Product Manager

Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

Align foundational product strategy with experiential products and business goals to create product roadmap. Serve as voice-of-the-customer with the development teams, and breakdown and plan product functional components and coordinate across cross-functional teams (both business and delivery teams) laying out delivery timelines. Develop and author product-specific requirements and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for assigned product and experiences as well as create and review Design Verification Plan(s) to validate assigned engineering products and experiences. Evaluate potential design options to make appropriate proposals considering customer requirements, available technology, efficiency, and platform capabilities and participate in cross-functional discussions to gather business requirements and technical expertise and translate them into tangible requirements and product implementation plans to drive Platform Capability Development. Drive change requirements for product and experience enhancements and quality improvements and support the development of quality deliverables. Collaborate with software development teams during development to clarify product objectives, address questions and gaps, and manage the user acceptance testing process for new platform products and experiences, and map business processes (App, Web and Vehicle). Provide product support, evaluating quality and aiding to triage issues to determine root cause, and manage Key Performance Indicator dashboards, tracking metrics and providing critical feedback around customer experience. Work closely with stakeholders to plan, launch and implement deliverables on time and in accordance with specifications and requirements, and consume customer, team and client feedback and align to business needs -- then translating these items into new products that align with the overall product vision and strategy.

Product Managerpositions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI).

Qualifications

You'll have

• Requires a bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in the position offered or 2 years of experience performing systems analysis and designing systems, subsystems, or components and defining requirements; performing vehicle product or feature development; or delivering complex technical products.
• 2 years of experience building product roadmaps; or writing business test cases and managing user acceptance testing.
• 2 years of experience developing software in an Agile development environment; or converting product requirements with Agile methodologies.
• 2 years of experience: conducting root cause analysis to support triage and provide issue resolution; conducting product or feature level testing in connected vehicles; and developing and documenting connected product or feature specifications
• Employee reports to office in Dearborn, MI. Position may work from home, but must live within commuting distance of stated office.
• Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

We are offering a salary of $86,137 to $166,018 per year.

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 builderor all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/OL-2024-new-hire-benefits-summary-GSR.pdf

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

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