Human Resources Generalist

Ford is looking for a versatile and proactive HR professional to join our team. This unique role blends the responsibilities of a HR Generalist/ junior HRBP with those of an HR Operations Specialist. You will serve as a critical bridge between our "People First" shared services and operational leaders, providing both high-touch consultation and technical process expertise.

The ideal candidate will be a southern California-based HR professional who balances curiosity and a strong sense of accountability to navigate ambiguous inquiries and partner with others to resolve systemic process issues. You will be a go-to resource for California-specific policy inquiries and provide timely, high-quality support to employees and leaders.

What you'll do...

• HR Business Partnership & Consultation
• Performance Management: Support the end-to-end performance management process, providing guidance to leaders on coaching, documentation, and the resolution of performance cases.
• Employee Relations: Partner with the Employee Relations team and managers to resolve inquiries and escalations, ensuring fair and consistent application of company policies.
• Leadership Coaching: Provide basic coaching to frontline leaders on matters related to employee morale, retention, and engagement.
• Workforce Support: Support HRBP colleagues in executing workforce planning, annual people processes, and key moments of the employee life-cycle.

HR Operations & Specialist Support

• California Compliance: Act as the local subject matter expert on California-specific HR policies, including state-specific leaves of absence, final pay disbursement, and wage/hour regulations.
• Complex Inquiry Resolution: Intake and strategically prioritize high-visibility HR inquiries (e.g., paycheck discrepancies, position changes, benefits escalations, etc.) that require deep-dive investigation.
• Process Improvement: Proactively identify systemic process bottlenecks or "friction points" in the employee experience. Partner with People First and other SME teams (e.g. Payroll, HR Technology, Recruiting, etc.) on sustainable solutions, representing the voice of the employee and HRBP team.
• Data Integrity & Analytics: Utilize Excel and HR systems (Oracle, Visier) to maintain HCM data integrity and perform data analysis to identify trends that drive HR decision-making.
• Special Projects: Participate in the delivery of special projects and initiatives. Such projects include org. designs which require mass position changes / HCM data alignment, job architecture, position management, and other data clean-up, integrity maintenance exercises (e.g. work location alignment). These may require varied reporting needs that become nuanced by the organization.

You'll have...

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Experience: 3–5 years of HR experience, with a demonstrated background in either HR Generalist/BP or Shared Services roles.
• CA Expertise: Foundational knowledge of California labor laws and HR regulatory requirements.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables) and experience with HR Information Systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, or SAP).
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with both hourly employees and executive leadership.
• Problem Solving: A "critical thinker" mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations and move from identifying a problem to implementing a solution.

Even better, you may have...

• Professional HR certification (PHR, CA-PHR, or SHRM-CP).
• Experience supporting highly technical client groups (Software Engineering, Design, or Manufacturing).
• Prior experience in HR Shared Services.
• Ability to tell a compelling story using data visualization.

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 salary grade 7 and ranges from $95,300-$159,400

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.

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Visa sponsorship is 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. 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 View phone number on workus.org.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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