We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
Finance strategically partners with operations to drive outstanding business results and enhance Ford’s industry leadership. When you join us, you’ll be able to contribute financial expertise that impacts all areas of our company, including planning, manufacturing, marketing and global distribution.
In this position...
Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Payroll Operations, the Global Payroll Business Operations Leader is responsible for driving operational excellence, strategic execution, and business transformation across Ford's Global Payroll organization. This role serves as the operational backbone of the payroll leadership team, ensuring strategic initiatives, cross-functional programs, governance activities, and organizational priorities are executed with speed, discipline, and measurable business impact.
As a trusted business partner, you will collaborate across Payroll, Finance, Human Resources, Technology, Legal, Compensation, Benefits, Tax, Treasury, and external partners to lead initiatives that improve operational performance, strengthen governance, and enable scalable payroll delivery.
As stewards of one of Ford's most critical employee-facing functions, our mission is to deliver an exceptional customer experience while ensuring every employee is paid accurately, compliantly, and on time. Our vision is to maximize the potential of our people by building a world-class payroll organization that accelerates organizational growth through operational excellence, innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
This role requires a highly collaborative leader who thrives in ambiguity, balances strategic thinking with operational execution, and consistently drives results across large, complex, global initiatives. Success in this position requires strong executive presence, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority while building trust, accountability, and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
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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 leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: New Hire Benefits
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.
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This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates. #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote
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