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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.As a key member of our Information Technology group, you’ll play a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s 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.The Product Manager (PM) is responsible for assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional digital product teams to find the fastest way to achieve value around those needs.The PM focuses on delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality digital products. Within their designated enterprise product line, PMs focus on delivering incremental value through digital product enhancements and collaboration with a team of developers, designers, and business partners. They support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization, and support cross-functional product teams.REMOTE: We’re looking for the best talent, full stop. No matter where you are in the United States, if you’re ready to change how customers expect to buy and own their vehicles, you can work from there on a permanent basis in this role.What you’ll do…40% – Strategy & Planning:
Gain an understanding of customer and dealer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to help deliver digital products that provide Ford customers and dealers with an unparalleled shopping experience
Develop and document detailed Product definitions to drive the product development process
Identify goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value; continually making recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
Conduct and Monitor research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class
30% – Delivery & Execution:
Balance company, stakeholder, and end-user priorities to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction then align these priorities with the product
Assist in defining acceptance criteria and business hypotheses for new epics and feature sets along with well-defined product briefs to create world class experiences
Formulate, test, and refine assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing
Create, prioritize, and accept user stories; incorporate them into release planning
Participate in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos and retrospectives
Condense complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
30% – People:
Foster collaboration with team members and collectively identify and resolve impediments
Advocate for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs and becoming the domain expert
Manage cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy
Promote “Caring for Each Other”
You’ll have…
Bachelor’s Degreeor a combination of education and equivalent experience
3+ years of experience working as a Product Manager in an agile software development-based enterprise environment
3+ years of experience working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design, and development team
Even better, you may have…
Master’s Degree
Demonstrated experience with modern software development product management practices
Experience working with agile methodologies, specifically the extreme programming (XP) principles of paired programming, test driven development, and continuous deployment
Experience working in a fast paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basis
Experience creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories
Ability to break down complex tasks or requirements into simpler, more manageable tasks
Experience communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all levels in the organization
Experience working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development team
Ability to gather customer insights and prioritize product features appropriately
Experience conducting user research and testing to understand need
Experience identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product value
Experience conducting competitive research and analysis
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:
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2023-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdfVisa 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.At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combating COVID-19. As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.#remoteAt Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.Requisition ID : 12389
Full-time