Director, HR Technology - Governance

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…

The Director, HR Technology – Digital HR Governance will lead and evolve Ford's Digital HR portfolio through managing the intake, prioritization and execution all HR technologies and applications globally.  The role requires leveraging project management expertise to influence internal stakeholders, ensuring strategic priorities are met.  This position will require hands-on operational experience to enable and communicate the work effectively throughout the organization.  You will work closely with global leaders on enabling their vision of making their work efficient and effective with people, process and technology.

This is a hybrid role to Dearborn, MI and will be required to work onsite 3 days a week. A fully remote position would be considered for the right candidate. 

What you'll do…

Provide overall strategic governance and operational work of the Digital HR function and lead the following key areas: 

Portfolio Management: Strategically optimize portfolio for consistency and standardization across the globe; shrink to focus on core assets and reduce / control spend; evolve HR Technology strategy by connecting the portfolio through process engineering and HCM technology pillars within Digital HR to enhance the overall digital HR experience and drive operational readiness

Transformation Projects: Modernize HR Technology solutions/experience; Right tools, right processes, effective and efficient; Ability to manage and execute actionable work to the business through fact and data and provide proper status updates and visibility so that leadership can make appropriate strategic decisions.

Client Experience: Provide thoughtful change management processes by working closely with internal stakeholders. This includes connecting with care, setting expectations on prioritization, and providing proper change management capabilities to increase the adoptability of new processes and technology. 

Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing team of HR technology specialists, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8-10+ years of experience in HR Technology, including 5+ years leading teams through project optimization that includes documenting business processes and procedures and communicating them throughout the organization.

Even better, you may have…

• Proven expertise in managing and optimizing and implementing human capital management and other HR technology solutions.
• Strong project management skills and experience.
• Strong analytical skills; experience translating data into actionable insights with the right prioritization.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives and drive operational excellence through hands-on experiences.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 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