Senior Economist

What you'll do...

The Corporate Economics and Strategic Issues Office (CESI) has an opening for a Senior Economist located at our World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. This position reports directly to the Chief Economist within the Corporate Finance organization as part of the global Treasury team, providing data and strategic inputs across all of Ford's business segments and skill teams.

The corporate economics office at Ford has primary responsibility for global economic and automotive market analysis and forecasts, including growth and inflation, financial market conditions, and consumer demand indicators determining the outlook for new vehicle sales.  Providing key inputs as a trusted business partner and in-house consultant across Ford’s entire enterprise, the economics team conducts special studies in addition to developing industry volume and economic planning assumptions (including exchange rates and interest rates) supporting the global business segments and regions.

Key deliverables for the corporate economics team include briefing leadership on major global developments and their macroeconomic implications, advising business segment leaders on key decisions and planning assumptions, and preparing or maintaining high-level talking points and background materials for use in Ford’s external communications. Additional presentations and analysis are generated as requested by senior management, including scenarios for Business Plan stress-testing.  Another critical deliverable is long-term Industry Planning Volumes by country, updated twice yearly, and supported by in-depth analysis of structural economic and industry trends for all of Ford’s global markets.
 

What you'll do...

•    Serve as a senior team leader within the economics function, with responsibility for macroeconomic and industry modeling for key markets, and help to coordinate our global, cross-functional work products
•    Have or develop deep expertise for one or more countries and assume responsibility for their economic outlook, including both base and alternative scenario forecasts
•    Conduct research on emerging issues, including industry trends, economic policy changes and other global developments, either independently or as part of a cross-functional team based on the subject matter
•    Convey research results to internal customers, ensuring clear and concise presentation of complex economic concepts in both written and oral communication
•    Represent Ford at professional conferences and industry events, and be able to serve as a delegate for the Chief Economist at internal and external engagements as needed
•    Collaborate closely with other economists on the global team, including mentorship and professional development of junior team members

Due to the time-sensitive nature of some business processes and requests, our work often requires completing high-quality analysis under time constraints, and the ability to deal with ambiguity, leveraging collaboration and strong interpersonal and communication skills.

You'll have... 

• Master’s degree in Economics
• 5+ years of experience using economics in an applied business or research setting
• Forecasting experience
• Familiarity with fundamental data analysis tools and software
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Collaborative
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
   

Even better, you may have…

• PhD preferred
• Exposure to macroeconomic data and forecasting ideally including major economies in North America, Europe and/or China
• Exposure to some advanced coding or other analytical tools (R, Python, etc.) 
  
  
  
  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 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP1

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. 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.

 

Onsite work of up to four days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid   #LI-LB1