Chief of Staff - Data Platforms

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Do you believe data tells the real story We do! Redefining mobility requires quality data metrics and analytics as well as insightful interpreters and analysts. Thats whereGlobal Data Insight & Analyticsmakes an impact. We advise leadership on business conditions customer needs and the competitive landscape. With our support key decision makers can act in meaningful positive ways. Join us and use your data expertise and analytical skills to drive evidence-based timely decision making.

In this position...

The Chief of Staff must be passionate about the team they support the operations and efficiency of that team as well as the success of the overall strategy & communications. Consistent project management methods must not only be endorsed but demonstrated shared and improved upon based on the teams needs. Senior Leaders will feel supported by their efforts to harmonize the team across departments while supporting delivery of key initiatives and communications.

This Chief of Staff role will work side-by-side with the Executive Director Data Platforms & Engineering (DPE) who leads all aspects of the data infrastructure and data & platform engineering across Ford Motor Company globally. There are five key responsibilities which can help describe this role: serving as anair traffic controllerfor the DPE senior team; as anintegratorconnecting work streams that would otherwise remain siloed; as acommunicatorlinking the leadership team and the broader organization; as anhonest brokerand truth tellerwhen leadership requires a wide-ranging view without organizational bias; and as aconfidantwithout an organizational agenda. A strong Chief of Staff will consider the needs of the whole enterprise.

Based in Dearborn MI this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week

What youll do...

• Support Enterprise Data Platform & Engineering (DPE) Executive Director & direct Senior Director reporting team to deliver critical operations initiatives at the platform level; increasing collaboration communication & efficiency within the team.
• Partner with the leadership team to co-develop strategies for the organization and take lead role in writing and documenting those strategies appropriate for executive level consumption
• Proactively prepare the leadership team for all meetings including Executive level meetings with other business functions all-hands meetings and other key gatherings. This includes compiling relevant data briefing materials and presentations ensuring all necessary information is readily available and understood. Anticipate their needs and provide solutions before problems arise.
• Establish and maintain a system for tracking key department level and Division level deliverables across the organization. This includes identifying critical milestones deadlines and owners monitoring progress and escalating issues as needed. Hold teams accountable for meeting commitments and driving results
• Assist the Directors with creating clear communications (email PowerPoint one-pagers) based on conversation and dialogue refine leaderships message and ensure that it is understood by the right audiences
• Develop an understanding of the entire Enterprise Data Platform technologies and solutions and Program deliverables in order to help serve as a voice of the EDP interacting with all EDP teams as well as other organizations
• Manage and Track department financial health and H/C ensure leadership team is aware of leading indicators point to financial concern work with OCM to implement corrective action
• Manage Business Operations of key Leadership Meetings within Enterprise Data Platform and within the larger CDAO organizational Division (e.g. Move the Needle Portfolio Reviews Gemba etc); ensure timely delivery of the agenda topics presentation content and meeting minutes & actions.
• Lead Data Platforms & Engineering Engagement with centralized teams like CDAO Office & Communications Analytic portfolios specially formed Committees etc disseminating information & ideas between them and Data Platforms & Engineering.
• Support & Facilitate Leadership Learning & Development needs by curating content leveraging the centralized Talent team to use for Leadership workshops cascades Orchestration Forums etc.
• Undertake special projects as assigned by the Executive Director or other members of the Leadership team contributing to the overall success of the organization.
• Apply project management discipline and passion

Your Mindset:

• You know your value to the team is leading and supporting them to succeed
• You have a can-do attitude willing to fill any gaps in the team when necessary
• You are comfortable with working with nebulous assignments to bring clarity and transition to executable work
• You have perseverance toward problem solving
• You promote collaboration and inclusion
• You are a design thinker at heart-- open-minded curious exploratory iterative and optimistic
• You embody the Ford Behaviors: Excellence Focus Collaboration

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 4 years of experience as Chief of Staff Director of Operations Administrative Officer Strategic Adviser Executive Assistant or similar role
• 3 years of experience demonstrating strong people leadership and team skills including:
  • Ability to anticipate and help avert problems keeping leadership aware and advised
  • Must be able to learn grasp and add value to the DPE vision
  • Demonstrate organizational and political intelligence
  • Exceptional Communication Skills both written and verbal
  • Strong Coordination Skills anticipating the needs of the team and its team spirit.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with proven abilities to communicate complex topics to leaders and peers in a simple clear plan-oriented manner
  • Highly motivated team player with the ability to collaborate well with others solve problems and actively incorporate input from various sources
  • Self-starter and autonomous. You think 5 steps ahead and identify the biggest opportunities independently.

Even better you may have...

• MBA or Masters Degree
• Domain expertise with Program Management and/or Business Office experience
• Ability to develop own and maintain SharePoint sites or similar as well as a PowerPoint super user

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 the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

• Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare 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.

For more information on salary and benefits click here:

position is leadership level 6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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