2025 Strategy & Planning Leadership Program
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. As you start to explore your future career, we believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. We’ve got incredible plans for the future of mobility – and your future, too! We’re working on some amazing things, including autonomous and electric vehicles, data centers, micro services, and cloud computing. You can play a key role in the development of our innovations as part of the Strategy & Planning Leadership Program.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Planning (S&P)
Our Mission:
- Customer Centric Passion - Determination to understand
- Use Deep Customer Insight, Working Together, Playing to Win
- Create a winning portfolio of products, accessories, services, and experiences that customers love and can’t live without!
The organization is responsible for leading the creation and approval of global advanced product strategy and program planning.
Specifically, this includes:
- Utilizing innovative thinking to create global product strategies
- Applying these strategies to build winning product plans that maximize profitability
- Creating technology strategies to deliver the best interactive experiences
- Leading cross-functional teams to execute program direction
A career in Strategy & Planning leverages expertise in both engineering and business, providing opportunities to expand competencies in both functional areas from day one.
These complementary skills enable S&P professionals to effectively lead cross-functional teams – including engineering, marketing, finance, technology, design and manufacturing specialists – and to deliver critical projects that improve profitability.
Potential Assignments:
- Product Strategy
- Technology Strategy
- Sustainability
- Propulsion Strategy
- Cycle Planning and Business Operations
- Global Product Planning
The SPLP is a 36-month rotational program crafted to build a strategy skill set preparing the individual for their first off-program assignment within Strategy & Planning.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be a graduate student enrolled in a full-time MBA program, with eligibility to work full-time before September 2025
- A minimum of 2 years of business or engineering experience is required
- Ability to think critically and navigate ambiguity, must display intellectual curiosity
- Passionate about mobility product strategy
Preferred Attributes
- 3 or more years of business, strategy, marketing, engineering, product design, finance, economics, data analytics, automotive, supply chain, or related work experience
- Demonstrated leadership through extracurricular activities, employment and/or internship experiences
- Excels in a fast pace and ambiguous environment
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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.