Associate Director, Defense Business & Strategy

Ford Motor CompanyDearborn, MI
$141,700 - $268,300

About The Position

We operate as an agile, startup environment within Ford Motor Company. This is a highly collaborative team and we are looking for teammates who are hungry to innovate and willing to put on multiple hats to make the team successful. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your impact is felt daily, you will fit right in. The Business & Strategy Manager will act as the operational anchor for incubating Ford's defense opportunities. Working directly with the Director of Defense Vehicle Strategy & Business Development, you will own the daily business planning operations and directly support the implementation of our overarching defense strategy. This role requires a rare blend of strategic foresight, high-level corporate planning, and rigorous execution—ensuring that coordinated master schedules align all relevant stakeholders as we build out this new business and organization.

Requirements

  • Exceptional business acumen
  • Ability to see the forest and the trees
  • Strategic foresight
  • High-level corporate planning
  • Rigorous execution

Nice To Haves

  • Willing to put on multiple hats to make the team successful.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the operational anchor for incubating Ford's defense opportunities.
  • Own the daily business planning operations.
  • Directly support the implementation of our overarching defense strategy.
  • Ensure that coordinated master schedules align all relevant stakeholders as we build out this new business and organization.
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