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.
Why Ford Energy?
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.
The Business Operations Manager position within Ford Energy represents a unique chance to lead a high-growth, entrepreneurial division during the most significant pivot in the company's history. This role serves as the essential connective tissue across the organization - the manager directly influences the profitability and scalability of the broader corporate growth plan. Beyond traditional administration, this is a rare chance to lead the transition of a global icon from a traditional manufacturer into a leader in the sustainable energy ecosystem, blending the entrepreneurial speed and agility of a startup with the massive scale, brand power, and resources of a legendary corporation. Ultimately, this role offers executive visibility and the chance to build the operational architecture for a sustainable future, making it a premier platform for professional growth and strategic impact within the global energy transition.
Strategic Leadership & Vision:
- Draft and maintain the operational roadmap, develop organization objectives, set monthly performance targets and track KPIs to ensure team activities align with the broader corporate strategy.
- Monitor the operational budget, review department expenditures and perform regular audits to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Standardize business workflows by writing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and implementing automation tools to streamline work practices.
- Facilitate weekly cross-departmental meetings between engineering, finance, legal, and sales to resolve operational roadblocks and ensure project milestones are met. Ensure standard cadence is efficient with agenda driven discussions and key stakeholder attendance.
- Construct and update data dashboards to track key metrics such as operational throughput, providing weekly status reports to executive leadership.
- Manage resource allocation and headcount, partner with HR and Finance to ensure resources are accurately reflected in cost and reporting systems; support onboarding new staff to confirm the team has the necessary tools and access to execute their daily tasks
Leadership Attributes - Strategic Synthesis: Connecting departmental data to provide executives with a holistic, "big picture" view of the business.
- Influence Without Authority: Driving accountability and results across senior leadership teams without having direct reporting lines.
- Executive Presence: Distilling complex operational "noise" into clear, high-level insights that facilitate rapid decision-making.
- Operational Discipline: Maintaining extreme accuracy in KPI reporting to ensure leadership makes decisions based on a "single source of truth."
- Agility: Navigating the fast-paced "startup" environment of the energy transition with a flexible, problem-solving mindset.
- Systems Thinking: Designing scalable, repeatable processes that prevent recurring issues rather than just solving isolated problems.
- Discretion: Handling highly sensitive strategic, financial, and personnel information with absolute integrity and judgment.
- Intellectual Honesty: Providing candid, data-backed feedback to ensure executive strategy remains grounded in operational reality.
