Senior Manager, IT Operations

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:

• The IT Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day stability, performance, and supportability of enterprise IT services across corporate and digital environments. This includes ensuring high availability and reliability of infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise applications, end-user technology, and IT service operations that support a rapidly growing, direct-to-consumer automotive organization.
• This leader will build, mature, and operationalize ITIL-aligned operational practices—not as a strategy-only function, but through hands-on design of operating models, establishing processes, implementing tooling, and driving measurable adoption. A key part of the role includes managing third-party Application Management Support (AMS) and operational vendor partners, ensuring consistent, secure, and outcome-driven service delivery.
• The role reports to the Chief Information Officer, works closely with Cross functional IT Teams, Enterprise Platform, Data & AI, Information Security teams, and serves as the primary owner of IT operational execution, service reliability, and partner-delivered support.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role may be based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC. 
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• 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.

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:

IT Service Delivery & Operations

• Manage daily IT operations supporting ~6,000 employees across corporate, hybrid, and remote environments.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability across infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise applications, networks, identity, and end-user systems.
• Lead Incident & Major Incident Management (Sev1/Sev2), including command, communications, restoration, post-incident reviews, and improvement in MTTD/MTTR.
• Own Problem Management, including RCA quality, corrective actions, trend reduction, and elimination of recurring issues.
• Own Change Enablement & Release Governance (CAB/ECAB, release calendar) to protect production stability while supporting delivery speed.
• Own Service Transition / Operational Readiness, including go-live gates, runbooks, monitoring readiness, ownership models, and escalation paths.

End-User & Workplace Technology

• Oversee end-user computing services, including device lifecycle, access, productivity tools, collaboration platforms, and service support.
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality user experience across offices, remote work, and hybrid setups.
• Drive continuous improvement in support models, tooling, and responsiveness.
• Infrastructure, Cloud & Network Operations
• Manage on-premises and cloud infrastructure operations (Azure/AWS), including compute, storage, networking, identity, endpoints, observability, and automation.
• Ensure infrastructure resiliency, scalability, cost efficiency, and operational readiness to support enterprise platforms and customer-facing systems.

Application Operations & AMS/Vendor Management

• Oversee enterprise application operations across ERP, HR, Finance, collaboration, and customer-facing systems.
• Manage third-party AMS partners responsible for monitoring, incident resolution, enhancements, and minor releases.
• Own operational vendor performance including SLAs, KPIs, service reviews, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure application support aligns with ITSM processes, security and compliance requirements, and architectural standards.

IT Operations Excellence

• Build and mature ITIL-aligned programs across all ITSM disciplines.
• Drive operational automation, noise reduction, proactive monitoring, and reduction of systemic issues.
• Identify operational risks, reduce technical debt, and strengthen operating rhythms and governance.
• Own outcomes for monitoring, event management, dashboards, alert quality, and on-call effectiveness.
• Own asset and configuration management (CMDB health, software objects) ensuring data quality for impact analysis, incident response, and audit readiness.

Security, Resilience & Compliance

• Partner with Information Security to ensure consistent execution of operational security controls.
• Support cybersecurity incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and testing.
• Ensure compliance with access controls, patching standards, data protection requirements, and audit evidence readiness.

Team & Leadership

• Lead, hire, develop, and coach a high-performing operations team, establishing clear accountability and a sustainable on-call model.
• Build a culture of service excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement within internal teams and across vendor partners.

What You’ll Bring (Qualifications)

Experience & Leadership

• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience across enterprise operations, service delivery, and ITSM governance.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling ITIL-aligned practices across Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Service Transition.
• Executive presence with strong communication skills and comfort leading in high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments.

Technical & Operational Depth

• Fluency in cloud and infrastructure operations (Azure/AWS), identity, networking, endpoints, monitoring/observability, and automation.
• Experience owning SLAs/OLAs/XLAs, customer experience metrics, and service-level governance.
• Demonstrated ability to run audit-ready operations (e.g., ISO 27001, internal controls).

Governance & Delivery

• Experience managing CMDB/asset programs with measurable improvements in data accuracy and adoption.
• Strong program leadership—roadmaps, KPIs, executive reporting, and cross-functional delivery.
• Vendor management expertise including performance governance, SLAs/KPIs, and commercial accountability.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required for all roles at Scout Motors, Inc.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Corporate Vehicle Program with:
  • Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
  • A mobility stipend

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial Base Salary Range: $160,000.00 - $192,500.00

Internal Leveling Code: M7