Chief of Staff
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $96,720 - $162,120 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Act as a strategic partner to functional leadership, providing insight and support in decision-making, problem-solving, and planning
- Own development and implementation of strategic initiatives through cross-functional partnership
- Drive alignment and collaboration within and across CVS functions, ensuring cohesive execution of organizational priorities
- Identify and help resolve opportunities for process improvement and innovation, driving implementation of best practices across CVS
- Lead change management initiatives, helping teams adapt to new processes, technologies or organizational structures
- Coordinate with team support resources (e.g., business operations, administrative) as well as other Chiefs of Staff to ensure consistent and comprehensive support for leadership and teams
- Enhance effectiveness of key meetings by establishing clear agendas, driving high-quality content and output, communicating outcomes, and tracking follow-up assignments to completion
- Support the development, implementation, and tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team and project success
- Ensure projects and deliverables are delivered robustly and on time
- Provide regular updates to leadership on progress
- Ensure effective communication flow between leadership, teams, and key stakeholders, promoting transparency and alignment
- Own, champion, and continuously improve functional communication channels and cadence
- Amplify the voice, vision, and influence of leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in advanced degree in Business, Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- 5+ years of experience in strategic roles within tech, automotive, or related industries, with a track record of increasing responsibility
- 2+ years of experience driving clear and consistent communications across business, product, and technical teams
- 2+ years of project or program management experience
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and translate complex concepts into actionable plans
- Strong leadership acumen, with experience managing cross-functional stakeholders and influencing at all levels of an organization
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build high-trust relationships and navigate complex organizational dynamics
- Bias for action; a propensity to drive items to closure without sacrificing quality or timeliness
- Adaptability and resilience in the face of rapid change and ambiguity.
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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementprogram managementstrategic planningperformance indicatorsprocess improvementchange managementcross-functional collaborationinnovation implementationdecision-makingproblem-solving
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunicationadaptabilityresiliencerelationship buildinginfluencingstrategic thinkingorganizational dynamicsbias for action
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeadvanced degree in Businessadvanced degree in Engineering