Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation

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Come help shape the future strategic direction of Fords Customer Service Division (FCSD). FCSD is on a transformational journey to rapidly grow our global parts service and aftermarket business and deliver an excellent ownership experience for our customers through the full vehicle lifecycle.

The FCSD Strategy team is looking for a Senior Manager Strategic Transformation to provide thought leadership that directly advances FCSDs 2030 strategic priorities and contributes to Fords overarching Ford objectives. We are seeking an experienced transformation leader who can build the capabilities governance and culture of execution required to drive our business forward.

In this position...

This role offers a unique opportunity to own the creation of a new Project Management Office (PMO) to support the acceleration of FCSDs most critical strategic initiatives with senior leadership. As the leader of this function reporting to the Senior Director of FCSD Strategy you will design and orchestrate the governance framework that helps accelerate FCSDs strategy execution. This role offers high visibility to FCSD leadership and a clear path to making a significant impact on the business and the future of Ford.

This is a hybrid position requiring an onsite schedule of 4 days a week in the Dearborn MI office. This is not a remote position.

What youll do...

As the Senior Manager leading the FCSD Strategic PMO you will be a key member of the strategy leadership team responsible for building and running the function that ensures our strategic agenda is delivered with excellence. You will:

• Own the FCSD PMO Function: Own the design implementation and leadership of a world-class project management function for FCSD establishing it as the enterprise standard for executing strategic initiatives.
• Serve as the Single Source of Truth:Own the central repository for the strategic portfolio serving as the ultimate arbiter of initiative status risk and value capture.
• Lead a Center of Excellence: Establish and lead the PMO as a center of excellence actively coaching and developing initiative owners across FCSD and equipping the organization with best-in-class tools and methodologies.
• Orchestrate Executive Governance: Own and orchestrate all executive governance forums (e.g. steering committees monthly business reviews) ensuring timely effective decision-making and strategic alignment at the highest levels.
• Drive Proactive Risk Resolution: Partner directly with FCSD senior leadership to anticipate roadblocks and drive the development of robust mitigation plans serving as the go-to leader for intervention on at-risk initiatives.
• Champion a Culture of Execution: Act as a senior change agent across the organization fostering a culture of accountability transparency and execution excellence to ensure strategic projects deliver their intended value on time.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree required
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience (or a Masters Degree with 7 years) in corporate strategy transformation or program management.
• Proven experience owning and leading large-scale transformation programs or building/running a PMO at a global scale.
• Exceptional executive presence with a demonstrated ability to confidently advise influence and challenge senior and C-suite leaders.
• Deep expertise in the fundamentals of the automotive industry or a related industrial sector.
• A proven track record as a self-driven leader who challenges the status quo and architects creative solutions to complex systemic issues.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint (for senior executive presentations) Excel (for modeling and data analysis) and Word.

Even better you may have...

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Economics Engineering or a related field; MBA strongly preferred.
• MBA is preferred.
• Strong preference for previous roles in a transformation office corporate strategy organization or as a senior manager/director at a top-tier management consulting firm.
• Demonstrated track record of building and leading a PMO or Transformation Office including designing and implementing governance reporting and risk management structures from scratch.

Key Consideration:

All candidates invited to interview for this role will be required to go through a behavioral interview as well as solve a case interview.

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 ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare 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.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a leadership level 5.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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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