Group Product Manager, Transformation and Product Ops

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...

As the Group Product Manager, Product Operations and Transformation within Ford Pro Intelligence, you will own one of the most important shifts in how the organization works. To keep its software advantage compounding, Ford Pro is evolving how its product organization plans, operates, and delivers, moving toward a more decentralized and accountable operating model supported by modern ways of working. The aim is to let smaller, empowered teams ship real value faster, while leadership keeps a clear view of progress and tradeoffs across the portfolio. This role makes that shift real on the ground. You will own the new operating model and lead the rhythms that make it stick, build and lead a matrixed product operations function, and set the cadence, metrics, and tooling standards the organization requires. You will also manage the squad(s) that build the shared tools and datasets that no single small team could build on its own.

You will get teams trained, make sure the new process is understood and followed, surface what is working and what is not, and share what works across pods. At the same time, you will give leadership the deliverables a decentralized organization needs, including a coherent view of the roadmap, trustworthy metrics, visible dependencies, and clear executive readouts. This is a high ownership leadership role for someone who sets direction in ambiguity, earns influence by enabling senior product and engineering leaders rather than coordinating or chasing them, and stays close to the detail. Done well, it is the difference between a transformation that sticks and one that fades back to the old way of working.

You'll have...

- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in product management, product operations, transformation or program leadership role within a software or technology intensive organization.
- 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, building and managing teams and direct reports.
- A demonstrated track record installing new operating models and driving them to real adoption across multiple teams.
- A strong sense of curiosity around and familiarity with AI tools as it relates to product management, design, and engineering.
- Strong command of agile software delivery across Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, and the rituals, metrics, and tooling that support it.
- Deep familiarity with modern product management practice and the full product lifecycle, from discovery through delivery.
- Experience defining KPIs and OKRs and building executive level reporting, roadmaps and portfolio governance.
- The judgment to own ambiguity, set direction, and hold senior product and engineering leaders accountable, while still digging into the details.

Even better, you may have...

- Direct, recent product management experience and readiness to step into heavy support for needed squads, and/or eventually leading a group of squads.
- Hands on experience embedding AI and agentic workflows into product and software development processes.
- Experience developing or operating software for fleets, connected vehicles, telematics, or other operationally intensive B2B SaaS domains.
- Experience with Jira Product Discovery (or similar) and modern product analytics tooling.
- Lean and Lean Startup and human centered product development practice, and a continuous learning mindset.
- MBA or equivalent, and relevant product or agile certifications.

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, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $148,800-$281,700.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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