In this position…
The platforms that form the technology strategy are critical as Ford transitions from a manufacturer of vehicles, to a producer of vehicles for the delivery of digital experiences and brand enhancing services.
- Experience Roadmaps: Developing technology and feature roadmaps to deliver strategic cross vehicle customer experiences. Communicating roadmaps across advanced engineering, research, planning, etc.
- Close Technology Gaps: Identify key technology gaps and drive hardware strategy to evolve the modular catalog to meet future customer needs
- Manage complexity: Drive singular enterprise experiential delivery to minimize complexity
- Business Leadership: Ensure advanced engineering and research teams are working on key enterprise priorities and develop business case/migration plans for technical decomposition of desired customer experiences
- Lead development of technology submissions to Tech Cycle Plan and prioritization of engineering resources to solve gaps in Ford’s Technology portfolio
- Drive platform engineering principles
- Create, test and develop concepts with robust engineering handoffs
The position will be required to interface with many functions regularly to ensure all plans are aligned, appropriate, and achievable. This will include digital product, marketing, customer experience, vehicle programs, engineering and research. The focus will be on cross vehicle technology capabilities.