Senior Manager, Business Strategy – Transformation

Responsibilities

• Lead market research and competitive benchmarking to assess "white space" opportunities, including organic growth and M&A
• Translate high-level strategy into actionable roadmaps, ensuring the business has the right operating model to execute
• Serve as the strategic lead for critical external partnerships, defining the commercial logic and long-term roadmap that will enhance Ford Pro’s ecosystem of products and services
• Proactively monitor and respond to industry trends, regulatory changes, and technological advancements to ensure our strategies remain competitive
• Analyze complex data sets to extract actionable insights; build the financial and operational models that underpin capital decisions
• Collaborate across other business units (such as Ford Customer Service Division, Integrated Services, Ford Credit) to develop strategy and define roadmaps
• Translate insights and business cases into concise, compelling narratives for senior management and stakeholders in order to influence key decisions

• 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, finance, management consulting, or similar field (or Master’s degree and 7+ years of experience)
• Subject matter expertise in the automotive sector, fleet/commercial vehicles, B2B or SaaS organizations, or other industries relevant to Ford Pro
• Experience designing and implementing operating models and business processes that bridge the gap between strategy and operations
• Track record of leading high-impact projects, thinking and acting independently to juggle priorities and drive problem-solving
• Proven ability to navigate a large, matrixed organization to build consensus and move projects forward without direct authority
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including facilitating teamwork, governing project teams and mentoring colleagues and team members
• Polished verbal communication / presentation skills and structured writing skills
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint (written presentations for a senior executive audience), Excel (modeling of large data sets), Word (white papers).
• MBA preferred
• Experience scaling a new business unit, product line, or venture
• Prior experience leading large-scale programs/projects at a global scale
• Prior experience leading partnership and business development efforts including opportunity identification, pipeline management, and deal execution
• Experience leading project management and/or transformation offices