Director, Commercial Office

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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 associate 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.