Senior Manager, Network Development (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office with regular in-person meetings and business travel.

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

Company

hirify.global is developing electrified, digitally enabled pickup trucks and rugged SUVs based on the Scout brand.

What you will do

• Lead retail network planning, market analytics, location strategy, and business case development across the U.S. and Canada.
• Evaluate market opportunities using customer, competitive, demographic, and performance data.
• Manage dealer, business, and salesperson licensing requirements and support regulatory compliance and market-entry readiness.
• Develop store standards, visual and maintenance guidelines, audit processes, and location-management governance.
• Create store performance assessments, scorecards, dashboards, and consulting support to improve retail effectiveness.
• Implement AI-enabled tools for forecasting, reporting, compliance tracking, market analysis, and decision-making while partnering with architecture, operations, legal, finance, real estate, commercial operations, and digital teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, analytics, economics, marketing, or a related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in automotive network development, market planning, dealer operations, retail strategy, or a related area.
• Strong understanding of U.S. and Canadian automotive retail markets and regulatory environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to turn complex market data into clear recommendations.
• Experience building business cases, executive presentations, performance dashboards, and action plans.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and implement AI-enabled tools and processes.

Nice to have

• Experience launching or scaling automotive retail networks.
• Familiarity with GIS, market-planning tools, Salesforce, Jira, AI tools, Sigma, or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience in a high-growth, startup, or transformation environment.
• Automotive direct-to-consumer experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build automotive products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with employer matching and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off, company and floating holidays, and up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Corporate vehicle program with eligibility for one assigned vehicle and a mobility stipend.