Business Insights Manager
Acosta
Manager, Strategy
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Influence development and implementation of Ford Credit strategy and new business initiatives
- Work with Ford Credit leadership to ideate, develop and execute global transformation
- Collaborate with teams and executive leaders across Ford Credit including engineering, product, risk and finance
- Develop achievable strategic goals and build sustainable competitive advantage
- Collaborate across Ford Credit to develop strategic points of view, capability assessments, and provide insights on external environment
- Lead and oversee various work-streams for strategy projects and programs with multiple stakeholders
- Develop business cases for new initiatives including new business opportunities, partnerships, and M&A initiatives
- Oversee development of detailed business plans, project/program execution plans and tracking against milestones
- Develop and share points of view on technologies, automotive finance and the fintech landscape based on external research and competitive benchmarking
- Facilitate strategy team sprint sessions and collaboration workshops
- Develop executive level presentations and strategy papers
Requirements
- Bachelor\'s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- 5+ years of experience in a Strategy, Marketing, Executive Consulting and/or project management on a global scale
- Proven track record of successfully developing and executing complex strategic initiatives that have driven significant business growth and financial performance
- Exceptional quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to structure complex problems, interpret large datasets, and derive actionable insights
- Experience working with global and multidisciplinary teams
- Knowledge on Strategy and Business Planning foundational elements
- Analytical and problem-solving approach; highly organized and detail oriented
- Creative and compelling storyteller; excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable coordinating multiple teams and executive leaders
- Strong project management skills; comfortable as both team lead and team member
- MBA or other relevant graduate degree is strongly preferred
- Familiarity and fluency with strategic and innovation frameworks and conceptual constructs
- Excels on PowerPoint and Excel, building presentations for executive leadership reviews
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this position
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
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
- 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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
business strategybusiness planningquantitative analysisqualitative analysisproject managementstrategic initiativesfinancial performancedata interpretationcompetitive benchmarkingM&A initiatives
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillscommunication skillsstorytellingcollaborationleadershipdetail-orientedcreativityteam coordination
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA
