Sr. Manager, EV Strategy & Operations

Join Ford's Model E team, which is responsible for delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. As a Sr. Manager, EV Strategy & Operations, you will play a key leadership role in developing and delivering the Model e 2030 strategy, including our comprehensive charging strategy. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive business growth and deliver industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners.

Responsibilities:

• Architect actionable strategies to identify the highest-leverage opportunities for growth and guide workstream leaders to ensure every strategic project has a clear path to commercial execution.
• Drive breakthrough solutions to unlock organizational bottlenecks, resource teams for maximum impact, and ensure that strategic solutions are scalable and sustainable.
• Convert insights into competitive advantage by overseeing the development of a robust, data-driven fact base that moves beyond 'interesting' data to 'decisive' action.
• Deliver measurable outcomes by leading teams in translating complex analysis into tangible business results.
• Mobilize the organization by confidently leading strategic dialogues and challenging the status quo to accelerate decision-making.
• Build an outcome-oriented culture by acting as a strategic leader and developer of talent, building high-performing teams that are obsessed with impact.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in strategy demonstrating significant senior-level strategic leadership
• Proven experience leading high-impact cross-functional projects at a global scale
• Deep business acumen and expertise about fundamentals of the automotive industry, particularly the EV market, charging ecosystem, competitive dynamics, trends, best practices, and company operations
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and challenging the status quo, being self-driven, and bringing creative solutions to lead the resolution of complex issues
• Demonstrated expertise presenting to and influencing executive leaders including C-Suite
• Love teaching, mentoring, and apprenticing colleagues and your team members
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Work Location & Hybrid Model:

• On-Site: Four days per week at your assigned Ford facility
• Remote: One day per week optional remote work

This role is location-agnostic across our primary innovation hubs. The successful candidate may choose to be based out of one of the following locations:

• Dearborn/Detroit, MI (Global HQ / Michigan Central)
• Palo Alto, CA (Greenfield Labs)
• Long Beach, CA (Advanced EV Development Center)