not eligible for sponsorship and therefore, we will only accept applications for this programme from candidates with the unrestricted right to work in the UK for an indefinite period (if you are on a tier 4 student visa or a graduate route visa you are not eligible to apply to this programme).

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