As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position…

As Employee Relations Manager, you will have a key role in helping to ensure a healthy work environment, including fostering a high-performance work culture. The demands of this role are dynamic and require an individual who has a positive mindset and thrives on working hard to tackle challenging tasks and to build new processes, products, and policies. The individual must be a self-starter, resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment and have deep prior experience with HR policy writing, partnering on responses to EEOC/state agency complaints/charges, offering guidance on performance improvement, handling complex performance management, and reviewing business reorganizations.  In addition to having a strong background in traditional employee relations, the role will also support on impactful enterprise projects related to employee relations policies and processes. This includes project management and change management skills, engaging and aligning with key stakeholders, reviewing existing policies and processes, updating them with competitive practice, with the mindset of improving the employee experience while maintaining a fair and consistent approach.

 This role will be based in Michigan and located at World Headquarters, with expected occasional travel to Ford facilities inside and outside of Michigan as required, in some cases up to 20% of the time.

You'll have... 

Bachelor’s degree.  5+ experience with HR policy writing, providing performance management support and coaching as well as conducting investigations. 

Even better, you may have... 

Master’s degree in HR, Business, Law, or other related subject areas.  Familiarity with Title VII, ADEA, ADA, and related U.S. employment laws. Employee relations, HR policy writing, performance management, employment separations and investigations experience at a global company. Experience handling charges from the EEOC and similar state agencies. Experience managing group separation programs. Proven ability to deliver high-quality results while handling multiple priorities.  Prior experience working with agile cross-functional teams.  Strong business acumen – Possesses both systems thinking and holistic perspectives (understands how the different parts of the organization interact to generate results)  Demonstrates a growth mindset.  Aptitude for critical thinking.  Self-starter, capable of communicating across skill teams, regions, and at all levels.  Strong coaching and facilitation skills. Passion for the employee and ability to empathize with their needs.  A collaborative and empathetic approach to solving problems with teams across Ford.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Resiliency, creative thinking, and strong problem-solving skills.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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.

This position is a leadership level 6.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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What you'll do…

This role reports to the Director of Declining Performance, Separations and Policy, and will be responsible for the following:

Drafting and advising on HR/employee policies to keep policies competitive, in compliance with local law, and drive a strong employee experience. Proactively utilizing data and metrics to identify employee trends and inform improvements to policy, process, and training to educate employees. Scanning the external environment for regulations, best practices, and trends to be proactive and inform continuous improvement actions.  Providing high quality employee relations support that includes performance coaching and counseling, supporting on disciplinary actions, managing individual and group separations, and responding to federal/state agency charges. You may also provide ad-hoc investigations support and advise on complex HR matters ranging from employee concerns, complaints, and disputes from inception to resolution, which may include the preparation of investigative documentation.  Assuring the quality of assigned employee relations programs and processes.  Using the case management system to manage and track cases from intake to resolution. Collaborating cross functionally to further the goals of the Company and Employee Relations team. Looking for and driving process improvements and efficiencies to support high quality employee relations. Internally, the role will make recommendations to and liaise with operations and across HR.  Acting with the highest integrity. Other duties as assigned.