Technical Data Product Management

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Ford Pro Intelligence provides telematics and fleet management services to our commercial and fleet customers. Ford Pro products and services serve as a foundational building block to Ford’s continued leadership and innovation in fleet/commercial vehicle market segments. Fleets are our future, representing a significant portion of vehicle sales and continual expected growth. In this position... We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Product Manager to join our team. In this role, you build the Data Quality Platform , ensuring Ford Pro Intelligence teams have single, trusted view of product and data health that is self-serve, consistent, and decision ready. This role requires a versatile individual who can adapt to evolving product needs. You will be responsible for both the product management and technical aspects of data products, working closely with Ford Pro Intelligence (FPI), Engineering, and Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC) to ensure that existing and new products operate effectively across current and future vehicle platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a technical field
• 5+ years of overall technical or industry experience, with at least 2-3 years specifically in Product Management
• Strong ability to work with large-scale datasets (e.g., SQL, Python), including the ability to analyze data, validate hypotheses, and partner effectively with engineering and analytics teams
• Experience leveraging analytics or AI-enabled tools to augment workflows and analysis, or building strong data quality foundations that enable future AI/ML-driven products
• Experience defining, reviewing, or partnering on product health dashboards using analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Looker Studio, Amplitude, Power BI).
• Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering and analytics teams to deliver and validate data products.
• Ability to quantify systemic vs one-off issues.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study preferred.
• Experience working with connected devices, including data ingestion, orchestration, and telemetry-based insights.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and execution of the Data Quality monitor.
• Define and evolve standard, certified metrics for product health and data quality, prioritized by business impact
• Product-manage the Data Quality Monitor as a platform, not a collection of reports.
• Drive adoption and usability so teams can independently answer questions without ad-hoc support.
• Make clear decisions on what capabilities are self-serve versus explicitly unsupported.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Data Architecture, and Business teams to navigate trade-offs related to scale, performance, and data correctness.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership by translating complex data quality metrics into clear business impact and ROI narratives.
• Establish, document, and evangelize data governance and data quality standards across Ford Pro and partner organizations.
• Provide product leadership for complex investigations and triage, driving root cause resolution and long-term platform improvements rather than repeated manual intervention

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