Senior Economist
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Job Description
What youll do...
The Corporate Economics and Strategic Issues Office (CESI) has an opening for a Senior Economist located at our World Headquarters in Dearborn Michigan. This position reports directly to the Chief Economist within the Corporate Finance organization as part of the global Treasury team providing data and strategic inputs across all of Fords business segments and skill teams.
The corporate economics office at Ford has primary responsibility for global economic and automotive market analysis and forecasts including growth and inflation financial market conditions and consumer demand indicators determining the outlook for new vehicle sales. Providing key inputs as a trusted business partner and in-house consultant across Fords entire enterprise the economics team conducts special studies in addition to developing industry volume and economic planning assumptions (including exchange rates and interest rates) supporting the global business segments and regions.
Key deliverables for the corporate economics team include briefing leadership on major global developments and their macroeconomic implications advising business segment leaders on key decisions and planning assumptions and preparing or maintaining high-level talking points and background materials for use in Fords external communications. Additional presentations and analysis are generated as requested by senior management including scenarios for Business Plan stress-testing. Another critical deliverable is long-term Industry Planning Volumes by country updated twice yearly and supported by in-depth analysis of structural economic and industry trends for all of Fords global markets.
Responsibilities
What youll do...
Serve as a senior team leader within the economics function with responsibility for macroeconomic and industry modeling for key markets and help to coordinate our global cross-functional work products
Have or develop deep expertise for one or more countries and assume responsibility for their economic outlook including both base and alternative scenario forecasts
Conduct research on emerging issues including industry trends economic policy changes and other global developments either independently or as part of a cross-functional team based on the subject matter
Convey research results to internal customers ensuring clear and concise presentation of complex economic concepts in both written and oral communication
Represent Ford at professional conferences and industry events and be able to serve as a delegate for the Chief Economist at internal and external engagements as needed
Collaborate closely with other economists on the global team including mentorship and professional development of junior team members
Due to the time-sensitive nature of some business processes and requests our work often requires completing high-quality analysis under time constraints and the ability to deal with ambiguity leveraging collaboration and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Masters degree in Economics
- 5 years of experience using economics in an applied business or research setting
- Forecasting experience
- Familiarity with fundamental data analysis tools and software
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Collaborative
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
Even better you may have
- PhD preferred
- Exposure to macroeconomic data and forecasting ideally including major economies in North America Europe and/or China
- Exposure to some advanced coding or other analytical tools (R Python etc.)
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!
This position is a leadership level 5.
For more information on salary and benefits click here: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Onsite work of up to four days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-LB1
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
