Portfolio and Intake Lead

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • $112,680 - $212,760 • Hybrid

About The Position

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? The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world. In this position... The Portfolio and Intake Lead is responsible for the health and velocity of the Ford Credit initiative funnel. This role ensures a high-quality, steady flow of proposals into the LEPMO, guiding them from initial "One-Pager" concepts through Lean Business Case development and into the Discovery pipeline. Beyond managing the intake "gate," this role provides critical program management leadership for high-priority initiatives in line with the LEPMO operating principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8–10 years of experience in PMO, portfolio management, or intake management, for complex programs, experience with Lean-Agile processes preferred.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale programs ($10M+ scope) and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong command of Lean-Agile methodologies, stage-gate governance, and prioritization frameworks (RICE, WSJF).
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

Nice To Haves

• MBA or PMP/Agile certification is a plus.
• Experience in Ford Credit or financial services transformation programs.
• Experience using portfolio analytics to influence executive-level resource allocation and prioritization decisions.
• Demonstrated success in coaching teams to move from traditional project mindsets to outcome-based, Lean-Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Intake and Portfolio Governance Manage the end-to-end Project Intake process including intake agenda preparation, serving as the primary point of contact for business leads to ensure all submissions (One-Pagers, PRDs) are complete, high-quality, and strategically aligned and Maintain the initiative backlog and coordinate with the Project Intake Committee to prioritize candidates for solution discovery.
• Coordinate the intake committee cadence meetings, and ensure timely submission of required meeting content (Lean Business Case/One-Pager, PRD where applicable).
• Facilitate collaboration between Finance, Product, and Technology teams to synchronize funding, capacity planning, and technical dependencies.
• Develop and monitor intake metrics and real-time dashboards to identify bottlenecks in the pipeline and provide visibility into backlog aging and readiness.
• Support cross-functional communication and ensure stakeholders follow the established LEPMO processes.
• Manage a subset of high-priority programs within the portfolio, enabling end-to-end execution, timeline, and value realization.
• Other special projects as assigned by management.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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