Manager, Venture Solutions

Location: Torrance, CA

Workstyle: Remote

Salary: $129,000 - $193,500

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company which serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint."

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

About this Position:

Towards the Second Founding of Honda, the Venture Solutions Manager is a leadership role in the pursuit of true New Business. This requires not only conventional human-capital leadership, but also thought leadership within the company as a whole, while operating as a technical expert for the methods of new business testing and validation as well as business model execution. This position leads an internal team to create new, external business concepts from concept to launch, generating new profits for the company as well as synergies for other existing businesses. This role also promotes the concepts of rigorous new business development methods within the company and supports other Business Units to expand the adoption of these concepts.

The successful execution of this role will create profitable new ventures for the company by maintaining a dynamic, high-skill team interacting with a tapestry of tools and vendors which create an environment rich with opportunity for new value creation. Integral to this success is maintaining a culture of curiosity and flexibility in the team.

Responsibilities include:

• Technical Leadership of Venture Solutions Dept. and New Business Innovation Unit:
  
  
  
  • Develop and execute Ideation activities internally and externally
  • Act as the Technical Expert to guide new business development and testing, review and judge group output for accuracy and completeness
  • Lead continuous group PDCAs of methods and tools to refine and optimize overall efficiency and output
  
  
  
  

• Resource Management:
  
  
  
  • Manage the associates to break down daily barriers and provide feedback as well long-term career growth opportunities
  • Plan and manage the unit budget, including consolidating budgets for projects in the "launch" phase
  • Oversee "launch" phase businesses on the advisory board as required
  
  
  
  

• New Biz Promotion:
  
  
  
  • Actively promote new business concepts within AHM and other Honda companies
  • Communicate internally and externally regarding opportunities, learnings, and resources, especially with other AHM New Business initiatives (e.g. consultant businesses)
  
  
  
  

Who we are seeking:

Required Work Experience:

• 3+ years managing teams
• 5+ years managing complex projects or initiatives
• 5+ years developing business plans, forecasts, models
• 12+ years of relevant experience with new business startup or new business development
• Experience with customer research strongly preferred
• Honda experience and departmental knowledge preferred

Required Education:

• BS/BA in Engineering or Business or MBA

Desired skills:

• Ability to consume and create visual data of markets and consumers
• Ability to synthesize disparate information from multiple sources into trends and opportunities to create clear conclusions and actions
• Predisposition to radical transparency and continuous improvement
• Knowledge of research tools and survey techniques
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to maintain a mindset of curiosity and flexibility to achieve goals
• Strong project management capabilities
• Creative Problem Solving - The ability to recognize a problem or opportunity and then to develop iterative solutions
• Strong ability to collaborate and to lead people to achieve their goals

Working Conditions:

• Remote
• 95% Normal working conditions (WFH and/or Torrance office)
• 5% Travel for conferences, new biz site visits, correlation with other Honda centers

Additional Position Factors:

• Workstyle: Remote
• Travel: 5%

At Honda, you will play a key role in our journey to become a company that society wants to exist now, and in the future. Your endless curiosity will drive innovation and your courageous spirit will challenge the status quo. We believe having a workforce made up of diverse thinkers and innovators makes us a better Honda. Respect for each other and respect for diversity each and every day drives our associates to contribute at the highest level and work effectively in a team environment. We make the dream of mobility a reality with our innovative and high-quality products. Together, we Bring the Future to our customers, associates, and communities. We are Honda!

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

• Competitive Base Salary: $129,000 - $193,500
• Pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to, geographic location, work experience, education, etc.
• Annual Bonus
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Lifestyle Bonus
• Relocation assistance

Career Growth:

• Advancement opportunities
• Career mobility
• Education reimbursement for continued learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.