Director, Talent Mobility

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Director, Global Mobility to define strategy and lead international relocations, assignments, and immigration programs. You will advise senior leaders, shape governance, and partner across HR, Legal, Finance, Tax, Payroll, and external providers.

You will build a high-performing global mobility team, manage budgets and vendor relationships, and drive data-informed decisions to enable business growth while ensuring compliant, cost-effective employee

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR/International Business or related field, or commensurate experience.
• 10+ years of global mobility-related experience in a multinational setting.
• Strong leadership with accountability for programs, budgets and vendors.
• Expertise in policy governance, vendor ecosystems, risk management and cross-border movement.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, compliant mobility programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead global mobility strategy, policies, and operations to support workforce planning and deployment.
• Develop and manage a high-performing mobility team; advise senior HR and business leaders.
• Oversee relocations, immigration, compensation, tax equalization and expatriate programs.
• Establish governance, data-management practices and reporting with executive visibility.
• Drive vendor strategy, contracts, SLAs, and cost optimization; manage budgets.

Skills

Global mobility

Leadership

Analytics

Communication

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

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...

As Director, Global Mobility, you will set the strategy and lead the evolution of Ford’s global mobility and relocation programs. This role enables domestic and international talent movement —through scalable, compliant, data-informed solutions. You will advise senior leaders on how mobility can enable business growth, workforce planning, talent deployment, market expansion, and organizational change while delivering a consistent employee experience.

What you'll do...

Lead Ford’s global mobility and relocation strategy, policies, and operations to support workforce planning, talent acquisition, business growth, and global talent deployment. Manage and develop a high-performing global mobility team; advise senior HR and business leaders on mobility, international hiring, location strategy, and emerging trends; and partner across HR, Legal, Finance, Tax, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Technology, and external providers.

Own global mobility programs—including domestic and international relocations, assignments, permanent transfers, immigration, expatriate compensation and benefits, tax equalization, payroll coordination, repatriation, and employee support—ensuring consistent, compliant, equitable, and cost-effective delivery. Establish governance, controls, standards, policies, procedures, escalation frameworks, reporting, and data-management practices that balance employee experience, compliance, service quality, and business needs.

Oversee vendor strategy, RFPs, contracts, implementation, SLAs, performance management, and integrated service delivery. Drive continuous improvement through technology, automation, responsible AI, analytics, benchmarking, and process simplification. Manage budgets, forecasts, cost projections, and risk mitigation; monitor program metrics and provide executive visibility into performance, trends, ROI, and corrective actions. Lead mobility-related strategic projects, stakeholder communications, and change management while ensuring accurate, confidential records and strong talent management within the mobility function.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Human Resources, International Business, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in global mobility, relocation, immigration, international assignments, workforce mobility, or a closely related field within a complex multinational organization.
• Significant leadership experience with accountability for global programs, teams, budgets, vendors, and transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success evolving mobility functions from transactional service delivery to strategic business enablers supporting hiring, retention, workforce planning, talent deployment, and location strategy.
• Deep knowledge of global mobility and relocation program design, policy governance, vendor ecosystems, risk management, and cross-border employee movement.
• Experience designing and implementing global programs and policies while balancing enterprise consistency with local regulatory and market requirements.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, RFPs, contracts, vendor performance, and cost optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytics, benchmarking, and business insights to influence strategy and senior-level decisions.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex mobility issues into clear business implications and recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and change while managing multiple complex, global initiatives.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Senior Professional in Human Resources (PHR) (Preferred)
• Certified Relocation Professional (Preferred)
• Project Management Professional Certification (Preferred)

This description outlines the general nature and scope of work typically performed in this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, work requirements, etc. It may vary slightly based on business or geographic needs and is subject to being reviewed and updated periodically.

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 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 a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300.

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.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

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.