Senior Manager of Business Operations, 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 work streams — 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 work streams 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.

What you'll do...

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 work streams 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 work streams synchronized and moving together.

• 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 work streams 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 work streams, 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.

• A natural connector and influencer who builds trust and drives alignment across many teams and…