Specialist, Tech Strategy

In this position…

You will shape Ford’s future technology direction by defining next-generation customer experiences and the hardware, software, and platform capabilities required to deliver them.  You will collaborate across the enterprise to align portfolio strategies, product offerings, and technology investments while balancing customer value, technical feasibility, complexity, and cost.  You will need to leverage market intelligence, competitive benchmarking, and strategic analysis to recommend priorities that accelerate business growth and innovation.

This position will focus on either ADAS or Body Systems.

What you'll do... 

• Help develop Ford’s global technology strategies

  • Work closely with subject-matter experts and executive leadership to synthesize industry trends, portfolio needs, and corporate objectives into forward-looking strategies that keep Ford at the leading edge

• Define future experiences and enabling technologies

  • Partner with engineering, product, and digital teams to define and refine key future customer experiences

  • Define the required compute platforms, sensing configurations, and software enablers to deliver those experiences

• Manage tech complexity across the portfolio

  • Collaborate with technology platform and vehicle program teams to develop offering strategies for each vehicle program and region

  • Evaluate complexity-driving requests through a cost–benefit lens and drive decisions to closure

• Support the management of the investment portfolio within the technology cycle plan

  • Ensure sufficient funding to achieve objectives, supported by accurate and traceable modeling of resource requirements

  • Raise new cycle-plan funding requests and identify opportunities for spending reduction when needed

• Drive competitive intelligence, benchmarking, and external scanning for tech

  • Maintain a constantly refreshed, data-driven view of the industry, including competitive trends and threats, emerging technologies, and cost-reduction opportunities

  • Leverage supplier engagements, industry consortiums, competitive teardowns, public announcements, analyst research, and major tech/industry events to inform Ford’s strategy and roadmaps

  • Translate external insights into clear recommendations on platforms, features, and investments

• Support Technology Strategy organization initiatives

  • Co-lead technology unit papers and High-Priority Studies alongside matched-pair partners in the Technology Strategy organization

  • Ensure initiatives meet deliverable requirements and business case targets for tuMR and tuPS milestones

• Maintain technology and business health databases

  • Track technology proliferation, feature take-rates, and platform usage across the Ford portfolio

  • Provide a clear source of truth on business health and deployment status

• Support the Unified Backlog process

  • Review new demand requests for business value and technical feasibility

  • Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and TPM to secure commitments for high-value initiatives

• Collaborate across the global enterprise

  • Partner with stakeholders across Product Development, Digital Product, Technology Platforms, Integrated Services, Marketing, Finance, vehicle programs, and regional teams

You'll have... 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field

• Experience translating technical initiatives into business and profitability analyses to ensure efficient capital allocation

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate in diverse, cross-functional environments

• 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

• 3+ years of project management/product management with GPDS familiarity; technology planning is a plus

Even better, you may have...        

• MBA or equivalent work experience

• Forward-thinking business mind with a focus on developing creative solutions that deliver impact

• Technical background and demonstrated experience in the domains of ADAS and/or Body Systems

• Direct experience leading strategic initiatives and technology unit and/or vehicle program milestones

• Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and deliver high-quality events

• Strong leadership skills – ability to drive discussions, provide direction and update senior leaders

• Passion for the customer and passion for crafting new experiences 

• Familiar with JIRA project management tool 

• Familiar with Agile methodology, working through backlogs, and the development of product roadmaps 

• Tenacity and a willingness to work in evolving states of ambiguity

• Experience with in-vehicle electrical architectures and their roadmaps, constraints, and complexity

• Experience with data analytics and storytelling with data 

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-$250,800.     
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/LL6

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.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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