Product & Program Transition Specialist

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this position... Ford is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled specialist join the Product Definition Team within Ford’s Vehicle Program Management Team and contribute to the success of our innovation lab. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in product & program management technologies, analytical skills, an understanding of innovation processes, and proficiency in programming and PLM systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for articulating abstract concepts, perform digital mockups, and create visual storyboards/demo utilizing the innovation lab technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an IT related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of experience in product management, or process engineering
• Program Management Application experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Story Boarding & White Boarding Skills.
• PLM training experience.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++
• Comfortable voicing opinions and sharing innovative concepts within a team setting.
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneNote to communicate in a team environment.
• Strong Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel (with VBA) and other data management tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a similar innovation lab environment.
• Experience with project management methodologies.
• Understanding of downstream consumption of product & program data (ERP,CPQ, & ALM).
• Knowledge of Jira & Confluence
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Dassault Systems certification (e.g., Catia, 3DXPERIENCE).

Responsibilities

• Ability to understand complex/abstract concepts and ideate within a team environment.
• Ability to visualize future state solutions, methods, and product architectures using paper model.
• Ability to translate paper model concepts into innovation lab solutions/prototype utilizing out of the box tools.
• Evaluate and validate concepts and provide fit gap analysis between abstract and out of the box solutions and provide recommendations.
• Create visual story boards and demos to the leadership team.
• Own and maintain the team's 3DX environment, ensuring its availability and optimal performance.
• Build prototype solutions in 3DX based on concepts and ideas generated by the team.
• Analyze current state processes, procedures, tools & datasets to identify inconsistencies, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement in our product definition processes.

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees