Workforce Software Project Lead - HR

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

As part of our Human Resources team youll help us attract hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. Youll play a vital role in defining developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. Were seeking change leaders talent strategists employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams partners and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position...

The Labor Affairs Workforce Software (WFS) HR Project Manager US Union Affairs is accountable for the hourly workforce management project implementation along with their IT project counterpart. The role ensures the successful launch of a new workforce management system across US and Canada for all hourly employees. The role closely partners with HR leadership IT leadership Operations leadership Finance and external solution consultants as well as collaborates with other functions/ departments. The role has expertise in interpreting and administering collective bargaining agreements as part of configuring the workforce management application to meet business requirements and Company policies.

Workforce Software is a multiyear program that will result in the replacement of TWOS (multiple decentralized legacy systems on old technology used for hourly timekeeping and work orders) and Workforce One and will include a single workforce management technology foundation covering all hourly employees in the U.S. and Canada.

What youll do...

• Lead the modernization and streamlining of core hourly workforce management processes (timekeeping attendance scheduling etc.).
• Provide deep expertise on existing processes collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) pay rules and legal compliance to gather requirements for future systems.
• Actively participate across all project phases: design testing/validation deployment and support.
• Collaborate extensively with HR Executive Leadership Finance Operations and Union stakeholders.
• Manage project tasks documentation progress tracking and support key metrics (KPIs) in partnership with IT.
• Support testing activities (input execution validation) and contribute to change management (communication training)
• Lead the assigned business workstream activities in partnership with the IT workstream lead.
• Develop workstream action plans identify business tasks and analyze current processes including assessing CBA provisions.
• Ensure business requirements (voice of the customer) are clearly understood by IT and solution providers.
• Define and develop the new endtoend business processes for users within the system.
• Provide input on software design (user experience) and detailed business test cases.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for business participants coordinate testers and obtain business signoff.
• Lead local deployment preparation tasks collaborate on logistics and provide HR process expertise and support during rollout.
• Assist in developing training/change management plans and provide ongoing postlaunch support to foster user adoption.

Youll have...

• 5 years experience in Human Resources
• Bachelors Degree is required
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Working knowledge of TWOS and/or WF1 timekeeping applications
• Previous union contract negotiations experience; knowledge of UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); specifically timekeeping attendance & discipline and absence management
• Ability to analyze data and use technology to identify and diagnose business needs
• Ability to lead others to deliver cross functional objectives and assignments
• Selfstarter with strong time management skills and keen eye to details
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications

Even better you may have...

• Previous manufacturing plant experience (preferred to be at a leadership level)
• Masters Degree is preferred
• Presence to successfully influence/interface with the peers and UAW working partners
• Strong analytical problem solving and organization skills
• Strong interpersonal negotiation and persuasion skills
• Confident communication skills (written and verbal)
• Conflict management skills
• Teamoriented strong drive for results

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 rampup programs subsidized backup 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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 6.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: NEW HIRE BENEFITS

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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