• VISTA is a mission critical application that supports 150+ markets across European and IMG region.
• Dealers use VISTA application to Create/Manage/Cancel and Track their orders
• National sales company and regional admins to manage orders for the future
• Retail customer ordering supported via E-comm
• Dealers has the ability to search Ford owned, Dealer owned stocks using various services on this function
In this position you will...
• Design and deliver industry-leading products and services to maximize value for customers.
• Provide techo-functional product leadership to the team
Responsibilities
Strategic Product & Technical Vision: Own the end-to-end product lifecycle—from envisioning and framing to launch—while maintaining a constant balance between business viability, user desirability, and technical feasibility.
VISTA application suite is undergoing a massive technology modernization in alignment with the Global order fulfilment portfolio functions. Need to be able to drive that vison.
Backlog Engineering & Scoping: Translate high-level business visions into actionable, prioritized backlogs. Lead quarterly scoping sessions to break down complex roadmaps into manageable features, user stories, and technical acceptance criteria.
Software Engineering Excellence: Champion and lead "Software Engineering Excellence" practices, including the implementation of robust CI/CD processes, development methodologies, and the selection of modern technology stacks and tools.
Technical knowhow,
Exposure on Oracle and PLSQL, Java Modernization experience and Data base modernization
User-Centric Validation: Drive product discovery through experiments, user interviews, and data insights, ensuring that technical development is always rooted in validated user needs and iterative feedback.
Architectural & Portfolio Alignment: Collaborate with architects and other Product Line managers to reduce system complexity, enhance interoperability between services, and make key design decisions that impact the broader portfolio.
Overall Release Management: Vista is a multi PDO team that delivers the solution together. In this role, you will lead the release management and maintain the release cadence in accordance with the S-ox compliance.
Cross-Functional Delivery Leadership: Work hands-on with cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, and Business) to plan and deliver software that meets both functional requirements and platform foundation capabilities.
Stakeholder Translation & Management: Serve as the primary liaison for Business Partners, helping them navigate iterative development cycles and GTM (Go-To-Market) strategies while clearly communicating technical strategy and risks.
Risk Mitigation & Impediment Removal: Actively identify, communicate, and mitigate technical and functional risks. Proactively remove blockers to ensure the team maintains high velocity and product delivery remains on track.
Product & Technical Health Assessment: Continuously monitor the "overall health" of the product—including code quality, system performance, and user adoption—to prompt key decisions for continuous improvement.