Senior Product Manager

What You'll Do:

As a Senior Product Manager, you will be a strategic leader responsible for inspiring change, leading high-performing teams, and driving continuous improvement across our portfolio. The position is highly involved in transitioning the prototype portfolio from legacy applications into a modern integrated ecosystem.  You will work closely with cross-functional partners spanning different levels and development teams to translate strategic roadmaps into tangible deliverables, ensuring efficient execution and alignment across all stakeholders. This role demands a blend of strategic thinking, agile leadership, and a deep understanding of both business and technical requirements to deliver high-quality, customer-centric software Products.

• Guide the development, testing, delivery, and support of modern solutions utilizing contemporary tools such as cloud-based computing technologies (GCP, CaaS), JAVA, Angular, Spring Boot, GitHub, Tekton, Junit, jMETER, Gradle, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Docker/Kubernetes, SonarQube, FOSSA, Cycode, CI/CD pipelines, 42 Crunch, Quay, Hoppscotch, and Artificial Intelligence.
• Implement robust Agile development methodologies, including JIRA for Epic/Sub management, iteration planning, ceremonies, and retrospectives. 
• Drive the adoption and implementation of modern development methods such as integrated use of GitHub CoPilot in IDE for development acceleration.
• Develop and implement strategic migration paths from legacy technologies to new, advanced platforms modernizing and simplifying the portfolio
• Guide and share a deep understanding of the core functionality of the prototype planning and management process
• Lead day to day management and development for a team of Ford and Agency members, including responsibilities for position posting, hiring, releasing, and fostering career growth. (approx. 10)

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of knowledge of software development
• Prototype domain knowledge
• Understanding of Agile methods & best practices
• Develop and manage the product roadmap with business Managers. 
• Convert roadmap into features and prioritize the product backlog. 
• Data-driven mindset for decision-making and prioritization
• Internal & external management skillset for managing cross-team capabilities
• Clear communication style both laterally to business partners as well as upwards to management for relationship building
• Ability to develop deep understanding of product functionality to provide high-level guidance to development teams
• Experience leading a global team from both technical and delivery perspectives.
• Proven ability to 'own working together' with global IT teams.
• Excellent organizational skills to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Strong independent and collaborative skills. 
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, or related field, Master’s preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical background in cloud deployment/CI/CD technologies 
• Vendor management experience
• SAP or 3DX experience

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $129,600-244,680.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

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.

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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