Job Role: VP Operations

Location: Hyderabad

About Gravton Motors

Gravton Motors is a full stack E2W company, distinguished by its in-house designed power train (motors and controllers), batteries, and battery swap technology.

Vision: To make a self-sustainable ecosystem possible through our products.

Mission: Gravton Motors is on a mission to lead the electric vehicle industry with a commitment to superior design and precision engineering. Our goal is to manufacture robust and versatile electric vehicles, incorporating innovative technologies and designs, to drive sustainable mobility solutions globally.

Kindly visit our website https://www.gravton.com/ for more information.

Role Overview The VP – Operations will own Gravton Motors end-to-end operations across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Vehicle Development, and Powertrain, with a focus on scaling operations, driving quality and cost efficiency, leading product industrialization and production ramp-up, and building scalable systems and teams. The role will work closely with the Founders, Engineering, R&D;, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to drive operational excellence and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end Operations across Production, Quality, SCM, Vehicle Development, and Powertrain.
- Drive manufacturing strategy, production planning, capacity expansion, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Build robust processes, systems, SOPs, governance, and operational KPIs.
- Lead sourcing, supplier development, localization, inventory, logistics, and cost optimization.




- Establish strong quality systems across incoming materials, manufacturing, vehicle development, validation, and field performance.
- Drive new product development, industrialization, and production readiness.
- Strengthen the supplier ecosystem through development, localization, capacity planning, and quality improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement across cost, quality, delivery, productivity, and scalability.
- Build and lead a solid operations team with a culture of ownership, accountability, and execution.
- Partner with the Founders to translate business strategy into operational plans and measurable outcomes.
- Ensure operational readiness for new products, production ramp-ups, capacity expansion, and business growth.

Qualification & Experience

- Engineering degree in Mechanical, Automobile, Electrical, or Electronics.
- 15+ years of automotive/OEM experience, with strong exposure to 2-wheelers, EVs, or electric mobility.
- Proven leadership across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Vehicle Development, Engineering, and/or Powertrain.
- Strong experience in NPD, industrialization, production scale-up, supplier development, localization, and cost optimization, with a proven track record of building teams, systems, and processes in high-growth automotive environments.
- Strong business acumen, leadership, stakeholder management, and execution skills.
- Experience in greenfield projects and startup environments, with the ability to build operations, teams, systems, and processes from the ground up.

To Apply:

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📌 Vice President Operations (Hyderabad)
🏢 Gravton motors
📍 Hyderabad