Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world — together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

Ford has an exciting opening for a Manager, HR Business Partner.

As a Manager, HR Business Partner, you will provide strategic HR partnership to business operations leaders in a function, market, or business unit. You will work closely with senior leaders to help shape and execute an HR agenda that enables delivery of the organization’s goals. In this role, you will partner closely with the HR Business Partner Director and your peers to optimize talent, engagement, and the overall employee experience.

• Electric Vehicles (EVs), Digital, and Design – including product development, software engineering, digital and studio design
• Industrial System – including product development, vehicle hardware engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing
• Corporate Capabilities – including finance, enterprise technology, HR, and other corporate functions
• Go-to-Market – including our global businesses such as, Ford Blue, Ford Model e, Ford Pro, Ford Credit, and Integrated Services

What you’ll do…

• HR consulting and coaching:
  Partner with business leaders to solve significant people and culture issues, providing guidance across key employment areas such as hiring, performance management, rewards, and organization design.
• Enabling business change:
  Collaborate with leaders to support and advance proactive People and Culture strategies aligned to business objectives.
• HR program advocacy:
  Communicate the business value of HR initiatives and support program rollouts in a way that minimizes disruption to operations.
• Talent Partnership:
  Work closely with business leaders and Human Resources Centers of Excellence (e.g., Talent and Recruiting) on key initiatives such as workforce planning, high‑potential development, succession planning, etc.
• Organization Design and Change Management:
  Support leaders through organization design efforts and lead medium‑to‑large‐scale change initiatives impacting teams and functions.

You’ll have…

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of HR experience
• Willingness to relocate, depending on location of the job
• Experience with organization design and change management
• Willingness to work in person at Ford’s Dearborn, MI headquarters

Even better, you may have…

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, an MBA with a concentration in human resources, or an advanced degree in a related field (e.g., industrial/organizational psychology, organizational effectiveness, organizational development, human factors, social science)
• Experience in management consulting
• Experience supporting a global team
• Experience supporting Tech/Design teams
• Experience with recruiting, including executive recruiting and onboarding
• Strong project management skills with a high level of attention to detail

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 change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or 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…