HR Assistant

Ford; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth track

Mentor program

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Ford in Newport News, VA is seeking an HR Assistant for a full-time role offering $65,000–$85,000. You will drive structure for fast-moving business problems, oversee budgeting, mentor analysts, and negotiate vendor terms to ensure transparency and accountability.

You will work with Organizational Development and Written Communications to remove bottlenecks and identify overlooked customer segments. Growth opportunities include a mentor, a growth track, and full benefits aligned with a Newport

Qualifications

• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent.
• Empathy that makes hard feedback land softly.
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level initiatives.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel.
• Collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame.

Responsibilities

• Rebuild a target that the VA team stopped believing in
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets
• Mentor junior analysts and elevate the team's analytical rigor
• Negotiate vendor terms that look transparent on paper and hold up in practice
• Collaborate with Organizational Development and Written Communication stakeholders to remove operational bottlenecks
• Find the customer segment Ford keeps overlooking and size the prize
• Set the oddball-friendly operational standards that keep Ford running smoothly

Skills

Prioritization

Empathy

Leadership

Professionalism

Growth mindset

Collaboration

Job description

Ford needs a sharp, bias-to-action HR Assistant to bring structure and clarity to fast-moving business problems in Newport News, VA. This full-time opening offers $65,000 - $85,000, the autonomy to run your own projects, and a team invested in your development.

Key Responsibilities

• Rebuild a target that the VA team stopped believing in
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets
• Mentor junior analysts and elevate the team's analytical rigor
• Negotiate vendor terms that look transparent on paper and hold up in practice
• Collaborate with Organizational Development and Written Communication stakeholders to remove operational bottlenecks
• Find the customer segment Ford keeps overlooking and size the prize
• Set the oddball-friendly operational standards that keep Ford running smoothly

What You'll Bring

• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame

Ford is a fast-growing Newport News, VA studio where Teamwork gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. Ownership at Ford means you fix the broken thing even when nobody assigned it to you.

Lead with the number, $65,000 - $85,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Newport News life.

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