Senior Manager, Retail Finance

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the environment by developing electric vehicles with the capability to get you to any location. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. And respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Support the selection of Scout’s operational and technical retail finance partners
• Lead retail finance partner contract negotiations and onboarding, reporting progress to top management
• Translate Scout’s retail finance strategy and partner relationships into a complete set of launch-ready relationships, tools, processes, and offers
• Together with Scout Digital and Scout IT, establish user needs, use cases, and overall business parameters for the software tools and integrations necessary to develop, market, and manage retail finance and lease offers in a seamless, customer-centric manner
• Oversee the process of securing the necessary retail lending licenses required to execute Scout’s retail finance strategy
• Develop a comprehensive roadmap to ensure launch readiness for all retail finance and lease offers, integrations and tools in time for the launch of Scout customer sales
• Develop communications, offer creation, tracking, reconciliation and other operational mechanisms to manage the ongoing relationship between Scout Motors’ internal stakeholder groups as well as its retail finance partners
• In conjunction with Scout Programs & Incentives, identify and secure the data necessary to track Scout’s lease and retail finance offer competitiveness, developing and managing relevant dashboards and reports

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the future Scout Motors corporate headquarters, which is anticipated to be identified in 2025. This role may be remote to start but will transition to an in-office setting at the headquarters after the location is determined and you are expected to relocate at such time. This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.
• The responsibilities of this role require attendance at in-person meetings and events regularly. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
• Travel: Domestically, up to 25% of the time. Valid driver license required. 

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 10+ years of experience managing OEM retail finance operations, sales planning, incentives management, and competitiveness monitoring
• A diverse history and skillset within automotive retail finance and/or sales operations that enables you to function both as an operations generalist and a topical specialist capable of quickly grasping the detailed tasks necessary to manage all aspects of OEM retail finance operations
• A desire to build from a clean sheet that is supported by a talent for creating process, defining tasks, and building alignment with numerous stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain healthy cross-functional relationships with a wide variety of