Strategy Manager

Ford Motor Company; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 115,500 - 218,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off for community service

Job summary

A leading automotive firm is seeking a Ford Racing Strategy Manager to lead the delivery of the Ford Racing Strategy across business capabilities. This is an individual contributor role within a small, agile team. Responsibilities include conducting complex analyses, providing strategic recommendations, and managing multiple projects. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s Degree, has a strong interest in motorsports, and possesses proven problem-solving and leadership skills. This hybrid position offers significant benefits and competitive salary ranging from $115,500 to $218,100.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to lead cross-functional projects at a global scale.
• Experience in challenging the status quo.
• Ability to teach and mentor colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Identify issues and solutions in assigned work streams.
• Conduct and guide effective analyses.
• Develop recommendations from complex analysis.
• Communicate findings clearly and persuasively.
• Balance doing versus delegating tasks.
• Manage multiple projects effectively.

Skills

Strong interest in motorsports and performance vehicles

Thought leadership

Problem-solving expertise

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Master’s Degree

MBA from a top institution

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Description

The Ford Racing Strategy Manager will be the go-to thought partner to help deliver the Ford Racing Strategy via building necessary capabilities spanning the business.

They will be an influence-first leader who collaborates and works with stakeholders within and beyond Ford Racing. This role is an individual contributor on a small, agile, high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Hypotheses generation: Rigorously and logically identify issues covering the entire problem in the assigned work stream(s).
• Structuring and solving the problem: Determine the most efficient and effective approach to solving complex problems, leveraging the organization’s existing knowledge and broader expertise.
• Conducting analyses: Ensure high-quality and accurate analysis; select effective analytical approaches and guide the team in applying leading-edge techniques.
• Synthesis and generating recommendations: Develop compelling insights from complex analysis, synthesize key conclusions, and provide sound recommendations.
• Effective communication and persuasion: Demonstrate strong influencing skills by communicating findings, conclusions, and recommendations both verbally and in writing, including persuasive presentations to Ford Leadership.
• Apprenticeship and leadership: Act as a ‘player‑coach’, break down problems into discrete workstreams, balance doing versus delegating, and coach team members on strategy tools.
• Manage multiple topics simultaneously with support from the strategy lead and business analysts.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• Strong interest in motorsports and performance vehicles.
• Demonstrated thought leadership and problem‑solving expertise within Ford.
• Comfort with ambiguity and desire to build or develop organizations and people.
• Proven experience leading high-impact cross‑functional projects at a global scale.
• Inherently curious, analytically inclined, and love solving problems.
• Deep understanding of automotive industry dynamics, trends, operations, and managerial accounting.
• Track record of challenging the status quo and delivering creative solutions.
• Love teaching and mentoring colleagues.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Even better, you may have

• MBA from a top institution.
• Prior experience leading strategy projects or large-scale programs.
• Experience in a professional services firm.
• Technical background with advanced analytics.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup child care.
• Family building benefits including adoption, surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500 to $218,100. Salary will be set within this range based on skills and experience.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates 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 on site four or more days per week.