External Partnerships Analyst

General Responsibilities: Acts as the central hub for R&As collaborative efforts with external entities (Universities Government and Consortia). This role manages the end-to-end project lifecycle ensuring internal and external compliance financial oversight and seamless communication with our external partners and between internal technical teams and corporate functions like Legal Finance and Portfolio.

What youll do...

• End-to-End Project Management:
  • Act as the single-entry point for new collaboration requests reviewing project scope to determine the appropriate agreement is used and calculating return of investment prior to submit it for Directors approval.
  • Lead project kick-offs establish rules of engagement and manage checkpoints for any modification in scope timing or budget.
  • Serve as the primary bridge between internal technical teams and corporate functions including the Office of General Counsel (OGC) for export control and Legal for intellectual property management.
  • Collaborate with Finance to monitor project budgets and expenses.
  • Ensure formal termination including final invoice calculation intellectual property management property disposition while ensuring storage of evidence for internal controls and external compliance audits.
  • Proactively create and maintain dashboards to provide valuable insights that inform Directors.

• Government Grant Compliance:
  • Manage project requirements under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Transportation (DOT) etc.
  • Support the annual Fords compliance audit support by preparing R&As Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards SEFA and acting as a liaison with third-party auditors by providing answers to inquiries about our internal policies procedures and audit samples while ensuring data security adherence.
  • Collaborate with finance to calculate the annual direct and indirect rates for preparing the Annual Incurred Cost Submission.

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance engineering or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in project management operations or contract administration.
• Strong understanding of project budget and ROI/TARR calculations.
• Knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) management and trade/export controls.
• Experience handling U.S. Federal grants and federal regulation compliance.

Even better you may have...

• Project Management Professional certification
• Proficiency in Jira
• Six Sigma certification or similar process improvement experience

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 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 salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600-$1144900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99100-$136200.

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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