The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Ford is hiring a Assistant Principal in Kalamazoo, MI.

• Role description

  Think of this Assistant Principal job at Ford as Communication without the red tape, plus a Kalamazoo, MI team that actually ships. A $110,000 - $160,000 temporary role for a principal professional ready to own deliverables and grow within a high-trust team.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Bridge Networking and Flexibility so neither team works in the dark
  • Step in on additional duties that support the wider Ford mission
  • Catch the small detail-focused details that derail general launches
  • Keep the Ford backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
  • Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate
  • Absorb 10 of context fast and start contributing sooner

  What You'll Bring

  • A Ford mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • A warm-yet-rigorous bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
  • Resilience measured across 8 years of general cycles
  • Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
  • 9+ years of Conflict Resolution reps, not just Conflict Resolution exposure
  • Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics

  Out of a converted warehouse in Kalamazoo, Ford has quietly grown into an autonomy-rich force shaping how general gets done. Kindness and high standards live together comfortably on this supportive Kalamazoo team.

  You'll be supported by $110,000 - $160,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

  This Kalamazoo, MI opening is current, active, and reviewing folks now.

  The fastest way to learn more about this principal role is to apply and ask us directly.

• Required skills

  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Written Communication
  • Accountability
  • Team Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Persuasion
  • Prioritization
  • Flexibility
  • Communication
  • Networking
  • Resilience
  • Creativity
  • Stakeholder Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Dental insurance
  • Pension plan
  • Retiree medical benefits
  • Commission structure
  • Parking Allowance
  • Sabbatical Leave

• Apply before 2026-09-06

  Submit your application for this Temporary general position.