Platform Software Strategy Manager

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

The Platform Software Strategy Manger - reports directly to the Director, Software Portfolio Tech Strategy & Planning. This position is the recognized single point of contact for all platform software related technology strategy and planning work related to the current and future software architectures, for all current and future programs. This work falls generally under the category of what is commonly called “Fully Networked Vehicle” or “FNV” and in the future, the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV). This role is responsible for the strategy and plan development for the next generation software platform and the impact to rest of the architecture, culminating in the technical unit papers for future iterations of the software platform.

The Platform Software Strategy Manager will work with cross functional teams to analyze the business potential for evolving the in-vehicle software platform targeting greater efficiency, decreased complexity, and increased reuse and portability of the core platform components.

What you'll do...

FNV and SDV assessments will include but are not limited to:

• All sensors, cameras, and unknown 3rd party accessories

• Infotainment

• Driver Assist Technologies

• Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence

• Motion, Powertrain, and Chassis Controls

• Body Control Module & related body ancillary systems

• In-vehicle Cyber Security and Functional Safety

• Vehicle Software Platform and related industry standard software protocols

• Communication innovations

• All vehicle networks including but not limited to CAN, Lin, Ethernet etc.

The positions will be required to interface with Research, Product Development, IT, Finance and Vehicle Programs regularly to ensure all technical architecture plans are aligned, appropriate, and achievable. The role will ultimately be responsible to translate work items into strategy papers and technical unit papers with developed business cases. These papers will be recommended for approval at VP or EVP level and adjust the Technology Cycle Plan.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 7+ years of experience with software strategy and product management min

• 7+ years experience in driving software product roadmaps with end-end considerations, from cloud to app to car.

• 5+ years of experience in or involvement in open standards groups, either contributing, participating, or driving innovations.

• 5+ years of experience product managing data journey and analysis from conception to launch, with the product delivering end-user experiences.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in computer science or computer Engineering

• Proven experience in software lifecycle management, when building a software factory / Devops mentality

• Working experience in automotive industry, focusing on platform software innovations, including open standard and open-source solutions

• Proven experience with product management of commercial and open-source software integration

• Proven software strategy experience within the high-performance in-vehicle compute, with familiarity of the embedded operating environment including but not limited to Linux, AUTOSAR adaptive, Both open and proprietary Real Time Operating Systems, in-vehicle/cloud virtualization, Matter, etc.

Key Capabilities

• Proven experience with software strategy and product management

• Proven experience in developing in-vehicle software platform solutions which are highly portable, modular, and extendable.

• Proven experience product managing data journey and analysis from conception to launch, with the product delivering end-user experiences.

• Proven experience in agile techniques to interface across an enterprise, akin to product backlogs

• Proven experience in software lifecycle management, when building a software factory / Devops mentality

• Proven experience with product management of commercial and open-source software integration

• Drive to solve to maximize rapid value creation for the organization, whilst mitigating the pain of software complexity

• Has managed and led a team.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and deliver high quality events.

• Experience coordinating multiple functions within an organization.

• Experience leading development through complex product gateways

• Familiarity with Human Centered Design and demonstrated passion for the customer

• Strategic Thinker

• Fast Learner; adapts easily.

• Good working relationship with other skill teams

• Demonstrated excellence in oral & written communication.

• Good Communicator

• Strong desire to deliver results in a fast-paced environment, work with all employee levels from technical personnel to Ford Senior Management.

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 leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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