Director, Connected Vehicle Cloud Platform Strategy

About Ford

Come help build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. Ford MotorCompany was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress. Its a belief that has fueled our passion to create great cars and trucks. And today it drives our commitment to become the worlds most trusted mobility company designing vehicles for a smart world that helps people move more safely confidently and freely. Ford is experiencing significant business transformation in an ever-changing propulsion and digital world and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey.

About EVDD

Ford is redefining how it will build a better world for the future by creating a culture and opportunities where employees will capitalize on Fords excellence in designing and building the most iconic products while also helping develop the future of world-class connected EVs. Ford is transforming our global automotive business to scale EVs strengthen operations and unlock value. We will deliver the speed of a startup with the deep expertise of high-volume production.

As part of the future we have the EVDD function. Electric Vehicles Digital and Design leadership driving the future of the digital technologies.

In this position

The Director Connected Vehicle Cloud Platform Strategy reporting to the head of cloud engineering and partnering with other development leaders across cloud platform and operations app infotainment and other vehicle systems. This role really sits at the intersection of technology product strategy and operational efficiency which makes it quite impactful!

This critical position has responsibility for managing the platforms vision and strategy development. You will be the bridge between product innovation and engineering execution collaborating closely with product and engineering teams and partnering across the organization to drive the platforms evolution and meet the complex and evolving needs of our global automotive customers and internal product teams.

You are responsible for ensuring the platform is robust reliable secure scalable and efficiently managed from a technical and economic perspective. This includes overseeing the platforms architecture and ensuring its performance.

You will have a deep understanding of IoT technologies including vehicle connectivity cloud platforms data analytics mobile apps and smart devices.

What Youll Do

• Define and champion the technical vision strategy and roadmap for the Connected Vehicle CloudPlatform aligning it with overall company objectives and product strategies.
• Oversee and guide the platforms architecture ensuring it is designed for reliability security scalability performance and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management Engineering and other cross-functional teams (e.g. Security Operations) to define requirements prioritize development efforts and ensure successful delivery and operation of platform capabilities.
• Utilize your deep understanding of IoT technologies including vehicle connectivity cloud platforms data ingestion & analytics mobile app integration and smart device ecosystems to make informed technical and strategic decisions.
• Ensure the platform meets stringent requirements for regulatory compliance reliability performance and security working with engineering and business teams to establish and monitor key metrics (SLOs KPIs).
• Own and manage the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis for the platform identifying cost drivers and opportunities for optimization.
• Develop and execute robust Lifecycle Management (LCM) plans for various platform components and technologies ensuring currency and supportability.
• Define and manage End-of-Life (EOL) plans for deprecated platform elements planning for smooth transitions.
• Communicate platform status roadmap and technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with industry trends technological advancements and competitive landscapes relevant to automotive IoT platforms.

Youll have

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related technical field OR equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Masters degree in a relevant technical field or MBA.
• Proven experience managing technical platforms ideally within the IoT cloud services or automotive domain. Experience with cost analysis (TCO) and technical lifecycle management (LCM EOL).
• Strong technical background with an understanding of software architecture distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of key IoT technologies as listed (vehicle connectivity cloud platforms data analytics mobile apps smart devices).
• Experience working closely with both Product and Engineering teams in an Agile or similar development environment. Ability to define and manage technical roadmaps and backlogs.
• Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear understandable terms for non-technical audiences.
• 15 years of progressive experience in platform management or technical leadership.
• Direct experience in the automotive industry or with connected device technologies (telematics vehicle data etc.).
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across large complex organizations.

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 childcare 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 4.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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