Manager, Ford Pro/Truck Strategy

Ford • 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 support profitable growth and strengthen Ford’s competitive position globally. It is a high-visibility role requiring the ability to clarify complex issues, build compelling business cases, and influence senior leadership decisions.

The manager leads portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck across North America, aligning regional priorities with Ford’s global enterprise strategy. The role involves segment analysis, comprehensive portfolio studies, cross-functional collaboration, development of business cases, and presentation of recommendations to senior leaders. It also manages strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies.

The position is hybrid and requires being onsite four or more days per week. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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, with the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.

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.
• Strategic and systems thinking.
• Cross-functional leadership and influence.
• Executive-level communication and presentation.
• Comfort with ambiguity and complexity.
• Global and cultural awareness.
• Results orientation and bias for action.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy for Ford Pro Vehicles and Retail Truck across North America, aligning regional priorities with Ford’s global enterprise strategy.
• Conduct segment “chessboard” analysis to identify market opportunities, competitive threats, and white-space segments.
• Lead portfolio studies that account for regulatory environments, powertrain mix, capital allocation, and market-specific demand.
• Partner with Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Finance on portfolio studies.
• Develop business cases quantifying the financial, operational, and strategic implications of portfolio recommendations.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership through clear communication, compelling storytelling, and data-driven narratives.
• Manage strategy resources and budgets across concurrent studies, keeping workstreams on schedule and delivering insights for portfolio decisions.

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.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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