The Director, HR Business Partner, is a key member of the HR Business Partner leadership team, leading the people strategy and human resources delivery for one of Ford's business units. They are accountable for the performance and results of an HR Business Partner team. The role is responsible for aligning business strategy with human resources strategy and operations. This role forges partnerships across the HR function to develop and drive scalable HR programs/talent initiatives and deliver value-added services to management and employees that reflect the business objectives of the organization. The role has management authority over a high-performing HR Business Partner team.
We currently have director-level HR Business Partner opportunities supporting our Corporate Capabilities team.
If you are motivated by the challenges and opportunities that come with building scalable HR strategies and operations at a moment of historic transformation and dynamism at Ford, then this is the opportunity for you.
This role is hybrid out of Dearborn, MI (relocation package available).
What you'll do…
Lead the design, implementation, and execution of a respective business unit's HR strategy and overall HR program delivery, spanning organization design, talent and workforce plans, and all company and business unit HR objectives.
Drive the organization and HR Business Partner team towards a culture of excellence, prepare leaders and teams to embrace organizational change, and collaborate with HR and business leaders to ensure employees feel engaged and inspired to deliver business results in a dynamic and challenging environment.
Design approaches for diagnosing and enhancing organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction.
Translate company-wide objectives and initiatives into approaches that are tailored to the specific needs of the respective business unit and technical leaders and employees.
Create and implement change management strategies. Co-design new organization structures that maximize organizational effectiveness and support the delivery of Ford+.
Partner with operations to develop strategic workforce plans that align the workforce with business needs. Work with the appropriate stakeholders to drive the execution of the workforce strategy.
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
8+ years of work experience with a Master's degree or 10+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Human Relations or a related field.
Even better, you may have...
Prior experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, directly managing human resources team members.
Master's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
Work Requirements:
Involves occasional (defined as one-third or less of the time) lifting of no more than 10 pounds at a time. Work is performed primarily in a seated position and entails no significant stooping, standing, climbing, walking, etc. Many sedentary jobs require good use of the hands and fingers for repetitive hand-finger actions. Working conditions occur within low to moderate noise levels related to the use of standard office or classroom equipment.
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here .
This position is a leadership level 5.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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