Director, Executive Operations and Project Management

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm in Dearborn, Michigan is seeking a strategic leader to work under the CEO's Chief of Staff. This role focuses on enhancing operational efficiency and driving transformation initiatives. Preferred qualifications include a relevant bachelor’s and master’s degree, excellent communication skills, and experience in change management. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with excellent growth opportunities.

Benefits

Generous PTO

Retirement savings plans

Comprehensive health coverage

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• Must have strong organization and planning skills.
• Requires ability to build networks across multiple teams.
• Requires strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and distribution of briefing materials.
• Provide thought partnership to the CEO's Chief of Staff.
• Identify inefficiencies in existing processes.

Skills

Excellent organization and planning skills

Highly self-motivated

Strong analytical skills

Strategic thinking/problem solving ability

Skilled communicator

Proactive nature

Flexibility/adaptability

Positive, can-do attitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

In this position...

This role will work directly with the CEO’s Chief of Staff to drive strategic process around internal operational initiatives and will also be a key partner to leadership in driving transformation, efficiency, and reduced waste across the enterprise. This individual will focus on improving processes, integrating new processes and technologies, and enhancing operational efficiency. This leader will work closely with senior leadership’s business and functional offices, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver sustainable process improvements, ensure compliance, and implement best practices in the CEO’s Office and across the enterprise. This individual will be a champion of initiatives focused on continuous improvement and removing waste across the organization. This leader will also utilize their internal network to support and drive cross-functional transformation projects, and assist with ELT- and Board-facing tasks.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and master’s degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Highly self-motivated
• Capability to build networks across multiple skill teams
• Skilled communicator with ability to influence (at all levels) through both written and verbal formats
• Proactive nature to address issues with initiative
• Strong analytical skills
• Strategic thinking/problem solving ability
• Strong sense of ownership with ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to maintain focus & drive for results in a dynamic business environment.
• Confidence working independently/autonomously, as the voice of the team
• Flexible/adaptable to changing work assignments/business priorities
• Extremely comfortable with, and accepting of, change
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Innovative outlook and ability to work with evolving strategies and priorities
• Maturity to interface with cross-functional teams, at all levels and be the voice of the CEO’s Office

What you\'ll receive in return

Aspart of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition. Our benefits summary can be found here.

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 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
• 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

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

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Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven individual. The ideal candidate for this position will have a strategic mindset, is highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced environment with well-established executive level communication skills.

What you\'ll do...

• Lead the development and distribution of briefing materials, agenda planning, and subsequent steps.
• Liase with Communications leads and supporting functions, including drafting written or verbal communications.
• Own specific engagement activities including thoughtful design of meaningful sessions, soliciting input and feedback, structuring and scheduling events.
• Provide thought partnership to the CEO Chief of Staff and other members of the team.
• Project management support for key business reviews and initiatives.
• Support dynamic requirements of the office, with ability to flex and react to changing work assignments and priorities across a broad spectrum of business areas.
• Process Optimization: Identify inefficiencies in existing processes and systems, and lead initiatives to streamline operations.
• Use experience to recommend and implement smarter ways of working, processes, and habits.
• Leverage creative and administrative talents to accelerate modernization, including the ability to both lead and support key initiatives.
• Strategy Development & Execution: Develop and lead a comprehensive transformation strategy aligned with the organization’s business goals and objectives.
• Technology Integration: Partner with the Enterprise Technology organization to drive the adoption of emerging technologies to enhance objective setting, reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Change Management: Lead change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies across business offices and functional teams.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with senior leaders, their teams, and other business and functional units to ensure alignment on transformation goals and execution.
• Performance Measurement: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and track the progress of initiatives, reporting regularly to CEO Chief of Staff.