Manager, Ford Pro/Truck Strategy

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking a strategic, analytical, and influential leader to serve as Portfolio Strategy Manager for Ford Pro and Truck across North America. The role shapes the future product portfolio by translating market dynamics, customer insights, and business constraints into actionable strategies that drive profitable growth and strengthen Ford's competitive position globally. It is a high-visibility position requiring the ability to synthesize complex information, build compelling business cases, and influence senior leadership decisions.

The position leads portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck, guides portfolio studies, and develops data-driven recommendations. It partners with teams across Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance, and manages strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies. The position is hybrid and requires being onsite four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, economics, or a related field.
• Significant experience in strategy, portfolio planning, product strategy, management consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen and experience building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with a proven ability to influence senior executives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Strategic and systems thinking.
• Cross-functional leadership and influence.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and complexity.
• Global and cultural awareness.
• Results orientation and bias for action.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Automotive industry experience, particularly in product or portfolio planning.
• Experience leading and developing teams and managing budgets and resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck across North America, aligning with regional priorities and Ford's global enterprise strategy.
• Drive segment “chessboard” analysis to identify emerging market opportunities, competitive threats, and white-space segments.
• Lead comprehensive portfolio studies considering regulatory environments, powertrain mix, capital allocation, and market-specific demand.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance.
• Develop business cases that quantify the financial, operational, and strategic implications of portfolio recommendations.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership using compelling storytelling, clear communication, and data-driven narratives.
• Manage strategy resources and budgets across multiple concurrent studies, ensuring workstreams progress on schedule and deliver required insights.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• 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.
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager