Senior Manager Of Business Operations, Ford Energy

In this position...

The Senior Manager, Business Operations, Ford Energy will serve as a people leader and the primary connective force driving Ford Energy's stand-up as an independent business unit. Reporting to the Director, Business Operations, Ford Energy, this person will lead and develop a team of business operations professionals while personally owning the alignment between Business Integration and Systems Integration workstreams - ensuring business process design, operational structure, and technology implementation move forward as one coordinated effort. This role carries direct accountability for execution outcomes across the business, not just process design: setting team priorities, removing roadblocks, holding workstreams accountable to milestones, and representing Business Operations in senior cross-functional forums. This is a foundational leadership role with significant opportunity to grow in scope and influence as Ford Energy scales.

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford's century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid. At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.

What you'll do...

Reporting Line & Scope

Reports to: Director, Business Operations, Ford Energy.

Direct reports: Leads a team of one business operations professional (analysts/managers) supporting Business Integration and Systems Integration workstreams along with overall enterprise governance.

Key partners: Ford Energy Systems Integration leadership; corporate function leads across finance, HR, legal, supply chain, and IT.

Scope: Owns the cross-functional business process stand-up spanning finance, HR, legal, supply chain, IT, and corporate integration - acting as the connective tissue and single point of accountability that keeps Business Integration and Systems Integration workstreams synchronized and moving together.

Key Responsibilities:

• People Leadership: Build, lead, and develop a team of business operations professionals; set clear priorities, provide coaching and performance feedback, and create a high-accountability team culture.
• Business & Systems Integration Alignment: Act as the connective tissue between Business Integration and Systems Integration teams, ensuring business process design directly informs system requirements and system implementation supports business readiness - resolving misalignment before it becomes risk.
• Execution Ownership: Drive execution of business process design, implementation, and governance workstreams end to end, holding cross-functional teams and own team accountable for milestones, dependencies, and decisions.
• Business Process Design: Partner with stakeholders across finance, HR, legal, supply chain, IT, and other functions to map current-state processes and design and implement the future-state, end-to-end business processes Ford Energy needs to operate as a standalone business.
• Operational Structure & Governance: Define and stand up the operational structures, decision rights, and governance forums needed for Ford Energy to run independently.
• Corporate Integration: Own coordination of integration points between Ford Energy and Ford's broader corporate functions, ensuring new processes align with policy, controls, and reporting needs.
• Implementation & Change Management: Lead the rollout of new processes, including documentation, stakeholder communication, training, and readiness activities.
• Program Tracking & Reporting: Own tracking of stand-up workstreams, risks, issues, and decisions; deliver clear, concise, and influential updates to senior leadership.
• Stakeholder & Influence Management: Build and leverage strong relationships across a broad set of business partners and senior stakeholders to keep work moving, resolve roadblocks quickly, and drive decisions in ambiguous or contested situations.

What you'll do...

Reporting Line & Scope

Reports to: Director, Business Operations, Ford Energy.

Direct reports: Leads a team of one business operations professional (analysts/managers) supporting Business Integration and Systems Integration workstreams along with overall enterprise governance.

Key partners: Ford Energy Systems Integration leadership; corporate function leads across finance, HR, legal, supply chain, and IT.

Scope: Owns the cross-functional business process stand-up spanning finance, HR, legal, supply chain, IT, and corporate integration - acting as the connective tissue and single point of accountability that keeps Business Integration and Systems Integration workstreams synchronized and moving together.

Key Responsibilities:

• People Leadership: Build, lead, and develop a team of business operations professionals; set clear priorities, provide coaching and performance feedback, and create a high-accountability team culture.
• Business & Systems Integration Alignment: Act as the connective tissue between Business Integration and Systems Integration teams, ensuring business process design directly informs system requirements and system implementation supports business readiness - resolving misalignment before it becomes risk.
• Execution Ownership: Drive execution of business process design, implementation, and governance workstreams end to end, holding cross-functional teams and own team accountable for milestones, dependencies, and decisions.
• Business Process Design: Partner with stakeholders across finance, HR, legal, supply chain, IT, and other functions to map current-state processes and design and implement the future-state, end-to-end business processes Ford Energy needs to operate as a standalone business.
• Operational Structure & Governance: Define and stand up the operational structures, decision rights, and governance forums needed for Ford Energy to run independently.
• Corporate Integration: Own coordination of integration points between Ford Energy and Ford's broader corporate functions, ensuring new processes align with policy, controls, and reporting needs.
• Implementation & Change Management: Lead the rollout of new processes, including documentation, stakeholder communication, training, and readiness activities.
• Program Tracking & Reporting: Own tracking of stand-up workstreams, risks, issues, and decisions; deliver clear, concise, and influential updates to senior leadership.
• Stakeholder & Influence Management: Build and leverage strong relationships across a broad set of business partners and senior stakeholders to keep work moving, resolve roadblocks quickly, and drive decisions in ambiguous or contested situations.