Enterprise Business Transformation Leader
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.
In this position...
In this role, you will define the roadmap for enterprise transformation initiatives, develop plans for onboarding vehicle programs, partner with IT and functional leaders to drive transformative change, and establish the business processes. This leader will perform integrated launch planning, digital risk assessment, value stream mapping, and develop future state business processes.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do...
- Develop integrated roadmap for enterprise capability deployment and program onboarding
- Integrate and track weekly launch plan, status, and risk management
- Partner with the functional and IT leaders to deploy capabilities to the enterprise
- Develop the future state of the end-to-end business process and operational flow for program industrialization across product definition, engineering, procurement, material planning and manufacturing
- Provide guidelines and standards to individual teams for faster decision making and hold them accountable for the timeline
- Dive deep into business processes, data, governance, and interconnected IT systems across value stream to identify issues and develop solutions
- Identify cross-functional process incompatibility and gaps across Marketing, PD, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, etc.
- Manage cross functional workshops to develop consensus, resolve conflicts, and drive alignment
- Communicate, help prioritize, and resolve cross-functional issues and drive accountability within individual skill teams
- Make difficult cross-functional compromise recommendations and build consensus through clear articulation of the business value
- Drive organizational change management
- Leadership report outs to ensure transparent communication on the progress and risks
- Report to End-to-End Business Process Transformation Director
- Manage a small team including external consultants to integrate various cross functional transformational teams
You'll have...
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years of experience and expertise with cross-functional automotive industrialization processes (PD, Supply Chain, Manufacturing)
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in value stream mapping and process design
- 5+ years of experience in key tools used across the value chain (CAD, PLM, ERP, MES, etc.) and leading large groups of process and IT architects.
- Track record of delivering at least 1 end-to-end complex enterprise and cross-functional transformation
Even better, you may have...
- MBA
- Ability to assertively facilitate groups of professionals and influence outcomes for the best enterprise outcomes
- Ability to get into details and be hands on with the team, while having an enterprise level view
- Ability to communicate across, down and up to senior leadership
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
- 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 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.
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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-MK1
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years experience with cross-functional automotive industrialization processes (PD, Supply Chain, Manufacturing)
- 5+ years hands-on experience in value stream mapping and process design
- 5+ years experience with key tools across the value chain (CAD, PLM, ERP, MES) and leading large groups of process and IT architects
- Track record delivering at least one end-to-end complex enterprise and cross-functional transformation
- MBA
- Ability to assertively facilitate groups and influence outcomes
- Ability to be hands-on with details while maintaining an enterprise-level view
- Ability to communicate across all levels including senior leadership
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Pay Growth & Progression — The 2023 UAW–Ford agreement delivered immediate raises, restored cost-of-living adjustments, and accelerated progression to top rates for many hourly roles. These changes improved earnings trajectories compared with pre-2023 levels.
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Healthcare Strength — Hourly employees retained very low employee cost-sharing under the 2023–2028 UAW–Ford agreement, and salaried materials describe comprehensive day‑one medical, dental, and prescription coverage. Mental-health support and family‑building benefits add depth to the overall health package.
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Retirement Support — U.S. salaried roles feature a notable 401(k) contribution and match structure, and post‑2023 updates increased retirement contributions for many UAW‑represented employees. Together these elements strengthen long‑term financial security.
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