Nomenclature Strategic Business Advisor

 In this position... 

This newly created role reports to the Global Head of Nomenclature and supports Ford’s Center of Excellence for Naming within the Ford Global Brand Strategy department. As a Nomenclature Strategic Business Advisor, you serve as the critical bridge between nomenclature planning and design. You will capture product and service visions and translate them into clear, actionable direction, helping guide Namers to deliver distinctive, ownable, and aligned naming and taxonomy solutions. In this position, you’ll help drive clarity and consistency in how we name our products, services, and experiences across the globally enterprise. From vehicle design to HR, internal comms to marketing, you’ll collaborate with teams across the entire company—making this one of the most connected roles at Ford. 

This role is ideal for a collaborative contributor who thrives on integration, decision-making, and fostering cross-functional alignment, ensuring nomenclature solutions come together cohesively across the global Ford enterprise. This person should be both creatively fluent and strategically disciplined, with a sharp eye for detail, strong facilitation skills, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder dynamics.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field 
• 6+ years of experience in Creative Management, Innovation planning, Product Strategy, Program Management, or related areas 
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills
• Strong ability to lead without direct authority in a matrix organization 
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills 
• Proven experience driving cross-functional alignment and integration 
• Familiarity with legal/IP constructs, brand architecture, portfolio strategy, and naming systems 

Even better, you may have...

• Automotive/mobility experience

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder…or all 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
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day 

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's 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: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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What you'll do...

Intelligence Gathering and Solutions Setup 

• Synthesize product/service concepts, automotive marketplace insights, competitive data, and financial inputs into clear, solution outlines and creative pathways
• Translate high-level product/service/experience concepts and commercial strategies into clear nomenclature solution briefs and consulting POVs
• Challenge assumptions and push planners and designers toward best-in-class nomenclature solutions, helping internal clients understand constraints, identifying risks and opportunities early. 

Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration & Execution Alignment

• Lead intake examinations and project discovery sprints to maintain execution momentum
• Ensure alignment across product marketing and key related departments on critical project stage gates and milestones
• Act as the primary integrator across functions to ensure nomenclature solutions are sound, cohesive, and attainable.
• Help manage feedback loops and stakeholder reviews across cross-functional teams 

Governance & Communication

• Help to consolidate and shape inputs into clear, concise presentation decks and materials for leadership reviews
• Ensure consistency, quality, and clarity of nomenclature solution narratives
• Partner closely with Ford Legal throughout the trademark screening and clearance process 
• Aid the team in tracking overall nomenclature performance and solution readiness, helping to drive corrective actions when needed