Ford Motor Company

Director, Talent and Network

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Detroit • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $112,680 - $212,760 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • The Director for Network and Platform will put strategies in place that position Michigan Central as a platform where others come to succeed. Michigan Central has been on a journey where we have tested different concepts and programming and now we are at a point where we need to learn from those prototypes and either grow nascent ideas into full P&Ls or shift to a partner.
  • We have multiple grants and programs operating under the workforce bucket that need to aligned to our priorities and executed against, showing impact and job creation. This role will continue to refine the talent strategy to be differentiated, show immediate impact, and enable convenings that can capitalize on our programs. You will also be responsible for our strategic partners in this space, including: Boys and Girls Club, GVSU, WSU, UMCI, and future workforce partners that join the ecosystem. Your role is to find mutual value, while balancing capacity and impact.
  • This role will also be responsible for working across the network to find collaboration and strategic opportunities to bring partners together. We have been in a stage of growth and now are shifting into a season of operationalizing and differentiating – putting scaled operations in places where it is needed, and pivoting where it is needed.
  • The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader who can direct a team but can also use their influence to bring together teams not under the purview for collaboration. This person has a background in workforce development, knows the gaps in the space and can position Michigan Central in a role that is beneficial but not duplicative. This person can work with philanthropy, government, and private industry to bring together disparate viewpoints into one strategy, and execute a shared vision back to them. This role has to balance strategy with doing and will need to dig into existing programs, understand the nuances, and then build the next steps with operational excellence.

Requirements

  • Masters Degree, or comparable experience, in workforce development, innovation, strategy, placed based urban planning, public policy or talent programs.
  • 5+ years’ experience supporting workforce development programs or initiatives, startup or innovation-driven environments, or education, with demonstrated experience in leading teams, building operational capabilities, and making the necessary choices that build a strategy.
  • Dexterity and comfort working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Even better, you may have...
  • Strong collaborative, interpersonal skills including conflict resolution, negotiation and creative problem solving
  • Creative and innovative mindset as it relates to employees’ workplace experience o Strong business acumen with visionary mindset
  • Experience with project planning and management
  • Strong ability to balance strategy with high-level execution and implementation o Human-centric and empathetic thinker
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to interface at all levels of an organization, both internally and externally
  • Understanding of diversity and inclusion
  • Inclination towards action on strategic imperative.
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
workforce developmentprogram managementstrategic planningoperational excellenceproject planninginnovationurban planningpublic policytalent programsteam leadership
Soft Skills
collaborative skillsinterpersonal skillsconflict resolutionnegotiationcreative problem solvingbusiness acumenvisionary mindsethuman-centric thinkingempathycommunication skills
Certifications
Masters Degree in workforce developmentMasters Degree in public policyMasters Degree in urban planning