North America Portfolio Strategy Chief

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ford is seeking a strategic, analytical, and influential leader to serve as Portfolio Strategy Chief across the North America markets. The role shapes the future product portfolio by translating market dynamics, customer insights, and business constraints into actionable strategies that drive profitable growth and strengthen Ford’s competitive position globally. It requires synthesizing complex information, building compelling business cases, and influencing senior leadership decisions.

The position leads portfolio strategy for North America in alignment with regional priorities and Ford’s global enterprise strategy. It includes conducting segment analysis, identifying market opportunities and competitive threats, leading comprehensive portfolio studies, developing business cases, and presenting recommendations to senior leaders. The role also manages strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies.

This is a leadership level 4 position. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field.
• Significant experience in strategy, portfolio planning, product strategy, management consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen and experience building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Automotive industry experience, particularly in product or portfolio planning.
• Experience leading and developing teams and managing budgets and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy across North America, aligning regional priorities with Ford’s global enterprise strategy.
• Conduct segment “chessboard” analysis to identify emerging market opportunities, competitive threats, and white-space segments, informing where and how Ford should compete.
• Lead portfolio studies that account for regulatory environments, powertrain mix, capital allocation, and market-specific demand, partnering with Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance.
• Develop business cases quantifying the financial, operational, and strategic implications of portfolio recommendations.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership using compelling storytelling, clear communication, and data-driven narratives.
• Manage strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies, ensuring workstreams progress on schedule and provide insights for portfolio decisions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including 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.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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