Lead Product Strategist

57593 Lead Product Strategist

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 were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance the customer experience and improve peoples lives this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

The Lead Product Strategistwill navigate high degrees of ambiguity to transform a complex legacy application landscape into a streamlined data-driven North Star roadmap. You will not just plan; you will engage in product discovery at scaletreating the Industrial System portfolio as a product itself. Your mission is to identify where we must invest where we must modernize and where we must aggressively rationalize to reduce technical debt and increase business agility.

This position offers the successful candidate an opportunity to be at the heart of a large scale modernization and transformation initiative. You will lead the development and execution of technology strategies that will shape Ford Motor Company for many years to come.

What youll do...

Cross-Functional Product Leadership: Partner with Enterprise Architects and Business Owners to ensure the Product Vision for Industrial Systems is technically sound and cyber-secure.

Outside-In Benchmarking: Bring a product-led perspective on how industry leaders are simplifying their industrial stacks to gain a competitive edge.

Product Discovery & Ambiguity Synthesis: Ability to take vague business needs and a fragmented system landscape and synthesize them into a clear prioritized product roadmap.

Outcome-Based Roadmapping: Move beyond project delivery to define and track Value-Based Outcomes (e.g. reduction in system complexity improved data interoperability across the ecosystem).

Data-Driven Portfolio Rationalization: Conduct deep-dives into the current landscape using data (cost-to-serve usage metrics and technical debt) to build a rigorous case for application decommissioning or consolidation.

Executive Storytelling: Prepare data-rich presentations that simplify complex technical landscapes for leadership driving alignment on vision strategy modernization roadmap operational updates organizational accomplishments and difficult rationalization decisions.

Youll have...

Bachelors Degree

Demonstrated experience applying product management principles (discovery prioritization and MVP thinking) to large-scale complex technology portfolios.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to tell a story and justify strategic shifts.

Deep experience across at least two major industrial domains (e.g. PLM and Manufacturing or Supply Chain and Quality) to understand the connective tissue of the ecosystem.

Proven ability to create structure where none exists and lead through influence in a highly matrixed global environment.

A track record of successfully identifying and executing the decommissioning of legacy systems to fund modern growth.

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $60

For more information on salary and benefits click here: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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. #LI-Hybrid

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