Product Manager

This job is an Indian based HYBRID position and requires a minimum of 4 days onsite at the Ford Chennai office.

You will be part of a Global IT Team that is based across, NA, UK, Germany and India. The Product Managers work with the Capability Delivery Team leads to ensure that business value is understood and prioritised across the PDO. E&SC is part of ISIST (Industrial Systems IT) and the office space will be the Ford Campus in Chennai.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for leading the product management relating to development of Sustainability Capability Platforms and global alignment.

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is a growing area of regulation that requires an Enterprise view and set of capabilities that can work through a complex cross-skill team data model and deliver a Product Strategy and Roadmap that is fit for the future. In addition, you will be expected to manage existing capabilities that support the EQO (Environmental Quality Office) that deals with aspects such topics as VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), Water Management etc. Overall, this will require the candidate to be able to think out of the box along with being able to balance against industry standard models to create the right solutions for the company whilst enabling complex skill team interactions to bring together a Solved Together view.

They will be required to work with EA and business functions to get the global alignment across all functions, as well as developing the data roadmap to leverage EDP. They will be expected to also partner on other products to ensure there is an understanding of how various processes are creating a requirement for greater Connected Compliance.

The candidate should be able to communicate and be comfortable working with remote Product Owners that will be based in North America and Europe.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering field, Business
• 3+ years of experience defining product vision, strategy, product roadmaps and building and managing backlogs
• 2+ years working with Agile software methodologies (Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Kanban)
• 4+ years with progressive responsibilities in software development

Preferred qualifications:

• Skilled at defining and prioritizing product features.
• Strong leadership and communication skills and the ability to teach others.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and navigate complex decision making.
• Ability to collaborate well with engineers, designers, and business partners.
• Previous success delivering a product to market with an Agile development team, and ongoing development and support of production applications.
• Curious about new technologies and exhibit a strong desire to learn.
• Practice in Lean/Lean Startup thinking, human-centered product development and Agile Software development
• Have exposure to lightweight product development methods such as user story mapping and/ or rapid prototyping
• 5+ years of Product Management experience, with duties including but not limited to:
• Google Cloud Fundamentals Certifications (or at least evidence of training and preparation for certification)
• Experience of Vehicle Development Lifecycle
• Experience of Manufacturing Process and BOM management
• Exposure to Regulatory processes
  AI Product Management and development

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

• Product Vision & Strategy: Develop, articulate, and champion a compelling long-term product vision and strategy based on in-depth market analysis, customer research, and competitive intelligence.
• Market Leadership: Serve as the internal expert on our market, customers, and competitors. Identify and analyse market trends to uncover new opportunities and threats.
• Strategic Roadmap: Own and manage the high-level product roadmap, prioritizing initiatives and features that deliver maximum value to our customers and drive key business outcomes ensuring alignment to future regulation, potentially 5+ years ahead.
• Product Planning & Development: Create and present data-driven business cases for new product initiatives, securing buy-in from executive leadership and key stakeholders across the organization, whilst ensuring Risks & Issues are managed.
• Go-to-Market Collaboration: Partner closely with customer teams to define and execute effective go-to-market strategies, ensuring successful product launches and adoption through Agile practices.
• Performance Analysis: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the product, using this data to inform strategic decisions.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the central communication hub for the product, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned on the product's direction and progress through communications and governance.