Sr. Manager, Software Business Operations (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, or Novi, Michigan, United States. The role requires 4–5 days per week in the office, regular in-person meetings and events, and occasional travel.

Salary: $150,000–$181,250 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is building electrified and digitally connected pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Own annual budgeting, forecasting, financial management, workforce planning, and resource allocation across Charging, Connectivity, Cloud Services, Fleet, and Software Services.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team covering business operations, project management, financial planning, analytics, data science, marketing programs, launch readiness, and training and communications.
• Develop business cases, investment proposals, ROI assessments, and spending controls with Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Lead complex cross-functional programs, maintaining project plans, milestones, deliverables, risks, and mitigation strategies using JIRA and Confluence.
• Prioritize product and engineering backlogs, align execution capacity with business priorities, and coordinate commercial, product, engineering, legal, finance, and procurement stakeholders.
• Lead commercialization, go-to-market, marketing, training, communications, and launch-readiness activities for new software and connected services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience developing and managing OEM Connected Services relationships and consumer offers.
• 5+ years managing project or product teams related to Charging or Connected Services, with successful product delivery experience at an automotive OEM.
• Broad project management and technical knowledge in the automotive sector, including current project tracking practices.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through planning, delivery, commercialization, and product launches.
• Experience building high-performing teams, managing through influence, and creating effective collaboration across organizational levels.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build new products and a company from the ground up around an iconic automotive brand.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off, including planned and unplanned PTO, company or floating holidays, and up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Corporate vehicle program with eligibility for one assigned vehicle and a mobility stipend.