Ford Motor Company is a United States-based automotive manufacturer with a history dating to 1903. In addition to developing and producing vehicles, the company is expanding its focus across mobility services, digital experiences, and software. Ford’s work also includes sustainability efforts and environmental targets, reflecting an approach that connects transportation, innovation, community impact, and responsible business practices.
Senior Transformation Portfolio Analyst at Ford (Chennai Hybrid)
Manage transformation portfolios for Ford’s global automotive operations, covering roadmaps, risks, investments, dependencies, and executive reporting. Support strategic alignment across quality, engineering, product development, and manufacturing.
Description
- Maintain a consolidated view of transformation initiatives, covering scope, priorities, milestones, dependencies, investments, owners, and intended outcomes.
- Aggregate project information and evaluate portfolio progress, risks, issues, resource needs, benefits, and delivery patterns.
- Develop analysis and recommendations for prioritization, sequencing, funding, resource allocation, and decisions to launch or continue initiatives.
- Surface cross-project risks, resource conflicts, dependencies, and business impacts, then escalate concerns and support resolution.
- Assess resource requirements, competing priorities, and capacity limitations across functions and regions.
- Create dashboards, portfolio reviews, executive presentations, status reports, and materials for leadership decisions.
- Use portfolio-management tools, templates, governance frameworks, and reporting standards.
- Coach project teams and business partners on portfolio processes, reporting, data quality, governance, and decision-making.
- Support portfolio reviews, planning, communications, tool administration, template development, training materials, and documentation.
- Recommend improvements to portfolio processes, reporting, prioritization, governance, and strategic alignment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, information technology, business, analytics, or a related discipline.
- At least seven years of professional experience.
- Background consolidating and analyzing information from multiple projects or initiatives.
- Experience evaluating portfolio health and managing interdependencies.
- Experience developing recommendations for leadership decisions.
- Ability to assess project performance, resource needs, risks, benefits, costs, and strategic fit.
- Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Project, and Jira.
- Ability to turn complex portfolio data into dashboards, presentations, recommendations, and decision materials for senior leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships, coordinate across departments, and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, balance competing demands, and learn new business and functional areas quickly.
- Willingness and ability to support transformation initiatives across the United States, Mexico, Hungary, and India while working effectively across time zones, cultures, and business environments.