Senior Data Scientist Contract Service Manager

The Third-Party Data Acquisition team is the centralized hub for discovering acquiring and enabling the third-party data that fuels Fords data and analytics ecosystem. This team acts as subject matter experts across the business managing vendor relationships and contracts while delivering innovative sourcing solutions to internal customers across GDI&A and the broader Ford Enterprise.

Were looking for a Manager to lead this team someone who can translate business data requirements into vendor strategy negotiate favorable and compliant contracts and bring product management discipline to how acquired data is enabled reused and governed as it moves out (egress) to internal customers. This role sits at the intersection of business needs vendor management legal/compliance and data product strategy and requires a leader who can operate credibly across all four.

• Lead and develop a team responsible for discovering evaluating and acquiring third-party data sources including building and maintaining vendor landscapes
• Partner directly with internal business stakeholders to translate data requirements into sourcing strategy and vendor selection criteria
• Own end-to-end vendor contracting for data acquisition partnering with Purchasing and Legal (OGC) on negotiation statements of work terms & conditions and data-specific legal terms to ensure full compliance
• Apply product management practices to third-party data egress defining requirements prioritizing enablement work and ensuring data products meet internal customer needs
• Drive enterprise-wide reuse of acquired data through proactive internal advocacy customer engagement and cross-functional relationship building
• Govern data movement enterprise-wide via Contract Services overseeing centralized review approval and lifecycle tracking of ingress/egress contracts
• Establish and maintain Data Sharing Best Practices covering data access ownership security AI/model use restrictions and regulatory compliance
• Manage the teams data-portfolio budget in close collaboration with Finance and Leadership
• Coach and develop team members building both technical/contracting expertise and business partnership skills

• Bachelors degree required in Business Data Science Information Technology Computer Science Analytics Supply Chain Finance or a related discipline Masters degree preferred Experience:
• 35 years of contract negotiation and vendor-management experience preferably involving third-party data technology software licensing intellectual property or professional-services agreements.
• 35 years of demonstrated people leadership experience including direct team management coaching performance development or leading a team/function.
• 5 years of relevant overall experience in data management procurement vendor management product management business intelligence technology sourcing data governance or a closely related field.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Purchasing/procurement data management product management or a related technology or business discipline
• Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts or managing vendor relationships ideally involving data technology or licensing terms
• Experience partnering with Legal and Purchasing functions on contract terms statements of work and compliance requirements
• Working knowledge of data governance data sharing or data privacy/regulatory concepts
• Prior people leadership or team management experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business needs into sourcing and product requirements
• Comfort operating in a cross-functional environment spanning business legal engineering and finance 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 and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits click here:Benefit Summary

This position is a salary grade LL6.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $132800-$250800.

*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role*

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