Product & Program Definition Specialist
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Qualifications
- You'll have...
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Analytical & Critical Thinking: Demonstrated "logical thinking," ability to "structure the problem," and "critical" assessment skills.
- Data Proficiency: Strong understanding of data and its implications.
- Versatility & Drive: A "jack of all trades" who can "get things done" across various aspects of product development.
- Vision Alignment: Believes in the LPD program's vision.
- Experience: Relevant credentials as a "subject matter expert," suitable for an analyst or consultant level role, capable of handling delegated tasks from leadership.
- You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: • 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.
- This position is a salary grade 6 to salary grade 8 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
- This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
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Responsibilities
- What you'll do...
- Drive Initiatives & Integration: Lead and guide discussions, ask pertinent questions, and facilitate connections across teams, including the data team. Clearly articulate the roles of different teams (e.g., data team, process team).
- Technical & Business Acumen: Understand and articulate concepts such as attribute groups, attribute values, how solutions manifest in business contexts, and their existence within APIs.
- Solution Development & Delivery: Focus on "opportunity identification" and "delivering key enablers." This includes "extracting and building a solution and a demo equivalent" from various inputs like pain points, use cases, PowerPoint screenshots, out-of-the-box capabilities, identified waste, or meeting discussions.
- Hands-on Execution: Perform "content creation tasks" and other "fingers to keys" work. Be capable of quickly building processes, creating small data models, and facilitating infrastructure needs (e.g., securing a server).
- Problem Structuring & Prioritization: Logically structure problems, identify important versus trivial tasks, and delegate effectively.
- Fueling the Hopper: Actively "create more fuel for the hopper to burn" by generating requirements and solutions.
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