Senior Product Manager, Data Orchestration - Ford Motor Company
Hartford, CT
About the Job
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. What will you make today?
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. As the financial engine and FinTech arm of Ford, Ford Credit is at the heart of the Ford customer experience. By transforming how we enable customers to own and finance vehicles, we are ultimately transforming the way people access and interact with transportation on a global scale.
Ford Credit is experiencing significant business transformation in an ever-changing digital world. To create this all-new automotive financing experience, we are gathering a team of world-class strategists, innovators, creators, and technicians and searching for a Senior Product Manager , Data Orchestration Platform who will help to unlock the power of our data orchestration platform. Ford Credit is not just evolving, but upending what it means to finance vehicles and other services as an industry. The Ford Credit team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. We are reinventing the way people think about financing for millions of users. We are making our products and services incredibly easy to understand and helping to provide freedom of movement to everyone.
REMOTE : We’re looking for the best talent no matter where you are in the United States. Please note this person will need to work EST hours and there is expected travel to the Dearborn, MI area approximately one-week 6X/ year.
What you’ll be doing
You will be responsible and accountable for the delivery and growth of innovative Data Orchestration platform build using GraphQL and other event streaming platfrom that other internal digital product teams can leverage. You'll also work with tech teams in a matrixed environment whilst owning the future vision and roadmap of your area. You’ll be expected to:
+ Define and articulate a clear product vision and strategy for the Data Orchestration Platform, aligned with the company's overall modernization strategy and business objectives.
+ Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap, prioritizing features based on business value, user needs, and technical feasibility.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and translate requirements into detailed product specifications.
+ Deeply understand the intricate data orchestration landscape and business processes, ensuring the Data Orchestration Platform effectively addresses data querying/mutation needs and supports critical user journeys.
+ Champion a narrative-driven approach to product development, clearly communicating features and functionalities to both technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Lead and drive narrative and event storming sessions with cross-functional teams, including engineering, enterprise architecture, and other product teams, to collaboratively define and refine complex business processes, data flows, and system interactions related to the Data Orchestration Platform.
+ Collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and sound implementation of product features.
+ Work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure successful product launches and ongoing support.
+ Communicate effectively with senior leadership, stakeholders, and team members, presenting compelling product visions, roadmaps, and updates. Champion the Data Orchestration Platform and its impact across the organization.
+ Create well-defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria, prioritizing them into release planning.
+ Refine features and stories, participate in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos, and retrospectives.
What we’re looking for
+ Bachelor’s degree or combination of experience and education
+ 12+ years’ experience working with customer, marketing and financial data like billing, servicing, payments, and loans.
+ Possess a strong understanding of GraphQL, Apollo Client/Server/Studio, and related technologies.
+ Experience in building data orchestration platforms.
+ Experience in API Security and gateway.
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
+ Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
+ Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
+ Comfortable working in a fast paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basis
+ Ability to break down complex tasks or requirements into simpler, more manageable tasks identifying clear pros, cons, issues, obstacles, and dependencies
+ Good to have familiarity with RBAC, ReBAC and ABAC Concepts for API Secuirty
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!
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
2024 New Hire Benefits (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-LL5-sal-plan-1.pdf)
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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
#LI-Remote #LI-FordCredit
Requisition ID : 34620
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. As the financial engine and FinTech arm of Ford, Ford Credit is at the heart of the Ford customer experience. By transforming how we enable customers to own and finance vehicles, we are ultimately transforming the way people access and interact with transportation on a global scale.
Ford Credit is experiencing significant business transformation in an ever-changing digital world. To create this all-new automotive financing experience, we are gathering a team of world-class strategists, innovators, creators, and technicians and searching for a Senior Product Manager , Data Orchestration Platform who will help to unlock the power of our data orchestration platform. Ford Credit is not just evolving, but upending what it means to finance vehicles and other services as an industry. The Ford Credit team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. We are reinventing the way people think about financing for millions of users. We are making our products and services incredibly easy to understand and helping to provide freedom of movement to everyone.
REMOTE : We’re looking for the best talent no matter where you are in the United States. Please note this person will need to work EST hours and there is expected travel to the Dearborn, MI area approximately one-week 6X/ year.
What you’ll be doing
You will be responsible and accountable for the delivery and growth of innovative Data Orchestration platform build using GraphQL and other event streaming platfrom that other internal digital product teams can leverage. You'll also work with tech teams in a matrixed environment whilst owning the future vision and roadmap of your area. You’ll be expected to:
+ Define and articulate a clear product vision and strategy for the Data Orchestration Platform, aligned with the company's overall modernization strategy and business objectives.
+ Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap, prioritizing features based on business value, user needs, and technical feasibility.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and translate requirements into detailed product specifications.
+ Deeply understand the intricate data orchestration landscape and business processes, ensuring the Data Orchestration Platform effectively addresses data querying/mutation needs and supports critical user journeys.
+ Champion a narrative-driven approach to product development, clearly communicating features and functionalities to both technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Lead and drive narrative and event storming sessions with cross-functional teams, including engineering, enterprise architecture, and other product teams, to collaboratively define and refine complex business processes, data flows, and system interactions related to the Data Orchestration Platform.
+ Collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and sound implementation of product features.
+ Work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure successful product launches and ongoing support.
+ Communicate effectively with senior leadership, stakeholders, and team members, presenting compelling product visions, roadmaps, and updates. Champion the Data Orchestration Platform and its impact across the organization.
+ Create well-defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria, prioritizing them into release planning.
+ Refine features and stories, participate in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos, and retrospectives.
What we’re looking for
+ Bachelor’s degree or combination of experience and education
+ 12+ years’ experience working with customer, marketing and financial data like billing, servicing, payments, and loans.
+ Possess a strong understanding of GraphQL, Apollo Client/Server/Studio, and related technologies.
+ Experience in building data orchestration platforms.
+ Experience in API Security and gateway.
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
+ Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
+ Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
+ Comfortable working in a fast paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basis
+ Ability to break down complex tasks or requirements into simpler, more manageable tasks identifying clear pros, cons, issues, obstacles, and dependencies
+ Good to have familiarity with RBAC, ReBAC and ABAC Concepts for API Secuirty
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!
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
2024 New Hire Benefits (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-LL5-sal-plan-1.pdf)
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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
#LI-Remote #LI-FordCredit
Requisition ID : 34620
Source : Ford Motor Company
