Job Description

**Sr. Product Manager, CarPlay and Android Auto** We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Come help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. Ford Motor Company was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress. It's a belief that has fueled our passion to create great cars and trucks. And today, it drives our commitment to become the world's most trusted mobility company, designing vehicles for a smart world that helps people move more safely, confidently, and freely. Ford is experiencing significant business transformation in an ever-changing digital world. We are dedicated to delivering distinctive products and solutions, having an "always on" relationship with customers and continuously improving our user experience. 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. Integrated Services creates and markets new customer products and experiences by integrating hardware, software, and services across Ford Blue, Model e, Ford Pro and Lincoln. Within Integrated Services, our Digital Product Team leads the charge on creating innovative software for our customers. Through listening to customers, research, and a deep understanding of the market, this team leads the future on how Ford can differentiate its vehicles and create experiences customers love. We are looking for passionate product professionals who will continue to help us redefine the future of mobility. **In this position...** As a Senior Digital Product Manager at Ford, you will lead customer research and turn insights into action. You will lead defining new customer experiences that keep Ford ahead of the competition. **What you'll do...** + Define the strategic vision for your product areas, including the product roadmap and launch/roll-out strategy. + Translate our customers' needs into clearly defined technical requirements backed by data and comprehensive industry knowledge. + Engage closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to make decisions that balance timing, cost, features, and performance while staying true to the product strategy and vision. + Measure our success and improve our products using principled methods and metrics; conduct product experiments, user interviews and other validation techniques to gather customer feedback and product insights. + Create artifacts (PRDs, PRFAQs, Strategy Documents) to guide product development work. + Find innovative ways to accelerate our development, reduce risk, and improve the overall product experience. + Seamlessly manage escalations across stakeholders and influence appropriately. This position is hybrid in Palo Alto, CA or Dearborn, MI **You'll have...** + 4+ years of product management experience in the technology industry. + Proven ability to effectively utilize Jira for agile project management, including sprint planning, issue tracking, and reporting. + Domain knowledge across integrated hardware/software products, autonomy, or consumer-facing digital products. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the hardware and software systems required to bring consumer products to market in these sectors. + Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment, and to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends; excellent problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills. + A deep passion for your customers, their needs, and for building/shipping products to meet these needs. + Successful product launch experience in a matrix organization and demonstrated ability to manage multiple products in production and their backlogs. + Strong leadership and communication skills to manage stakeholders across the organization, including strong documentation skills. + Strong data analysis skills. + Familiarity with Agile Software Methodologies (Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Kanban). + Curiosity around new technologies and a strong desire for continued learning. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. **Even better, you may have...** + 5+ years full time professional experience + Embedded software expertise + Experience using Figma for collaborative design workflows, including version control and feedback integration. 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 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. This position is a leadership level 6. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: Visa 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. 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. **Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-MK1** **Requisition ID** : 44380

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