Product Manager, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Enterprise Technologyplays 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.

Join Fords mission to modernize automotive manufacturing through innovative intelligent software. As a Product Manager youll drive vehicle scheduling applications from vision to reality - owning the roadmap while managing the timelines budgets risks and cross-team execution that turn ideas into platforms running on the factory floor. Youll be the driving force keeping delivery on track as we bring data automation and intelligence to Fords plants.

This is a high-impact opportunity to lead delivery of key enterprise initiatives working alongside engineers data scientists DevOps automation controls and manufacturing teams to plan build and scale Billion-Dollar ideas. We need an experienced Product Manager who thrives on the discipline of project execution - managing scope schedule and stakeholders end-to-end - just as much as shaping product strategy. This is a rare chance to put your signature on how Ford plans builds and delivers the future of vehicle manufacturing.

• Own a product or product family across the full product lifecycle from ideation and business case development through delivery adoption and sunset.
• Partner with Business Partners and Product Owners to translate product vision into a prioritized actionable backlog of epics and user stories for the development team.
• Lead end-to-end project management for initiatives within the product family: define requirements and scope build and maintain timelines/roadmaps manage budget and resource allocation identify and mitigate risks/dependencies and drive stakeholder communication from ideation to delivery.
• Manage Agile tooling (JIRA) and facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning stand-ups retrospectives backlog grooming).
• Track and report project health (scope schedule budget risks/issues) to stakeholders and leadership escalating and resolving blockers proactively.
• Balance business viability user desirability and technical feasibility when delivering software products with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Product Designers and Software Engineers to ensure timely high-quality delivery of designs assets and specifications to the development team.
• Work hands-on across cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to prioritize plan and deliver software that meets requirements timelines and quality standards.
• Define specs requirements and acceptance criteria for product capabilities and deliverables in partnership with the product team.
• Coach Business Partners on iterative/incremental delivery approaches and the rationale behind prioritization decisions.

Deliverables:

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define product vision strategy and roadmap; collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Project Plans & Governance: Develop and maintain project plans schedules RAID logs and status reports; ensure on-time on-budget delivery across the product family.
• Requirements Gathering & Prioritization: Elicit and prioritize requirements across teams balancing business needs technical feasibility and resource constraints.
• Product Design & Development: Partner with Architects Designers and Engineers to design build and launch new features; create detailed specs user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Product Discovery: Apply product discovery techniques to identify and validate opportunities before committing engineering resources.
• Product Monitoring & Optimization: Track platform performance adoption and usage data post-launch; identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Stakeholder & Executive Communication: Communicate product vision strategy project status and progress to stakeholders including executive leadership engineering and business units.
• Customer Discovery: Engage regularly with users via interviews surveys and usability testing to understand needs and pain points.
• Leadership Reviews: Prepare and present product and project performance updates to leadership on a regular cadence.
• Business Impact: Deliver measurable business value against defined OKRs/KPIs and support organizational change management as new capabilities are adopted.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a product manager project manager or software engineering role.
• Demonstrated experience owning or managing critical applications for industrial use cases requiring a blend of business manufacturing and technical expertise.
• Experience managing project scope schedule budget and risk in addition to Agile/Lean product delivery practices (backlog management sprint planning prioritization frameworks).
• Proven experience driving business OKRs/KPIs through product development data analysis and user experience optimization.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven product and project decision-making.
• Proficiency with modern technology stacks and familiarity with cloud infrastructure and AI technologies.
• Strong organizational planning and time-management skills; able to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
• Familiarity with engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development Pair Programming and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including experience presenting to executive stakeholders.

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 range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $99600-$192900.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

Domestic relocation is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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