IT Leader Oracle HCM/HR and Staffs Systems

Ford Model e U.S.; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision coverage

Family care benefits

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford is seeking an experienced LL4 IT Leader to partner with HR and own IT strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for Oracle HCM Cloud and related technology services. You will lead a team of analysts, engineers, and vendor partners while advising senior HR stakeholders to ensure Oracle HCM and adjacent systems enable Ford's people strategy and digital transformation goals.

You’ll align business priorities such as talent management, workforce planning, compensation, payroll, and employee

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Human Resources, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 4+ years hands-on with Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion) implementation, configuration, or support.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing IT teams and/or vendor resources.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes (hire-to-retire, talent, compensation, payroll interfaces) and how technology enables them.
• Proven experience partnering directly with senior HR/business stakeholders and translating strategy into technical roadmaps.
• Experience with system integrations (OIC, REST/SOAP APIs, middleware) and enterprise data management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, vendor contracts, and multi-workstream project portfolios.
• Strong communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

IT leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Vendor management

Strategic roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Business / HR

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion)

OIC

REST/SOAP APIs

Middleware

Job description

Ford is seeking an experienced LL4 IT Leader to partner with HR, the business owner of Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud , while leading IT strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for the platform and related technology services. This role sits at the intersection of technology and HR leadership, translating business priorities—such as talent management, workforce planning, compensation, payroll, and employee experience—into scalable, secure, and reliable IT solutions. The leader will manage a team of analysts, engineers, and vendor partners while acting as a trusted advisor to senior HR stakeholders, ensuring Oracle HCM and adjacent systems enable Ford's people strategy and digital transformation goals.

You’ll Have...

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Human Resources, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 4+ years hands-on with Oracle HCM Cloud (Fusion) implementation, configuration, or support.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing IT teams and/or vendor resources.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes (hire-to-retire, talent, compensation, payroll interfaces) and how technology enables them.
• Proven experience partnering directly with senior HR/business stakeholders and translating strategy into technical roadmaps.
• Experience with system integrations (OIC, REST/SOAP APIs, middleware) and enterprise data management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, vendor contracts, and multi-workstream project portfolios.
• Strong communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills.

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.

This position is a leadership level 4.

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.

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.