Product Manager - Dearborn, MI

Product Manager - Dearborn, MI

Product Manager - Dearborn, MI

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Product Manager for our Product team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT product management and possess good business analysis and re-engineering skills, which is a plus. This role requires a professional with excellent collaboration skills, gathering and documenting high-level requirements working with business customers, capable of managing the end-to-end lifecycle of IT products, from conception to deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. We are seeking a person who will serve as both a participatory product leader and a voice of the customer. Work with HR, HR Systems, and Enterprise Technology to understand business requirements, develop/manage product roadmaps, and continue the development of My Performance. Act as the single point of contact for your product.

Core Responsibilities:

• Roadmap Planning: Develop and maintain a detailed product roadmap, working closely with product owners and end users to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive product backlog: Create user stories, epics, and features, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and business goals.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including product owners, software engineers, end users, and customer support, to gather requirements, prioritize features, and ensure successful product delivery.
• Product Development: Oversee the product development lifecycle, including defining requirements, creating user stories, and working closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality products on time.
• Agile Methodology: Implement and promote Agile best practices to ensure efficient and effective product development processes.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs and metrics to monitor product performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Overall Product Support: Provide comprehensive support for the product, including post-launch maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

A track record of driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Identify and manage issues and risks, as well as any mitigation and contingency plans.

Implement existing program-level standards for design, security and controls, user interface and documentation.

Helps Business Partners understand our Iterative Development approach and focus on delivering a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through careful and deliberate prioritization.

Works with Design Resources (Product Designers internal and/or external) to ensure timely delivery of Designs and Assets of REST APIs to the Development team.

Minimum Education Required: High School/GED

Job Category: Management

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

5+ years of Product Management experience, with duties including but not limited to: Roadmap planning, stakeholder management, UI workflow design, and development

Experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate them into actionable product features

Excellent collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

City: Dearborn

State: Michigan

Job Code: Manufacturing Manufacturing

Company: Ford Motor Company