Global Grants & Incentives Manager

Overview

This role leads the development, execution, governance, and compliance of the organization’s global grants and incentives process. The Grants & Incentives Manager partners with stakeholders worldwide to identify and evaluate funding opportunities, recommend strategies that reduce investment and operating costs, lead applications and negotiations, and oversee ongoing realization and compliance of awarded benefits.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, research, interpret, and evaluate grants, incentives, tax credits, loans, and other funding opportunities relevant to global operations and investments.
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and economic development trends; assess business implications; and advise leaders on emerging opportunities, requirements, and risks.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for eligibility, funding structures, application strategies, compliance obligations, and benefit realization.
• Lead assigned incentive opportunities from intake through award and ongoing compliance by creating project plans, defining priorities, establishing decision points and documentation standards, setting timelines, and driving stakeholder accountability; coordinate recurring project meetings with internal teams and external consultants to monitor progress, resolve issues, and ensure deliverables are completed.
• Lead preparation and submission of incentive applications, business cases, financial analyses, agreements, reporting packages, and compliance documentation by directing and validating input from internal teams and external advisors.
• Participate in negotiations and strategic discussions with public authorities, economic development agencies, and external partners; coordinate with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Finance, and Government Affairs as appropriate.
• Oversee cross-functional and cross-regional workstreams across Finance, Operations, Engineering, HR, Treasury, Legal, Tax, Accounting, Corporate Development, and other stakeholders to ensure timely decisions and delivery.
• Establish and maintain global process governance, including opportunity intake, prioritization, approvals, controls, documentation, reporting cadence, escalation protocols, and audit readiness.
• Own the grants and incentives portfolio, databases, reporting calendars, and performance metrics (including opportunity pipeline, application status, anticipated and realized benefits, deadlines, compliance status, and key risks).
• Monitor financial performance and ROI of the portfolio; provide forecasts, insights, and recommendations to leadership; escalate material delivery, compliance, or financial risks.
• Ensure periodic and ongoing compliance for awarded incentives, including required submissions, supporting records, benefit validation, audit support, and timely resolution of gaps.
• Chair or facilitate grants and incentives steering committee(s) and stakeholder groups; set agendas, present recommendations, align stakeholders, document decisions, escalate risks, and ensure follow-through.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, portfolio reports, and decision materials covering opportunities, financial benefits, compliance status, and strategic priorities.
• Direct outside consultants and other professional advisors; define scope, monitor performance and spend, and ensure quality and value of deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement through standardization, training, and adoption of grants and incentives processes, tools, controls, and stakeholder responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Law, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in grants and incentives, tax credits, public funding, economic development, finance, accounting, government affairs, or a related field, including experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating, securing, negotiating, and managing material grants or incentive opportunities while ensuring ongoing compliance with award requirements.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience developing business cases, evaluating ROI, forecasting benefits, and translating complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, lead in a matrix organization, resolve competing priorities, and build relationships with government authorities, consultants, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience in a global, multi-region, multi-site, manufacturing, or similarly complex organization preferred.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, databases, reporting and visualization tools, and document management systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $140,000–$170,000
• STI: 15%
• Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Benefits highlights include:

• 10 paid holidays each year
• Health, Dental, Prescription and Vision care coverage
• Perform Well-Being Program (employer contributions in your HSA or HRA plan)
• Wellness Incentive (additional funds for your HSA or HRA plan)
• Group Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life Insurance
• Weekly Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plans
• Employee Assistance Program

Location

Virtual

Department

Administration