Digital Accessory Product Manager
Ford Motor, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Overview
Ford is looking for a Product Leader to drive a portfolio of innovative products and enhancements within the Digital Cabin space. This Product Leader will focus on building a new digital accessory product portfolio. We're looking for someone who values collaboration with triad stakeholders, embraces proactive communication, and champions product management best practices. The ideal candidate will also be customer-obsessed, will have an ability to operate strategically and tactically, and work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines.
Responsibilities The Product Manager will be responsible for defining product strategy, the product roadmap, as well as planned enhancements. In addition, this Product Manager will be expected to conduct customer research and analysis, define new customer experiences, and coordinate a team of engineers, designers, and stakeholders to fulfill the vision for this space. This ideal candidate will also have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in an ambiguous and dynamic business environment.
Collaborate on multi-year product strategy for Ford Motor Company.
Own the strategy for your product area, defining your vision, goals, and roadmap.
Develop new product pitches and requirements, and translate these into high quality product roadmaps.
Engage directly with customers through interviews, surveys, and feedback channels to gather qualitative insights that continually refine and enhance the product.
Contribute to the business case for new features by analyzing market data and customer value to inform product positioning and strategy.
Coordinate a large diverse team of engineers, designers, and partner product teams to innovate new and enhance existing products to drive the vision.
Collaborate with Marketing, Business, Sales, and Communications teams to support the execution of cross-functional product launches, ensuring cohesive messaging and market readiness.
Manage a diverse roadmap and make tradeoff decisions between investments across multiple years.
Analyze data and perform sophisticated analytical exercises.
Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of internal processes and product development mechanisms to increase throughput.
Manage weekly and monthly product/business reporting.
And more as needed.
Qualifications
You'll have a Bachelor's degree required.
5+ years of product management experience.
2+ years of experience delivering features in an agile or scrum environment.
2+ years of experience writing user stories to participate in sprint planning and retrospectives.
2+ years of experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
2+ years of experience with end-to-end product delivery.
Preferred
A proven track record of setting and exceeding aggressive goals.
Ability to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently and effectively across internal and external organizations.
MBA or equivalent.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Excellent cross-group collaboration skills, ability to impact outcomes in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of presenting to senior leadership.
Excellent business judgment and demonstrated ability to think and act both strategically and tactically.
Self-starter who is customer obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player.
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!
Benefits and compensation 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 6 and ranges from $129,600- $240,000.
For more information on salary and benefits, you can review:
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.
This position is posted as hybrid (onsite four days per week) in Palo Alto, CA or Long Beach, CA.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-CL2
Responsibilities
What you\'ll do...
Collaborate on multi-year product strategy for Ford Motor Company.
Own the strategy for your product area, defining your vision, goals, and roadmap.
Develop new product pitches and requirements, and translating into high quality product roadmaps.
Engage directly with customers through interviews, surveys, and feedback channels to gather qualitative insights that continually refine and enhance the product.
Contribute to the business case for new features by analyzing market data and customer value to inform product positioning and strategy.
Coordinating a large diverse team of engineers, designers, and partner product teams to innovate new and enhance existing products to drive your vision.
Collaborate with Marketing, Business, Sales, and Communications teams to support the execution of cross-functional product launches, ensuring cohesive messaging and market readiness.
Managing a diverse roadmap and making tradeoff decisions between investments across multiple years.
Analyzing data and performing sophisticated analytical exercises.
Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of internal processes and product development mechanisms to increase throughput.
Managing weekly and monthly product/business reporting.
And more.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Responsibilities The Product Manager will be responsible for defining product strategy, the product roadmap, as well as planned enhancements. In addition, this Product Manager will be expected to conduct customer research and analysis, define new customer experiences, and coordinate a team of engineers, designers, and stakeholders to fulfill the vision for this space. This ideal candidate will also have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in an ambiguous and dynamic business environment.
Collaborate on multi-year product strategy for Ford Motor Company.
Own the strategy for your product area, defining your vision, goals, and roadmap.
Develop new product pitches and requirements, and translate these into high quality product roadmaps.
Engage directly with customers through interviews, surveys, and feedback channels to gather qualitative insights that continually refine and enhance the product.
Contribute to the business case for new features by analyzing market data and customer value to inform product positioning and strategy.
Coordinate a large diverse team of engineers, designers, and partner product teams to innovate new and enhance existing products to drive the vision.
Collaborate with Marketing, Business, Sales, and Communications teams to support the execution of cross-functional product launches, ensuring cohesive messaging and market readiness.
Manage a diverse roadmap and make tradeoff decisions between investments across multiple years.
Analyze data and perform sophisticated analytical exercises.
Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of internal processes and product development mechanisms to increase throughput.
Manage weekly and monthly product/business reporting.
And more as needed.
Qualifications
You'll have a Bachelor's degree required.
5+ years of product management experience.
2+ years of experience delivering features in an agile or scrum environment.
2+ years of experience writing user stories to participate in sprint planning and retrospectives.
2+ years of experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
2+ years of experience with end-to-end product delivery.
Preferred
A proven track record of setting and exceeding aggressive goals.
Ability to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently and effectively across internal and external organizations.
MBA or equivalent.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Excellent cross-group collaboration skills, ability to impact outcomes in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of presenting to senior leadership.
Excellent business judgment and demonstrated ability to think and act both strategically and tactically.
Self-starter who is customer obsessed, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic team player.
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!
Benefits and compensation 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 6 and ranges from $129,600- $240,000.
For more information on salary and benefits, you can review:
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.
This position is posted as hybrid (onsite four days per week) in Palo Alto, CA or Long Beach, CA.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-CL2
Responsibilities
What you\'ll do...
Collaborate on multi-year product strategy for Ford Motor Company.
Own the strategy for your product area, defining your vision, goals, and roadmap.
Develop new product pitches and requirements, and translating into high quality product roadmaps.
Engage directly with customers through interviews, surveys, and feedback channels to gather qualitative insights that continually refine and enhance the product.
Contribute to the business case for new features by analyzing market data and customer value to inform product positioning and strategy.
Coordinating a large diverse team of engineers, designers, and partner product teams to innovate new and enhance existing products to drive your vision.
Collaborate with Marketing, Business, Sales, and Communications teams to support the execution of cross-functional product launches, ensuring cohesive messaging and market readiness.
Managing a diverse roadmap and making tradeoff decisions between investments across multiple years.
Analyzing data and performing sophisticated analytical exercises.
Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of internal processes and product development mechanisms to increase throughput.
Managing weekly and monthly product/business reporting.
And more.
#J-18808-Ljbffr