Product & Program Definition Specialist

In this position...

Ford is seeking a highly analytical and innovative practitioner to join the Product Definition Team within Ford’s Vehicle Program Management Team, playing a critical role in modernizing our product development & definition processes. This role will shape the future of Ford’s product & program definition through innovation of packages, features & rules, fundamentally transforming how Ford communicates the product through the entire industrial system. This is a dynamic role requiring a blend of analytical skills, creative problem-solving, effective communication, and project management capabilities. You will be instrumental in leveraging data, contributing new concepts, and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of our product and program definition process.

What you'll do...

• Conducting SME deep dives, captures current state scenarios, pain points & opportunities.
• Develop use case/scenario models to illustrate the impact of proposed changes.
• Create future state product architecture to support the design and implementation of new processes.
• Prepare design templates, points of view (POVs), and other supporting documentation.
• Validate the design of future-state processes through testing and analysis.
• Identify potential adoption gaps, risks, challenges, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Prepare and deliver compelling presentations to various audiences, including senior management, clearly communicating findings and recommendations.
• Proactively contribute innovative concepts and solutions to improve product definition processes.
• Effectively communicate ideas, challenge existing assumptions, and contribute constructively to team settings.
• A willingness to learn tools and help shape future concepts for Ford’s business teams.
• Organize, run, and document meeting outcomes.