Business Operations Analyst

Ford Motor Company

Business Operations Analyst at Ford optimizing workforce management and data processes. Collaborating across departments to ensure effective operational support for Advanced EV initiatives.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

High-Volume Position Management: Manage the entire lifecycle of position IDs with speed and accuracy. Proactively monitor real-time staffing levels and make adjustments as needed to headcount, position IDs, and target budget.
Forecasting & Capacity Planning: Develop accurate staffing plans based on workload forecasts, market trends, and business goals.
Data Integrity & Reporting: Maintain comprehensive records of workforce activities and associated costs, develop metrics, and establish new reporting tools to provide end-to-end visibility of workforce data.
Launch a Position Management Tool: Lead the transition of newly developed prototype from development, through pilot, to launch across the team. Act as the bridge for developers by providing mock data, field definitions, and workflow guidance.
Data Collection, Integration & Modeling: Gather, extract, and transform data from various sources to build comprehensive and reliable datasets and models to inform business decision-making and streamline operations, and reduce unwarranted costs. Develop your own models from the ground up.
Knowledge Management: Create and maintain detailed digital records supporting data models, reports, dashboards, and Business Intelligence processes.
Audit Management: Support Advanced EV’s response to all Ford audits, including annual Internal Controls audits.
Remediation & Tracking: Oversee the tracking and remediation of audit findings and recommendations. Work with business leaders to develop corrective action plans and monitor their timely and effective implementation.
Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary liaison between Advanced EV and external/internal auditors and regulators. Communicate the audit process, progress, finding and remediation status to Advanced EV leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma
5+ years of analyst, business intelligence, digital transformation, or workforce management experience in a high-energy professional environment
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field
Process Design skills. Documenting, analyzing, and architecting workflows.
Service mindset. Business Operations works in service and support of all teams.
Exceptional data analysis skills. Some experience with coding (Python), AI, and/or automation of workflows is a bonus.
Knowledge of administrative procedures, software applications (such as Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.), records management systems, and other business procedures and terminology.
Excellent organizational skills, time management skills and attention to detail, to include anticipating needs and being proactive.
Displays high degree of professionalism to maintain confidential information, deal with people tactfully, and help establish strong relationships and positive communication.
Ability to prioritize, manage and deliver on multiple assignments with minimal supervision.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Executive support and corporate event management experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisPythonworkflow automationprocess designdata modelingreporting toolsdata collectiondata integrationmetrics developmentaudit management

Soft Skills

organizational skillstime managementattention to detailprofessionalismcommunication skillsservice mindsetstakeholder communicationproactive approachrelationship buildingability to prioritize

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s Degree in FinanceHigh School Diploma