Director, AI Strategy, Enablement & Workflow

We are the movers of the world and 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

This role translates enterprise strategy into a portfolio of initiatives evaluating and prioritizing every opportunity. From intake to workflow redesign to communications and change management and enablement this role leads a team charged with fundamentally changing how Ford operates.

In this position...

Ford is building a new capability at the center of our enterprise AI strategy. We are looking for a Director AI Strategy Enablement & Workflow to help turn our AI vision into a working portfolio. If you thrive at the intersection of strategy transformation and emerging technology we want to hear from you.

This role owns the progression model and team that moves opportunities from Sandbox experiment to Functional Program to Enterprise Bets well as the teams that enable those opportunities via Workflow Redesign and Learning and Development. This leader integrates these capabilities into one coordinated system behind every bet.

The ideal candidate has run a portfolio of competing initiatives in the past and understands what it takes to change how people work.

What youll do...

• Translate enterprise AI strategy into an actionable portfolio and enablement plan defining the progression model decision forums and adoption priorities that move opportunities from Sandbox experiments to Functional Programs and Enterprise Bets
• Own total portfolio health ensuring every active bet has a clear owner an accurate pipeline status and a credible path to defined adoption and value outcomes
• Oversee enterprise-wide AI transformation communications and executive narrative sharing how AI capabilities translate into business value and scaled adoption
• Direct workflow redesign efforts across the portfolio ensuring teams baseline current-state work identify friction points and redesign roles and processes around what AI can enable
• Oversee the L&D teams curriculum playbooks and learning journeys ensuring training is tailored to each audience to maximize adoption
• Ensure cohesive change management across HR and business unit / skill teams so Fords workforce experiences one coordinated transformation plan
• Manage enablement ROI holding external agencies third-party resources and internal hubs accountable for whether their work moves upskilling and adoption metrics
• Partner with Insight Generation to make sure portfolio adoption and enablement data feeds a single trusted scorecard for leadership

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree
• 8 years of experience in strategy portfolio management or transformation leadership roles including experience managing managers or leading multiple functional teams
• Direct experience running a portfolio of competing initiatives including prioritization progression decisions and pipeline health tracking
• Experience leading or closely partnering with workflow redesign and organizational design work including translating a new capability into a changed process or role
• Experience overseeing an L&D or capability-building function including curriculum design and rollout tied to a specific technology or operating model change
• Track record of leading change management efforts that required coordination across HR and multiple business units
• Experience managing external agencies or third-party vendors against a defined scope and ROI expectation
• Strong executive communication skills with experience building narratives and materials for senior leadership decision-making

Even better if you have...

• Experience in automotive technology or another large-scale enterprise environment with a complex matrixed operating structure
• Background leading an AI or digital transformation office PMO or center of excellence
• Experience building or scaling a Sandbox-to-Enterprise-style progression model for new technology or innovation initiatives
• Familiarity with how AI agents and automation reshape workflows and what a credible role-redesign conversation with technical teams looks like
• Experience presenting portfolio health adoption and enablement performance directly to senior executives or a board

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.
This position is a leadership level 4.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates 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: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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