Join the Ford Model E and Ford Blue Shop-Buy platform engineering team responsible for providing Web and eCommerce solutions that power the online consumer experiences for vehicle lines, parts & accessories, subscriptions, etc., across all Ford global markets.

The LL6 Product Engineering Manager will establish and direct several product teams in the software delivery of B2C platforms and products, including all new eCommerce capabilities. This role includes building and motivating great teams while managing all dimensions of software delivery, including agile development, scope management, and program integration/delivery planning.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, Minimum 12+ years
• Strong hands-on Software engineering/ programming/ solution design experience
• Experience/Awareness of Microservices architecture, Cloud-Native architectures, Event-driven architectures, APIs, Domain-Driven Design, Public Cloud (Google Cloud), Serverless, Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, building scalable, reliable, L&P testing.
• Strong technical background with the capability of being hands-on and earning respect and the ability to mentor top individual technical talent.
• Conversant in multiple programming languages.
• Experience collaborating and partnering with other technical domain experts such as cloud, security, SRE, and DevOps.
• Experience in Cloud Native systems, Transactional Systems, Multi-Tenancy, five-nines availability, and Containerization technologies
• Effectively work with cross-functional teams across the organization – inside and outside of the technology and software organization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to lead through change
  

Desired Skills:

• Experience/awareness in building structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data stores with a good understanding of RDBMS, No-SQL databases, and intense exposure to data modeling, data access patterns, data replication, and active-active, polyglot persistence setup.
• Knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing concepts, including scalability, performance, and consistency characteristics of a microservices-driven eCommerce architecture
• Experience in Marketing and Sales, Digital Commerce, FCSD, CRM-like portfolios
• Experience driving business change concurrent with new technology
  

What you’ll receive in return :

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings, and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

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. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position .

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

For information on Ford's salary and benefits, please visit:

https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2022-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf

At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combating COVID-19. As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead software craftsmanship of 3-4 product teams related to Shop-Buy-eCommerce product journeys and platforms
• Bring commerce platform engineering expertise and experience to significantly improve Ford’s current capabilities and ensure these platforms can grow to meet increasing demands
• Establish a platform improvement roadmap that describes key areas of priority based on the assessment of current capabilities and identifies critical dependencies
• Identify and recommend related enterprise foundational technology capabilities and improvements or business model changes that should be pursued to improve our customer platform capability
• Contribute to Ford’s Product Driven Organization (PDO) model by identifying improvements and areas that help to reduce dependencies and increase autonomy for teams to deliver.
• Present and review plans and results to senior IT and business partner management