Product Manager

Global Customs IT PDO team partners with internal Mfg. MPL Systems, Finance Systems, and Invoicing systems, and external customs solution/service providers to provide end-to-end customs solutions to manage customs operations globally, enabling Free Trade Agreement (FTA) qualifications and meeting legal and regulatory needs when importing and exporting parts and vehicles.

Are you a hands-on product manager with strong technical leader understanding for creating exceptional developer tools and infrastructure? Global Customs is looking for a Product Manager who embraces Lean, Agile and Human Centered Design practices to deliver innovative software products for Ford Motor Company. As our Developer Enablement Leader, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of our Customs IT practices. You'll lead the charge in evaluating, implementing, and driving the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and best practices – from CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks to monitoring solutions. Your work will directly empower our software engineers to build high-quality software faster and more efficiently. You will also play a key role in enhancing our internal development platform, ensuring it provides a robust and scalable foundation for all our teams. If you possess deep expertise in DevOps principles, modernization through Google Cloud adoption, a relentless drive for automation, and a proven history of building and scaling developer infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

What You'll Bring:

- A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in project management & software development - with a focus on Java, Angular, and Spring Boot.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with Agile methodologies, including defining product vision and strategy, building product roadmaps, and creating and managing backlogs.
- A deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and patterns.
- A proven track record of driving adoption of developer tools and best practices.
- A deep understanding in modern development tools (VS Code, IntelliJ with CoPilot assistance etc) and technologies (e.g., Git, Gradle, Tekton, Terraform, OpenShift / Kubernetes, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Cycode/ SAST & FOSSA etc).
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., GCP – Preferred, Azure/AWS – Nice to have).
- Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Mainframe – nice to have.
- COBOL – nice to have.
- Familiarity with customs regulations, trade compliance processes, or Free Trade Agreement (FTA) requirements – nice to have.

Additional Skills:

- Experience with developer enablement initiatives.
- Experience with DevSecOps practices.
- Experience with API design and development.
- Experience with microservices architecture.
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior developers.
- Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).

Key Skills:

- End-to-End Program / Project Management experience
- Java, Angular, Spring Boot is mandatory; good to have experience in GCP implementations.
- Developer Enablement
- CI/CD
- Cloud Technologies – GCP preferably
- Agile Development
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Software Architecture Patterns
- Understanding on Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Understanding on Java Full Stack & GCP offerings
- Understanding on Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL – Preferred; SQL Server, Oracle – Nice to have)