What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Product Manager position at Ford?
Job Description
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 worldtogether. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
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 Ford's 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...
Vehicle technology and subscription services play a critical part in shaping the future of Ford Motor Company to enhance vehicle sales and improve customer loyalty. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance subscription services capabilities and deliver a first-class customer experience, this is the opportunity for you.
The Sr. Product Manager is responsible for understanding retail customer needs and behavior globally, identifying functionality / actions to meet these needs and working with a team of developers, other Product Managers, Data and Analytics and business partners to execute and deliver customer value with subscription product offers. They support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization and support cross-functional product teams.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
30% - Strategy and Planning, 40% - Delivery & Execution, 30% - People :
- Drive business value every day through sales, improving efficiency, and customer satisfaction improvement
- Gain a thorough understanding of current and evolving retail customer needs, trends, competitive activity, and technology advancement
- Understand platform customer experience data and leverage tools to gain insights to drive improvements, awareness and resolution of issues
- Collaborate with business partners to translate business goals / offers and customer needs into platform capabilities
- Create detailed defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Use data to identify opportunities, forecast feature value to set goals, KPI's, and prioritization
- Identify feature / enhancement pros, cons, issues, obstacles, and dependencies
- Formulate, test and refine assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing to refine features and stories
- Create, prioritize and accept user stories; incorporate them into release planning
- Participate in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos and retrospectives
- Communicate complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders and leadership
- Develop Subscription Subject Matter Expertise to drive awareness, educate and enhance the customer experience and platform efficiency
- Foster collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, Business, Finance, etc.) to drive value and collectively identify and resolve impediments
- Advocate for the end user and stakeholders by empathizing with and understanding user needs
- Work regularly with the technical team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned and understand next steps
- Manage cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute strategy
- Promote "Caring for Each Other"
Qualifications
You'll have...
Even better, you may have...
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here :
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This position is a leadership level 6.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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