Global Workplace Strategy Director

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced leader to join us as the Global Workplace Strategy Director - part of the Ford Land team. This dynamic individual is responsible for aligning Ford Motor Company's physical footprint, technology, and business goals to optimize employee performance and real estate efficiency.

The Workplace Strategy Director will have direct responsibility for portfolio strategy, occupancy and space planning, workplace solutions and change management. This individual will deliver with support from a collaborative team providing global consistency and employee care and experience.

The ideal candidate is a transformational leader with a proven blend of problem-solving capabilities, an ability to prioritize initiatives using business judgement, and possesses technical knowledge of broad and detailed functional processes. Excellent communication skills and a high level of EQ are imperative to collaborating with multiple stakeholders across varied teams.

The Workplace Strategy Director will have direct responsibility for portfolio strategy, occupancy and space planning, workplace operations and change management. This individual will deliver with support from a collaborative team providing global consistency and employee care and experience.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Develop and maintain a 5-10-year real estate portfolio strategic roadmap
• Align Ford Motor Company business operations with optimized Occupancy and Space Planning delivery function globally
• Evaluate real estate usage data determine optimal square footage, desk ratios, and spatial zoning
• Collaborate with Enterprise Technology to implement supporting technology platform(s)
• Support and advise senior and executive leaders on actions required to balance portfolio utilization and sequence global initiatives with enabling real estate solutions
• Facilitate cross-functional strategic planning and prioritization of company initiatives with various Ford Land functions (e.g., Project Management, Design, WPX, Technology, etc.)
• Build change management roadmaps and engage key stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery; lead change by taking people on a journey through the process.
• Identify continued opportunities for best practices, techniques, and tools.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Develop and maintain a 5-10-year real estate portfolio strategic roadmap
• Align Ford Motor Company business operations with optimized Occupancy and Space Planning delivery function globally
• Evaluate real estate usage data determine optimal square footage, desk ratios, and spatial zoning
• Collaborate with Enterprise Technology to implement supporting technology platform(s)
• Support and advise senior and executive leaders on actions required to balance portfolio utilization and sequence global initiatives with enabling real estate solutions
• Facilitate cross-functional strategic planning and prioritization of company initiatives with various Ford Land functions (e.g., Project Management, Design, WPX, Technology, etc.)
• Build change management roadmaps and engage key stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery; lead change by taking people on a journey through the process.
• Identify continued opportunities for best practices, techniques, and tools.