Manager, Product Line Performance

Ford Motor Company • Detroit, MI

2h • $112,680 - $212,760

About The Position

The Manager, Product Line Performance is a key member of Ford’s EV Utilities Product Line Performance team, owning projects and workstreams that shape the North American EV Utilities portfolio. The role addresses complex business challenges, from near-term profit improvement to long-term portfolio strategy, and turns insights into actionable recommendations for Mustang Mach-E’s competitive direction. It also codifies Mustang Mach-E learnings into practices that can support future EV and EREV products.

The position works across functions and Ford business pillars to develop portfolio strategies, identify opportunities, improve profitability, and communicate enterprise priorities. It distills data and insights into clear presentations and recommendations for Model e senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, finance, consulting, product planning, or a similar field.
• 3+ years of experience structuring complex problems, conducting quantitative analysis, developing data-driven insights using a hypothesis-led approach, and communicating results with senior leadership.
• 3+ years of proven ability to navigate large, matrixed organizations, build trust, and drive outcomes in cross-functional teams through logical reasoning and compelling storytelling.

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred.
• Self-starter who takes ownership and delivers results with minimal direction.
• Highly analytical and data-driven, with an interest in analyzing diverse datasets and scenario-based financial models to find actionable insights.
• Organized and dynamic, able to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize, and adapt as new information becomes available.
• Manufacturing, automotive, and/or product management experience.
• Electric vehicle industry experience and familiarity with the EV charging ecosystem.
• Understanding of battery and material cost drivers and their impact on vehicle profitability.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, fluid environment where priorities shift regularly.
• Ability to break down complex tasks or requirements into manageable tasks.
• Consistently delivers results under difficult circumstances and recognizes roadblocks and escalates issues as needed.
• Experience communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all organizational levels.
• Accountable and action-oriented, with a drive to create tangible business impact.
• Ability to deliver clear, persuasive recommendations to senior leadership through written narratives, verbal briefings, and presentation decks.

Responsibilities

• Execute Product Line Performance workstream initiatives and drive progress to identify and deliver profit improvement actions.
• Apply customer insights, competitive intelligence, regulatory developments, and market trends to find opportunities to improve or create products and experiences.
• Lead strategy development to strengthen the existing EV portfolio and identify new whitespace opportunities.
• Identify and lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, coordinating with other GM pillars and Ford teams including Planning, Manufacturing, Finance, Marketing, Purchasing, and PD, as well as Product Line Performance colleagues across Ford Blue, Ford Pro, and Lincoln.
• Turn data, insights, and information into compelling, accessible presentation materials and lead discussions with Model e senior leadership.
• Drive shared understanding and clarity of enterprise-wide strategic priorities.
• Translate Mustang Mach-E learnings and best practices into repeatable frameworks for planning, launching, and managing the performance of future EV and EREV products.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup child care, and more.
• 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.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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