Strategy Manager

Ford Racing Strategy Manager

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Our Marketing, Sales & Service organization advances the Ford reputation as a visionary vehicle and mobility services company and helps deliver a trusted customer experience. Use your marketing, sales and service expertise to turn data-driven insights into innovative solutions that enhance sales and customer loyalty. Join us and be the eyes, ears and voice of Ford.

At Ford, we're committed to engineering the best performance vehicles possible. That commitment dates back to 1901 when Henry Ford and a small team of engineers developed a race car called "Sweepstakes". It featured innovations such as mechanical fuel injection and insulated spark plugs – those breakthroughs helped Henry win the one and only race in which he ever competed. He used the notoriety - and winnings - of that win to start Ford Motor Company eventually.

That passion and ingenuity has powered wins from Daytona to Le Mans and from Indianapolis to Baja. Our success on the track has fueled the development of our cars on the road. Today, drivers can savor the performance of the Edge ST, Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS, Mustang GT350, Raptors and, of course, the legendary Ford GT.

What you'll do...

• Hypotheses generation:
  Rigorously and logically identify issues covering entire problem in the assigned work stream(s), working with strategy leadership, general management of the business and/or stakeholders
• Structuring and solving the problem:
  Determine most efficient and effective approach to solving complex problems, taking advantage of the organization's existing knowledge, beyond immediate connections. This includes leveraging one's networks of deep expertise
• Conducting analyses:
  Ensures high quality and accurate analysis;
  Selects the most effective analytical approaches and guides team (either directly or indirectly) in applying leading edge techniques;
  Ensures team develops robust fact base, creatively addressing data constraints as appropriate. Always tests first principles of business
• Synthesis and generating recommendations:
  Develop compelling insights from complex analysis. Synthesize complex analysis with an ability to draw out and prioritize key conclusions and independently develop sound recommendations
• Effective communication and persuasion:
  Demonstrate strong influencing skills by effectively communicating findings, conclusions, and recommendations both verbally and written. A comfort writing and delivery persuasive recommendations to the Ford Performance leadership and the Steering Team is critical
• Apprenticeship and leadership:
  Be a 'player-coach' that can effectively break down the problem into discrete work streams and balance doing vs. delegation to ensure timely completion of high-quality deliverables (when possible);
  Model the Ford+ behaviors and values; practice situational leadership coaching team members on the strategy toolkit and building domain expertise
• Successful candidates will be able to balance contributing to multiple topics simultaneously with support both from the strategy lead and a business analyst. Topics may range from Go-To-Market strategy, Experiences strategy, organization development and performance optimization, long-term business planning, market intelligence, etc.

You'll have...

• Bachelors Degree
• Strong interest in motorsports and performance vehicles, a deep passion for all things auto
• A leader within Ford with demonstrated thought leadership and subject matter expertise in problem solving
• A comfort with ambiguity and a desire to build (organizations, develop people, etc.)
• Proven experience leading high impact cross-functional projects at a global scale, working with various levels of the organization
• Inherently curious, analytically inclined and love solving problems
• Understand the fundamentals of the automotive industry dynamics, trends, company operations, and managerial…