Business Manager - Honolulu

JOB PURPOSE/

SUMMARY:

Reporting directly to the President, the Business Manager is a high trust partner who supports the President and the leadership team by actively participating in key meetings, strengthening internal alignment, and representing the organization with professionalism. This role supports the President in aligning processes, systems, and culture to support leadership's strategic initiatives, priorities and organizational effectiveness. This role is both a listener and a contributor, able to integrate into discussions, offer insights, exercise independent judgement to identify risks, themes, and leadership priorities, to help guide decisions, and to ensure clarity in communication and follow through.

The Business Manager develops high quality meeting minutes, summaries, presentations, talking points, and written materials that reflect organizational priorities and leadership direction, partnering with all departments as needed to ensure alignment with company messaging and voice. This role builds strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, understands Young Brothers' operations and mission, and can communicate knowledgeably about the company in community settings when needed.

This position enhances executive effectiveness by improving communication, strengthening relationships, and supporting informed decision making, while working closely with key functions across the organization. Although highly integrated with leadership, the role does not replace or assume functional leadership responsibilities.

• This role does not hold decision‑making authority unless explicitly delegated.
• Attend internal and external meetings on behalf of the President, executives, or directors as an active listener, contributor, and relationship builder.
• Integrate into discussions to provide informed observations, identify risks, clarify points, and help guide conversations toward productive decisions.
• Build and sustain strong, positive relationships with community leaders, business partners, industry stakeholders, and government officials.
• Represent Young Brothers with professionalism, understanding, and accuracy, including speaking about the business in community or industry settings when appropriate.

• Capture key themes, insights, decisions, and next steps from meetings; prepare accurate and structured meeting minutes, notes, and summaries.
• Translate complex, cross‑functional conversations into clear, concise, and actionable insights for the President, executives, and directors.
• Prepare high quality PowerPoint presentations, leadership updates, talking points, written briefs, and other materials as needed.
• Partner with all departments to ensure materials prepared for leadership are aligned with company messaging, voice, and strategic direction.

• Actively track discussions and movement across the leadership team to anticipate needs, identify alignment gaps, and surface cross‑departmental dependencies.
• Support the President and executives by providing context, insights, and recommended areas of focus based on meeting observations and engagement patterns.
• Assist with preparing materials for the independent Board of Directors, ensuring clarity, professionalism, and strategic relevance.

• Participate in external engagements as a representative of the President and leadership team; listen, synthesize, and share insights with executives.
• Maintain awareness of statewide community interests, industry dynamics, partner relationships, and public sentiment to inform leadership discussions.
• Provide summaries of external engagements without engaging in regulatory testimony, policy strategy, or advocacy functions.

• Support preparation for key meetings by gathering background information and creating succinct briefing materials.
• Maintain confidentiality, sound judgment, and professionalism at all times.
• Strengthen executive operational rhythm through improved preparation, follow‑through, and communication…