Group Product Leader Mobile App Platform

Launched in 2023 Integrated Services creates and markets new customer experiences by integrating hardware software and services across Ford Blue Model e and Ford Pro. These products and services allow Fords retail and commercial customers to customize their vehicles like never before with OTA (over-the-air)-driven experiences that grow better over time. Ford is developing leadership at the forefront of connected digital platforms that will revolutionize every aspect of how vehicles function the way people interact with them and the value those vehicles provide.

In this position...
Our Retail Offboard Experiences (ROX) organization is growing the Ford App as a trusted digital companion designed around our customers and their Ford always ready always connected from pocket to pavement. We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Manager of Product Management to lead and oversee two critical areas: Platform Foundations and Platform Experiences.
This leader will be charged with defining and driving the evolution of our mobile platform while simultaneously underpinning seamless and delightful customer experiences across new digital touchpoints. You will be instrumental in ensuring that our digital companion just works and delivers consistent value from the underlying technology to the customers interaction with their vehicle phone smartwatch and beyond.
Success will be met by leading a product area that clearly articulates product vision strategy and impact based on a strong assessment of desirability viability and feasibility for both internal and external customers.

What youll do...

• Define and Execute Platform Product Strategy: Iterate and champion the product vision strategy and roadmap for the Platform Foundations and Platform Experiences pillars ensuring strong alignment with the overall Retail Offboard mission and Integrated Services priorities.
• Drive PaaS Evolution: Lead the development of a robust scalable and efficient mobile platform that serves as a product & feature enabler across several customer surfaces. Oversee investments in internal tooling data quality data tagging and foundational mobile platform components (e.g. standardized telemetry A/B testing infrastructure).
• Pioneer Seamless Experience Enablers: Lead the product strategy for Platform Experiences focusing on reusable enablers for native app experiences (e.g. Live Activities iOS widgets) Voice Intelligence (e.g. Siri for Ford vehicle commands) and Wearables (e.g. iOS smartwatch).
• Champion Quality & Performance: Instill a culture of unwavering quality and reliability ensuring all platform components and experiences just work through rigorous QA test automation performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Mobile Engineering Digital Design and other retail mobile pillar leads (Core Extensions E-commerce) to understand their needs drive adoption of platform services and ensure seamless integration of platform-enabled experiences.
• Lead & Develop Talent: Lead mentor and grow a high-performing team of Product Managers fostering a culture of innovation accountability and cognitive diversity.
• Drive Data-Informed Decisions: Utilize data and analytics to inform product decisions define success metrics and measure the impact and value (including unit economics) of platform investments and experience enablers.
• Communicate Strategic Impact: Effectively communicate product strategy progress and impact to executive leadership internal partners and your team.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Design Computer Science or related field of study.
• 3 years of Product Management experience having demonstratably shipped successful digital products in the past.
• 3 years of people management experience.
• 6 years of experience in engineering design or product management roles with demonstrated experience in mobile technology or platform products.
• 6 years of experience with end-to-end product delivery in a complex multi-stakeholder environment.
• Proven experience owning and driving roadmap strategy and definition for platform components or multi-channel digital experiences.

Even better you may have...

• Masters Degree in Design Computer Science Engineering Business or a related field.
• Strong technical acumen capable of engaging in deep discussions with engineering teams about platform architecture data quality and scalability.
• Experience with connected vehicle ecosystems IoT platforms or smart home integrations.
• Proficiency in data analysis and using metrics to drive product decisions including an understanding of unit economics and ROI for platform investments.
• Experience with conducting product discovery user validation and A/B testing for platform components or new digital experiences.
• Familiarity with agile frameworks and managing a backlog in a complex global organization.
• Strong product intuition with a passion for creating innovative experience-driven products that deliver effortless customer value.
• Conviction to always do whats best for customers with a humility to listen and learn.
• Flexibility to adapt to change and influence in a dynamic highly matrixed organizational environment.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates.

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