# Human Resources Generalist **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Long Beach, CA **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: mid **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $95,300-$159,400 **Category**: HR **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/65455?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_0df0f498-346 ## Description Ford is looking for a versatile and proactive HR professional to join our team as a Human Resources Generalist. This unique role blends the responsibilities of a HR Generalist/junior HRBP with those of an HR Operations Specialist. You will serve as a critical bridge between our 'People First' shared services and operational leaders, providing both high-touch consultation and technical process expertise. The ideal candidate will be a southern California-based HR professional who balances curiosity and a strong sense of accountability to navigate ambiguous inquiries and partner with others to resolve systemic process issues. You will be a go-to resource for California-specific policy inquiries and provide timely, high-quality support to employees and leaders. ## Responsibilities ### HR Business Partnership & Consultation - Support the end-to-end performance management process, providing guidance to leaders on coaching, documentation, and the resolution of performance cases. - Partner with the Employee Relations team and managers to resolve inquiries and escalations, ensuring fair and consistent application of company policies. - Provide basic coaching to frontline leaders on matters related to employee morale, retention, and engagement. - Support HRBP colleagues in executing workforce planning, annual people processes, and key moments of the employee life-cycle. ### HR Operations & Specialist Support - Act as the local subject matter expert on California-specific HR policies, including state-specific leaves of absence, final pay disbursement, and wage/hour regulations. - Intake and strategically prioritize high-visibility HR inquiries (e.g., paycheck discrepancies, position changes, benefits escalations, etc.) that require deep-dive investigation. - Proactively identify systemic process bottlenecks or 'friction points' in the employee experience. Partner with People First and other SME teams (e.g. Payroll, HR Technology, Recruiting, etc.) on sustainable solutions, representing the voice of the employee and HRBP team. - Utilize Excel and HR systems (Oracle, Visier) to maintain HCM data integrity and perform data analysis to identify trends that drive HR decision-making. - Participate in the delivery of special projects and initiatives. Such projects include org. designs which require mass position changes / HCM data alignment, job architecture, position management, and other data clean-up, integrity maintenance exercises (e.g. work location alignment). ## Qualifications - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). - Experience: 3–5 years of HR experience, with a demonstrated background in either HR Generalist/BP or Shared Services roles. - CA Expertise: Foundational knowledge of California labor laws and HR regulatory requirements. - Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables) and experience with HR Information Systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, or SAP). - Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with both hourly employees and executive leadership. - Problem Solving: A 'critical thinker' mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations and move from identifying a problem to implementing a solution. ## 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. ## Skills ### Required - HR Generalist - HRBP - California labor laws - Microsoft Excel - HR Information Systems - Communication - Problem Solving ### Nice to have - Professional HR certification (PHR, CA-PHR, or SHRM-CP) - Experience supporting highly technical client groups - Prior experience in HR Shared Services - Data visualization --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/65455?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)