Ford Motor Company

Director, Human Resources Business Partner

Ford Motor Company • $138K — $261K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant HR experience with a Master's degree or 10 years with a Bachelor's degree
  • Experience managing Human Resources teams
  • Ability to quickly build trust and credibility with leaders at all levels
  • Strong influencing skills and collaboration abilities across the organization
  • Proficiency in data analytics and storytelling to support decision-making
  • Demonstrated capability to work effectively in team-oriented settings

Responsibilities

  • Lead the HR strategy and program delivery for the organization, focusing on talent and workforce planning
  • Drive cultural excellence and support leaders in managing organizational change
  • Consult with senior leaders to improve organizational effectiveness and employee engagement
  • Tailor strategies to align with company-wide objectives and the specific needs of the organization
  • Oversee large-scale change management initiatives affecting many employees
  • Develop workforce plans that align talent with business needs
  • Manage the talent lifecycle encompassing acquisition, performance, and retention

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service
  • Generous holiday schedule including time between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Options for additional vacation time purchases.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

You will support customers such as the Global Product Design team, or the Advanced Driver Assistance and In Vehicle Infotainment teams which are core to the Product Creation and Industrialization organization.

As a Director, HR Business Partner you will serve as a key member of the HR Business Partner team, leading the people strategy and HR delivery for an organization within Ford. You will partner across the HR function to drive scalable HR programs and talent initiatives, deliver value-added support to an organization's leadership team, and translate business objectives into effective execution across the organization.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Lead the design, implementation, and execution of the organization's HR strategy and overall HR program delivery, spanning organization design, talent and workforce planning, and all company and organization HR objectives.
  • Drive the organization and HR strategy toward a culture of excellence; prepare leaders and teams to embrace organizational change; and collaborate with HR and business leaders to ensure employees are engaged and inspired to deliver results in a dynamic, challenging environment.
  • Consult with senior business leaders to enhance organizational design & effectiveness, as well as drive employee engagement.
  • Translate company-wide objectives and initiatives into tailored strategies that meet the specific needs of the organization, technical leaders, and employees.
  • Lead large-scale change management planning and execution impacting hundreds to thousands of employees. Implement organizational structures that improve individual and organizational performance, including during periods of rapid change, while minimizing business disruption.
  • Develop and implement organization-specific people and workforce plans and roadmaps that align talent with business needs. Drives strategies to attract, engage, and retain world-class talent to support business growth.
  • Own accountability for execution of the talent management lifecycle including talent acquisition, talent integration, performance management, total rewards management, employee engagement, and retention.
  • Based on business priorities and organizational requirements, this role may include people leadership responsibility to a team of HR Business Partners.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
  • A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree or 10 years with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Human Resources or a related field
  • People leadership experience, including direct management of Human Resources team members
  • A record of establishing trust and credibility quickly with leaders and stakeholders at all levels
  • An ability to influence, challenge, and partner effectively across the organization
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Data and analytics skills, quantitative reasoning, and data storytelling expertise to inform decisions and drive outcomes
  • A demonstrated track record of working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
  • An action-oriented, persistent, and courageous outlook when navigating complex situations
  • Willingness to work in person at Ford's Dearborn, MI headquarters at least four days per week
  • A Proven track record of strong HR Business Partnership with experience in organizational design, talent management, and leading transformation.
  • Strong emotional resilience in the face of change and challenge


Even better, you may have...
  • Prior experience supporting a team with creative leaders.


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $138,240-261,720.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
* Ladders Estimates

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