Business Operations Associate – Early Career Program

Business Operations Associate – Early Career Program

Location: New Jersey, South Plainfield Office

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: $50,000–$60,000 per year

Program Length: Approximately 12 months, followed by placement into a long-term role based on business need, performance, and individual strengths.

Build Your Career by Helping Build the Business

Momentum is looking for exceptional early-career talent to join our inaugural Business Operations Associate Program.

This isn't a traditional entry-level role where your career path is determined on day one.

Instead, we're looking for smart, curious, highly motivated recent graduates who want to learn how a growing business operates, solve meaningful problems, work alongside experienced leaders, and discover where they can make the greatest impact.

As a Business Operations Associate, you'll gain exposure to multiple areas of Momentum's business and take on real projects tied to our most important priorities. You may work on challenges involving operations, finance, analytics, process improvement, customer experience, strategy, workforce planning, executive support, or other critical business functions.

We aren't expecting you to arrive knowing exactly where your career should take you.

We're looking for people with the potential to figure it out.

What You'll Do

During the program, you will:

• Learn how Momentum's business operates from end to end, including the key processes, teams, metrics, and economics that drive our success.
• Partner with executives and leaders across different areas of the organization on high-priority business initiatives.
• Provide administrative, analytical, and project support to senior leaders when needed.
• Analyze data and operational performance to identify trends, opportunities, and potential solutions.
• Help improve processes, solve operational challenges, and turn ideas into executable plans.
• Build business cases, presentations, analyses, dashboards, and recommendations for leadership.
• Take ownership of projects with measurable business impact.
• Gain exposure to multiple functions and career paths throughout Momentum.
• Present findings and recommendations to business leaders.
• Develop an understanding of how departments work together to achieve company-wide objectives.
• Receive coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback designed to accelerate your professional development.
• Take on new responsibilities and projects as you gain experience and demonstrate your capabilities.

What We're Looking For

We're intentionally keeping the profile broad. Your potential matters more to us than having the "perfect" résumé.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Have a Bachelor's degree completed within the past 0–2 years or are an upcoming graduate.
• Are naturally curious and ask thoughtful questions.
• Enjoy solving problems that don't always have an obvious answer.
• Are comfortable working with numbers, data, and business information.
• Learn quickly and actively seek feedback.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with people at different levels of an organization.
• Take ownership rather than waiting to be told exactly what to do.
• Are comfortable with change, ambiguity, and a fast-moving environment.
• Have strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Can manage multiple priorities and follow projects through to completion.
• Want to build a career based on the value you create rather than follow a predetermined path.

Degrees in business, finance, economics, supply chain, analytics, management, or related disciplines may be particularly relevant, but we welcome candidates from all academic backgrounds who demonstrate strong business aptitude and potential.

Career Development & Long-Term Opportunities

This program is designed to provide a strong foundation for a long-term career with Momentum. Throughout your first year, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside executives and experienced leaders, build relationships across the organization, and gain firsthand exposure to how different departments contribute to the success of a growing residential solar company.

Rather than being placed into a predetermined career path, you'll have the opportunity to discover where your skills, interests, and strengths align with the needs of the business.

Successful Associates may have the opportunity to transition into long-term roles in areas such as:

• Operations
• Executive Support
• Sales Operations
• Recruiting & Talent Acquisition
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Business Analytics
• Department Leadership

Placement will be based on performance, demonstrated strengths, individual interests, and available business opportunities within Momentum.

This is more than an entry-level position. It's an opportunity to learn the business from the inside out, work directly with experienced leaders, contribute to meaningful projects, and develop the skills and relationships needed to become a future leader within the company.

What Success Looks Like

By the end of your first year, you will have:

• Developed a strong understanding of Momentum's business and operating model.
• Contributed to meaningful projects and operational initiatives.
• Built relationships with executives, managers, and teams across the organization.
• Developed practical experience in multiple areas of business operations.
• Demonstrated your ability to analyze problems and develop solutions.
• Identified the areas of the business where your strengths and interests can create the greatest impact.
• Established a foundation for continued professional growth within Momentum.

Successful Associates will have the opportunity to transition into a long-term role within Momentum based on their strengths, interests, performance, and available business opportunities.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $50,000–$60,000 annually
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Direct exposure to executives and senior leadership
• Cross-functional training and mentorship
• Opportunity to build a long-term career with a growing residential solar company

Why Join Momentum?

Early in your career, exposure matters.

This program is designed to give you something most entry-level positions can't: the opportunity to see multiple sides of a business, work on real problems, learn directly from experienced leaders, and build a career around what you're great at.

You won't spend your first year watching from the sidelines.

You'll be expected to contribute, learn, challenge assumptions, take ownership, and make an impact.

For the right candidate, this program can serve as the beginning of a long-term career with Momentum and a pathway toward increasing responsibility and leadership.

Momentum Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.