IMG Strategy Director

Shape the Next Decade of Ford's Growth Across International Markets

Ford's International Markets Group is elevating a brand-new, high-impact leadership role , and we're looking for a bold strategic mind to define it. Reporting directly to the Executive Director Of Strategy And Transformation and working shoulder-to-shoulder with the executive leadership team across Sales, Marketing, Ford Pro, and our aftersales teams, this is your chance to influence the strategic direction of an entire region.

Responsibilities

• Support setting the vision for where IMG needs to be now, near and far. Turning the strategic priorities into live workstreams delivering real results.
• Build growth strategies for business opportunities, and partner with skill-team leaders to create compelling business cases for critical bets that require capital investment.
• Lead the strategic response to one of the industry's biggest challenges: the rapid expansion of Chinese OEMs across IMG's footprint.
• Serve as IMG's strategic lead for enterprise AI adoption , identifying and prioritizing high-impact AI/ML opportunities that boost efficiency, customer experience, and growth, while partnering with global tech leaders on roadmap governance.
• Act as a thought partner to the IMG President, resolving structural capability gaps through continuous improvement approaches like the Five Whys methodology.
• Coordinate reviews that connect IMG's regional strategy to Ford's global corporate vision.

Who You Are

• You're a cohesive storyteller who can translate messy data into narratives that unite the boardroom and the frontline.
• You're a collaborative challenger , building influence across a matrixed organization without formal authority, while still pushing back on legacy thinking.
• You can Unite teams around a strategy without compromising what must be true for the winning proposition.
• You're a determined self-starter who sees roadblocks before they appear and moves anyway.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years in corporate strategy, business transformation, or portfolio management within automotive, mobility, or heavy industry
• Proven experience managing fragmented, multi-market regions (APAC, ASEAN, Middle East, LatAm) balancing mature and emerging markets
• A track record leading major organizational redesigns , especially shifting decentralized markets toward hub-and-spoke models
• Commercial fluency in B2B fleets, connectivity/subscriptions, or aftersales
• Deep expertise in capital allocation, product lifecycle planning, and building airtight business cases
• A bias for agile, real-time decision-making over slow, traditional review cycles
• Strong predictive competitive modelling instincts and comfort with JV/distributor governance
• MBA or advanced degree in Engineering, Economics, or Finance; Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum, or advanced strategy credentials a strong plus