Feature Strategy Manager at Ford Global Career Site

Dearborn, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Feature Management, Digital Technology Strategy, Collaboration, Prioritization Principles, Vehicle Architectures, SW Development Process, JIRA, Communication Skills, Leadership Skills, In-Vehicle Architectures, Project Planning, Technical Understanding, Customer Specific Needs, Hardware Capability, APIs, End-User Experiences

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

Connect the new experiences and strategy into the corporate portfolio prioritization process. Collaborate with the various portfolio managers to ensure customer specific needs are met. Collaborate with the Digital Product Team to bring to life the Digital technology strategy. Collaborate with the Platform team to ensure the right hardware capability is included and the right APIs are on the roadmap. Define prioritization principles for software changes for the enterprise Bring together vehicle specific demand and corporate strategic new demand process for prioritization. Development of vehicle architectures and full tech stack to enable world class experiences. Lead team modernization and transformation including adoption of JIRA to track full life-cycle of SW development process. Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. 5+ years of experience in digital focused systems including sensors, actuators, ECUs, software 5+ years with managing vehicle programs, GPDS and the technology planning processes 5+ years of experience managing features from conception to launch, with the product delivering end-user experiences Masters degree in Engineering/ Business Project planning experience in JIRA or other Atlassian tools Strong communication (oral and written) skills; including the ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying levels of technical understanding Able to cover a wide range of technical topics Strong leadership skills - ability to manage meetings with senior leaders Experience with in-vehicle architectures and their roadmaps, constraints, and complexity 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, vision and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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 Year's Day * Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2 Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

The Feature Strategy Manager will connect new experiences and strategy into the corporate portfolio prioritization process while collaborating with various teams to meet customer-specific needs. This role involves leading team modernization and transformation efforts, including the adoption of JIRA to track the full life-cycle of software development.