Business Operations Associate

Number of employees

2000

San Francisco, California, United States, United States

Posted on: 2026-07-28

Category: materials

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Redwood Materials is an American clean energy company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, focused on securing domestic supplies of critical battery materials and providing large-scale energy storage solutions. The company recycles end-of-life batteries to recover lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating one of the largest domestic sources of these critical minerals in the United States. Its operations support the broader transition away from reliance on foreign supply chains for materials essential to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Through its Redwood Energy division, the company designs, integrates, and deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and the national grid, utilizing both new and repurposed batteries to deliver cost-effective solutions. Redwood Materials partners with major automotive, technology, and energy companies including Volkswagen Group of America, Panasonic, GM Ultium Cells, Toyota, BMW, Amazon, Volvo, and Southern Company, reflecting its central role in the emerging domestic battery supply chain. Founded by former Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel, Redwood Materials was established with the mission of building a circular economy for batteries, reducing waste, lowering the carbon footprint of energy storage, and strengthening American energy independence. The company holds ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications, underscoring its commitment to occupational health, safety, and environmental management standards.

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Redwood Materials is seeking a Business Operations Finance Associate to join our team supporting Operating Assets across both our Reno, NV, San Francisco, CA, and Ridgeville, SC campuses. In this role, you will be responsible for owning the P&L and developing robust business cases for our operational facilities, driving financial visibility, accountability, and strategic decision-making. You will partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, and Finance leadership to ensure our assets are managed with both operational excellence and financial discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Own the P&L for Operating Assets across Reno, NV and Ridgeville, SC, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and actionable insights.
  • Develop and maintain business cases for new and existing operating initiatives, capital deployment, and expansion opportunities.
  • Partner with site leaders and cross-functional teams to align operational performance with financial targets.
  • Drive monthly and quarterly reporting processes, analyzing performance vs. plan, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.
  • Build models and dashboards to forecast financial performance and evaluate investment decisions.
  • Support leadership in strategic planning and long-term growth initiatives, ensuring alignment of operational execution with company objectives.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of business operations processes, systems, and financial controls.
  • Provide a deep level of understanding & engagement with the Production teams.
  • Drive Financial Reporting improvements with Analysts on the team. 
  • Proactively provide recommendations to Manufacturing & Business Development teams to improve P&L. 
  • Translate questions to data, and data to answers

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of Business Operations experience with experience working with a Manufacturing operation. 
  • Preferably some experience in metals & mining or battery manufacturing.
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, or Engineering.
  • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to translate data into insights and actionable recommendations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing P&L ownership, financial reporting, or operational cost control.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization.
  • A proactive, resourceful mindset with a passion for operational excellence and sustainability.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

 

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