Director HR Business Partner

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.

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.

In this position...

If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic Human Resources team, your search ends here! Ford has an exciting opening for a Director, HR Business Partner.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. The Director delivers through influence, cross-functional program leadership, and partnership with enterprise functions, external providers, venture partners, and business leaders.

As a Director, HR Business Partner, you will serve as a key member of the HR Business Partner team supporting Policy & OGC, Strategy and Communications. Leading the people strategy and HR delivery for an organization within Ford You will partner across the HR function to drive scalable HR programs and talent initiatives, deliver value-added support to an organization’s leadership team, and translate business objectives into effective execution across the organization.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Relations, Management, Finance, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resources, business transformation, organizational effectiveness, program management, corporate development support, integration management, shared services, consulting, or a related field.
• Experience supporting the formation, launch, or integration of joint ventures, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, divestitures, or new businesses, including domestic or international legal entities.
• Experience designing or implementing the organizational design, governance, operating model, service-delivery capabilities, systems, and business functions required to operationalize a new or transformed entity.
• Experience leading complex and sometimes ambiguous cross-functional programs and solving business, workforce, organizational, cultural, or operational challenges across multiple workstreams, competing priorities, and rapidly changing conditions
• Experience influencing and challenging senior leaders, leading through influence, and driving alignment across enterprise functions, external providers, and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in manufacturing, energy, mobility, technology, defense, consulting, or another complex and rapidly evolving business environment preferred.
• Leverages data and analytics, quantitative reasoning, and data storytelling to inform decisions and drive outcomes
• Willingness to work in person at Ford’s Dearborn, MI headquarters at least four days per week
• Demonstrated ownership of the people strategy and organization design workstream for a joint venture, strategic partnership, or new-business launch from formation through Day 1, including governance design, operating-model development, workforce planning, leadership alignment, talent deployment, and launch readiness.
• HR Experience in Multiple Party Culture & Talent Integration: Hands-on HR experience blending distinct organizational cultures, compensation philosophies, and talent practices from two or more parent/partner organizations into a single, cohesive people strategy for the new entity.
• Experience partnering with corporate development, strategy, legal, finance, and business leaders to evaluate and translate transaction or venture strategies into organization designs, governance structures, operating models, and workforce implications.

• Prosci or comparable change management certification.

Even better, you may have…

SHRM-SCP, SPHR, PHR, CHRP, or equivalent HR certification preferred.

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 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

• 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 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 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.

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: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

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. #LI-Hybrid#LI-MN1

What you'll do...

• Lead the development and execution of the organization’s people strategy, including organization design, workforce planning, talent priorities, and delivery of enterprise and organization-specific HR objectives.

• Strengthen organizational culture and employee engagement by equipping leaders and teams to understand, adopt, and sustain change.

• Translate company-wide objectives and initiatives into tailored strategies that meet the specific needs of the organization, technical leaders, and employees.

• Lead the planning and execution of large-scale organizational transformations affecting hundreds to thousands of employees, including change impact assessment, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and adoption, while minimizing business disruption.

• Develop and execute workforce and talent plans that align capabilities and capacity with evolving business needs and strengthen the organization’s ability to attract, engage, and retain critical talent.

• Own accountability for execution of the talent management lifecycle including talent acquisition, talent integration, performance management, total rewards management, employee engagement, and retention.