Director, Commercial Office

Summary

Join Scout Motors and become a key player in revolutionizing the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV market. This role involves managing complex projects, developing strategic partnerships, and leading the Commercial Operations team. You will be responsible for budget management, headcount planning, and creating comprehensive reports. The position requires significant experience in project management and business development within large organizations. This is a remote-to-start role with relocation required to a Scout Motors corporate location in early 2025. Scout offers competitive compensation and benefits, including a comprehensive insurance package, 401(k) program, generous PTO, parental leave, and a corporate vehicle program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or other relevant field
• 10+ years of experience managing complex projects in a large organization with multiple stakeholders
• 5+ years of experience as a deputy, chief of staff, or enterprise coordinator
• Executive-level communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact and collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Adaptable, flexible interpersonal skills that enable consensus-building in both strategic and tactical settings; diplomatic and politically adept
• Skillful at organizational navigation and cross-functional collaboration at all levels; ability to develop effective internal partnerships and relationships
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking with the ability to interpret operational and performance data and translate it into actionable insights
• Experience building in a start-up environment where basic infrastructure, systems, and processes must be created in a greenfield environment
• Experience in corporate development, business development, or partnership development, with a demonstrated record of structuring successful deals or partnerships
• Strong knowledge of project management systems and tools, to include Confluence and Jira

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the master project plan for Commercial Operations, ensuring proper governance, documentation, coordination, and delivery of numerous complex projects contributing to Scout Motors retail readiness
• Develop delivery timelines, aligning and coordinating interdependencies both inside and outside of Commercial Operations, as well as establishing a governance process associated with these timelines
• Manage documentation within Confluence and Jira environments, plus create highly professional project documentation for summary-level presentations to executive audiences
• Own and drive special initiatives across a range of topics in partnership with cross-functional teams
• Survey and collect all relevant milestone planning documentation across the enterprise, identifying critical items for Commercial Operations to monitor, contribute to, or lead
• Coordinate with Production, IT, and Vehicle (Product) teams to understand enterprise milestones and development processes, ensuring Commercial Operations is effectively participating and delivering to their targets
• Develop and manage the top-level budget of Commercial Operations, coordinating with each functional leader to ensure accurate forecasting and timely reporting
• Develop and manage the top-level headcount plan of Commercial Operations, coordinating with HR and functional leaders to land hiring plan, labor budgets, and onboarding pace
• In coordination with functional owners, manage purchasing process for the procurement of strategically important products and services
• Develop and own the five-year and ten-year planning rounds for Commercial Operations, aligning and documenting budget needs, capital requirements, and headcount across all Commercial Operations functions
• Provide direct management of Commercial Office staff, as assigned
• Professionally develop internal and external presentations, and critically review strategically important team-developed presentations, for the Vice President of Commercial Operations
• Lead highly detailed, highly organized planning and execution of Commercial Operations meetings, vetting materials and messaging for accuracy and stakeholder alignment, including representing Scout Motors to external audiences
• Lead meeting execution, decision tracking, and deliverable documentation, following up with responsibilities on behalf of Commercial Operations
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities for Commercial Operations, forging business relationships and partnerships that drive value for Scout Motors
• Explore strategic partnership opportunities to increase the operational readiness and reach of Scout Motors sales and service operations, driving relationship development, definition of partnership, and deal terms
• Represent Scout Motors for inbound partnership inquiries, assessing both value and validity of third-party offers
• Monitor performance of Scout Motors investments, partnerships, and contracted service providers, ensuring operational, contractual, and financial targets are met
• In coordination with Commercial Operations functional owners, IT, and Strategy, develop a reporting strategy that ensures efficient and easy access to data, uniform performance definitions, and clear ownership of KPIs
• Build analytics and business intelligence capabilities to generate actionable insights that help Scout Motors make informed decisions, achieve business goals, and reach financial targets
• Create visualization tools that enable Commercial Operations to present complex data to multiple audiences and to drive organizational performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset
• Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Corporate Vehicle Program with: Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
• A mobility stipend
• Pay Transparency
• This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program
• Initial base salary range = $ 180,000.00 - $225,000.00