Ford Motor Company

Manager, Strategy & Transformation - Lincoln

Ford Motor Company • $115K — $218K *
Detroit, MI 48228In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years with a Master's degree.
  • Experience in strategy development and execution.
  • Familiarity with product development processes.
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
  • Proven ability to present effectively to all levels of leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of Lincoln's long-term strategy within Ford.
  • Frame and structure complex strategic problems to guide the decision-making process.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define strategic initiatives and prioritize projects.
  • Conduct comprehensive market research to identify trends and opportunities for differentiation.
  • Translate data-driven insights into actionable recommendations and strategies.
  • Prepare and present strategic insights to senior management to ensure alignment with corporate goals.
  • Monitor performance metrics and industry trends to adapt strategies as needed.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave.
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility treatments.
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases.
  • Tuition assistance for continued education.
  • Active employee resource groups and community service opportunities.
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays and additional paid time off options.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...
  • In Lincoln Strategy & Transformation, you will play a key role in delivering Lincoln's long-range brand, product, and experiences strategy.
  • Come help architect and operationalize the future of Lincoln's business within Ford.
  • We are on a mission to not only define our strategic priorities but to build the engines that drive them.
  • This includes scaling market-leading capabilities and delivering a seamless, digital-first customer experience throughout the product lifecycle.
  • We are building an elite Strategy & Transformation team to serve as the connective tissue between Lincoln leadership's vision and the operational reality of the Ford+ plan.
  • We are seeking a high-impact leader who can navigate complex strategic puzzles, mobilize cross-functional teams, and drive the business forward through rigorous execution and measurable outcomes.
  • This role offers a unique opportunity to tackle the end-to-end lifecycle of Lincoln's most critical strategic initiatives - from initial problem-solving to operational rollout.
  • As a key workstream leader, you will be at the forefront of shaping the long-term direction of Lincoln within Ford, with high visibility to leadership.
  • This role will involve strategic planning, market analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure our strategies align with market demands and contribute to company growth.
  • This position is ideal for a strategic thinker and hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.


Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • As a Strategy & Transformation Manager, you will play a key leadership role developing and delivering Lincoln's long-range strategy within the broader Ford enterprise. In this role, you will:
    • Generate Hypotheses: Rigorously and analytically frame and structure the problem-solving process across topics on your assigned work stream(s), working with strategy leadership and/or stakeholders.
    • Structure and Solve The Problem: Determine the most efficient and effective approach to solve complex problems. Collaborate with Lincoln and Ford cross-functional partners across engineering, product development, marketing, and finance to define strategic roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.
    • Conduct Analyses: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify key trends, customer needs, and opportunities for Lincoln's strategic differentiation. Lead the evaluation of potential partnerships, acquisitions, and new business models to enhance our strategy.
    • Convert Insights into Competitive Advantage: Oversee the development of a robust, data-driven fact base that moves beyond "interesting" data to "decisive" action. You will prioritize key conclusions and independently develop sound recommendations on key initiatives or operational improvements.
    • Communicate Effectively and Persuasively: Prepare and present strategic insights and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with Lincoln priorities and broader corporate goals.

Check & Act: Monitor and respond to industry trends, regulatory changes, and technological advancements to ensure our strategies remain competitive and compliant. Develop metrics and KPIs to track the performance of strategic initiatives and inform necessary adjustments.

Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree.
  • Strategy experience
  • Product development experience
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to present to all levels of leadership
    Team player


Even better, you may have...
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • Previous roles within Strategy organizations or at Management Consulting firms in Manager or Senior Manager roles.
  • Prior experience leading strategy projects and large-scale programs/projects at a global scale with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience leading high-impact cross-functional projects across multiple levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results in a rapidly evolving industry.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills to build consensus and mobilize teams toward shared goals.
  • Ability to synthesize data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
  • Track record of challenging the status quo, being self-driven, and bringing creative solutions to complex issues.
  • Basic understanding of relevant technologies, market dynamics, and regulatory landscape.
  • Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, including written presentations for senior executive audiences, mathematical modeling of large data sets, and white papers.
    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 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: New Hire Benefits

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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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
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