you’ll be doing
The Electric team at Motability Operations is helping to shape the future of accessible electric mobility — from home charging and public infrastructure to energy services and EV customer education.
About The Role
What you’ll be doing
The Electric team at Motability Operations is helping to shape the future of accessible electric mobility — from home charging and public infrastructure to energy services and EV customer education.
As part of our 12-month placement programme, you’ll work across several squads and workstreams, supporting live projects that are already delivering for over 800,000 customers across the UK.
This is a hands‑on opportunity to gain experience in a high‑impact, delivery‑focused environment, where you’ll support product managers, analysts, and subject matter experts to help bring electric products and services to life.
If you’re curious, collaborative, and motivated by real‑world change — this could be the role for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting live projects across different squads (Home Charging, Energy, Charging on the Go, Discovery)
- Helping gather insights, track progress, and contribute to problem‑solving within delivery teams
- Working with colleagues across product, design, data, operations, and partnerships
- Supporting internal communications, process improvements, and workshop coordination
- Taking ownership of defined tasks or mini‑projects as part of squad objectives
Our 12-month placement programme is built on three key pillars:
Making an Impact, Personal Development and the Project.
Making an Impact – get involved in meaningful work that adds real value from day one. You’ll support your team’s goals and help deliver work that makes a difference – for your team, and for the people we do it all for: our customers.
Personal Development – build your confidence and skills through mentoring, learning sessions and events – all designed to support your growth and goals.
The Project – work with other students to lead a project that creates real, positive impact.
Our programmes go above and beyond just the day job. You’ll gain valuable experience in your chosen business area while also having the space and opportunity to challenge yourself and develop your skills.
About You
- Team players, eager to get involved and proactive in making the most of every opportunity
- You're keen to communicate and share your work through written and verbal communication, including presentations.
- You’re interested in understanding how businesses operate , the factors that influence decision‑making, and how different teams work together to deliver value for customers and the organisation.
- Enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude, passionate about your personal and professional development
Minimum criteria
- Studying in the second year of your degree that includes a year in industry, and eager to start a placement in July 2027
- Excited to join us in our London office at least three days a week
Motability Operations is a Disability Confident Leader
As a Disability Confident Leader, any applicant considered to have a disability who meets the minimum criteria as set out in the role profile, will be offered an interview.
We also have a responsibility to actively seek out and attract disabled candidates by providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
This involves flexibility and adjusting as required when assessing candidates to ensure those with a disability have the best possible chance of demonstrating their suitability for the job.
If you are successful at the Assessment Centre stage, you will be offered the role to begin Monday 5 th July 2027.
About The Company
About us
We’re the company behind the Motability Scheme. We exist to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve our customers’ mobility in a fast‑changing world. We’re the UK’s largest car leasing company and we help over 900,000 people get on the road.
We employ over 1800 people, across London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Coalville. We know our people are key to our success, so we aim to create an environment that allows our employees to flourish. We look for highly motivated people with a combination of commercial sense and real enthusiasm to meet our customers' needs.
What We Do
We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive of one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits them. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry‑free package.
At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand‑new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single‑source vehicles back into the used car market.
The Scheme has been providing affordable, all-inclusive motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.4 out of 10.
Our Values Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do. They Represent Ambition, And We Look For Our People To Live And Breathe Them Every Day
- We find solutions
- We drive change
- We care
We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on‑site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work /life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.
At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part‑time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.
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Project & Strategy Placement Programme in London employer: Motability Operations Ltd
Motability Operations is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development, particularly in the Talent Acquisition Lead role. With a strong focus on building capability within a supportive team environment, employees benefit from structured career progression, comprehensive training, and the opportunity to influence strategic hiring practices. Located in a dynamic setting, the company fosters a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, ensuring that every team member plays a vital role in enhancing the recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
