Associate Director, Corporate Strategy

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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?

• Lead and develop a team of diverse individuals and effectively leverage their expertise.
• Project management:
  Lead the coordination of project engagements to organize resources and prioritize work to hit deliverables as a team in a time‑constrained environment.
• Hypotheses generation:
  Lead the identification of issues and form hypotheses, working with strategy leadership and/or stakeholders.
• Structuring and solving the problem:
  Determine the most efficient and effective approach to solving complex problems to guide the team, taking advantage of the strategy organization’s existing knowledge beyond immediate connections.
• Conducting analyses:
  Ensure high quality and accurate analysis; select the most effective analytical approaches and guide the team in applying leading‑edge techniques, reviewing team analysis to develop a robust fact base and creatively addressing data constraints.
• Synthesis and generating recommendations:
  Lead the team in developing insights and prioritizing key conclusions; develop a practical set of recommendations based on impact and ease of implementation.
• Effective communication and persuasion:
  Demonstrate strong influencing skills with executive‑level stakeholders by effectively communicating findings, conclusions, and recommendations both verbally and in writing.
• 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; model the Ford+ behaviors and values; practice situational leadership, coaching team members on the strategy toolkit and building domain expertise.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated thought leadership and subject‑matter expertise in your chosen domain.
• Minimum 10 years of experience (or a Master’s degree and 7–10 years of experience) in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to structure/solve problems on your own projects and for the broader team.
• 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.
• Understanding the fundamentals of the automotive industry dynamics, trends, company operations, and managerial accounting is a must.
• Track record of challenging the status quo and bringing creative solutions to complex issues.
• Love teaching and mentoring colleagues.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• MBA preferred.
• Prior experience leading strategy projects or large‑scale programs/projects at a global scale.
• Prior experience in a professional services firm (consulting, private equity, investment banking).
• Technical background with advanced data analytics experience.

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new‑parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup 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 Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

• Seniority level:
  Director
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Business Development and Sales
• Industry: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1‑888‑336‑0660.

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.