Manager, HR Business Partner

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Employee resource groups

Community involvement leave

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a leadership-level HR professional to guide people strategy across the organization. The role focuses on employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, benefits, and governance while driving change and talent initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

The successful candidate will lead HR programs, collaborate with leaders, and deliver data-driven dashboards to support business objectives and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years with a Master’s degree or 8 years with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in HR.
• CHRP or PHR certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, recruitment, onboarding, benefits, leaves, and legal requirements.
• Experience in change management and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Builds credibility with business leaders to understand needs and challenges.
• Provides HR support in employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, benefits, leaves, and performance management.
• Manages new hire orientation and ensures documentation compliance.
• Coordinates with teams to ensure compliance with policies and labor laws.
• Drives change management initiatives with talent implications.
• Collaborates on investigations and reports dashboards analytics.
• Promotes HR programs and communicates business value.
• Partners on workforce planning and succession initiatives.
• Delivers short-term HR projects using data to design solutions.
• Performs talent management activities including performance, disciplinary actions, pay decisions.

Skills

HR strategy

People management

Employee relations

Change management

Data-driven HR

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (HR or related)

Master’s Degree (HR/OD or related)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintains strong relationships while building credibility with business groups, departmental heads, and business leaders to understand the business's needs, goals, and challenges.
• Provides HR support and expertise in employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, benefits, leaves, performance management, company policies, training, and legal requirements. Partners with leaders to develop appropriate action plans related to people and culture issues.
• Manages new hire orientation and training programs and completes all new hire documentation in compliance with company standards and government regulations. Tracks, analyzes, and reports exit interview data and makes recommendations that drive retention.
• Coordinates with Associates and Specialists to ensure that all activities related to the HR function comply with department and company policies, legal requirements, relevant labor laws, and the Employment Act.
• Implements change management practices and initiatives in alignment with the company’s Change Management Philosophy and guidelines. Manages the enablement of a business change, including talent aspects of organization structure changes, talent integration related to mergers and acquisitions, etc., while ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Collaborates with the employee relations team and departmental managers for the resolution of employee relations issues and the thorough conduct of investigations related to employee matters. Produces and presents a monthly and quarterly Corporate HR Dashboard and implements a data strategy with the Business.
• Participates in HR program advocacy through frequent interaction with internal personnel across the business, communicating the business value of HR initiatives such as improved employee productivity and a positive work environment.
• Partners with Business, Talent Acquisition, Talent mobility, and Talent Development teams to identify workforce needs and support key talent initiatives like workforce planning, high-potential employee development, succession planning, etc.
• Administers talent strategies in alignment with the vision and objectives of the business. Manages the delivery of short-term HR projects involving the analysis of quantitative, qualitative, and trend data and distilling information from a variety of sources to systematically design solutions in support of business objectives.
• Performs talent management responsibilities, including performance management, disciplinary action, terminations, recruitment, pay decisions, and other personnel actions.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of work experience with a Master’s degree or 8 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Human Resources or a related field.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) (Preferred)
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (PHR) (Preferred)

Benefits

• 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.
• This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760.

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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.