Human Resources Generalist

Ford Motor Company

HR Generalist providing support for California-specific HR policies at Ford Motor Company. A versatile HR professional managing resources and employee relations in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95,300 - $159,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performance Management: Support the end-to-end performance management process, providing guidance to leaders on coaching, documentation, and the resolution of performance cases.
Employee Relations: Partner with the Employee Relations team and managers to resolve inquiries and escalations, ensuring fair and consistent application of company policies.
Leadership Coaching: Provide basic coaching to frontline leaders on matters related to employee morale, retention, and engagement.
Workforce Support: Support HRBP colleagues in executing workforce planning, annual people processes, and key moments of the employee life-cycle.
California Compliance: Act as the local subject matter expert on California-specific HR policies, including state-specific leaves of absence, final pay disbursement, and wage/hour regulations.
Complex Inquiry Resolution: Intake and strategically prioritize high-visibility HR inquiries (e.g., paycheck discrepancies, position changes, benefits escalations, etc.) that require deep-dive investigation.
Process Improvement: Proactively identify systemic process bottlenecks or "friction points" in the employee experience. Partner with People First and other SME teams (e.g. Payroll, HR Technology, Recruiting, etc.) on sustainable solutions, representing the voice of the employee and HRBP team.
Data Integrity & Analytics: Utilize Excel and HR systems (Oracle, Visier) to maintain HCM data integrity and perform data analysis to identify trends that drive HR decision-making.
Special Projects: Participate in the delivery of special projects and initiatives. Such projects include org. designs which require mass position changes / HCM data alignment, job architecture, position management, and other data clean-up, integrity maintenance exercises (e.g. work location alignment). These may require varied reporting needs that become nuanced by the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Experience: 3–5 years of HR experience, with a demonstrated background in either HR Generalist/BP or Shared Services roles.
CA Expertise: Foundational knowledge of California labor laws and HR regulatory requirements.
Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables) and experience with HR Information Systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, or SAP).
Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with both hourly employees and executive leadership.
Problem Solving: A "critical thinker" mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations and move from identifying a problem to implementing a solution.
Even better, you may have...
Professional HR certification (PHR, CA-PHR, or SHRM-CP).
Experience supporting highly technical client groups (Software Engineering, Design, or Manufacturing).
Prior experience in HR Shared Services.
Ability to tell a compelling story using data visualization.

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

performance managementemployee relationsleadership coachingworkforce planningCalifornia compliancedata integritydata analysisMicrosoft ExcelHR Information Systemsproblem solving

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsrelationship buildingcritical thinkingcommunicationcoachingengagementmorale retentionprocess improvementstrategic prioritizationnavigating ambiguity

Certifications

PHRCA-PHRSHRM-CP