Nomenclature Strategic Business Advisor

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

12h • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

This newly created role reports to the Global Head of Nomenclature and supports Ford’s Global Center of Excellence for Naming. The Nomenclature Strategic Business Advisor bridges nomenclature planning and design by capturing product and service visions and translating them into clear, actionable direction. The role guides Namers in developing distinctive, ownable, and aligned naming and taxonomy solutions, and helps drive clarity and consistency in naming products, services, and experiences throughout the global enterprise.

The position collaborates with teams across Ford, spanning areas such as vehicle design, HR, internal communications, and marketing. It is suited to a collaborative contributor who thrives on integration, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment. The successful candidate will combine creative fluency and strategic discipline with attention to detail, facilitation skills, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder dynamics.

The role synthesizes product and service concepts, marketplace and competitive insights, and financial inputs into solution outlines and creative pathways; translates concepts and commercial strategies into nomenclature briefs and consulting points of view; and helps teams identify constraints, risks, and opportunities. It leads project discovery and intake, aligns functions around stage gates and milestones, integrates feedback and stakeholder reviews, and supports governance, leadership communications, trademark screening and clearance, and tracking of solution readiness and performance.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week. It is leadership level 6, with a stated salary range of $115,500–$218,100. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of experience in Creative Management, Innovation Planning, Product Strategy, Program Management, or related areas.
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead without direct authority in a matrix organization.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Proven experience driving cross-functional alignment and integration.
• Familiarity with legal/IP constructs, brand architecture, portfolio strategy, and naming systems.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive or mobility experience.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize product and service concepts, automotive marketplace insights, competitive data, and financial inputs into clear solution outlines and creative pathways.
• Translate high-level product, service, and experience concepts and commercial strategies into nomenclature solution briefs and consulting points of view.
• Challenge assumptions and guide planners and designers toward strong nomenclature solutions; help internal clients understand constraints and identify risks and opportunities early.
• Lead intake examinations and project discovery sprints to maintain execution momentum.
• Ensure alignment across product marketing and related departments on project stage gates and milestones.
• Serve as the primary integrator across functions to ensure nomenclature solutions are sound, cohesive, and attainable.
• Help manage feedback loops and stakeholder reviews across cross-functional teams.
• Consolidate and shape inputs into clear, concise presentation decks and materials for leadership reviews.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and clarity of nomenclature solution narratives.
• Partner with Ford Legal throughout trademark screening and clearance.
• Help track overall nomenclature performance and solution readiness, and drive corrective actions when needed.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave and new-parent ramp-up programs.
• Subsidized back-up childcare.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior