Manager, Data Product Management

Job-:
Global Data Insight & Analytics

Location:

Dearborn, MI, United States Workplace:
Hybrid

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Preferred Degree:
Bachelor of Science

Role Overview :

As the Manager, Data Product Management for the Enterprise Data Platform, you will own the strategy, quality, and business value of the data held in Ford’s Enterprise Data Lake – the single home for company line of business data, and 3rd Party Data, which has been architected, modelled, and curated to serve Analytics, AI, Reporting, and Operational Data Store (ODS) use cases.

Your focus is the data itself.  You will ensure the data is trusted, discoverable, well-governed, and expressed in the language of the business. You will lead a team of 6 Supervisors, each accountable for defining, designing, building, and managing a “Domain Data Hub.” Each hub delivers business concepts – curated collections of data products that describe a business concept (e.g., Customer, Vehicle, Dealer, Part, Order) in business terms.

This role requires strong data product management expertise, an understanding of data modeling and governance, people leadership, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders across the enterprise.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Business Analytics, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
8+ years of experience in data management, data engineering, analytics, or product management, with at least 3 years focused on product management, and a track record of delivering enterprise-scale data solutions.
3+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers/supervisors or leading large, multi-team organizations.

Strong understanding of data concepts, including data modeling, data architecture, data lakes/lake houses, master and reference data, metadata, and lineage; hands-on familiarity with cloud data environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure).

Experience with data governance, data quality, and data privacy and security in an enterprise environment.

Experience defining and delivering data products or data-as-a-product approaches, including data contracts, service levels, and product metrics.

Proven ability to define and execute product roadmaps and to manage complex, cross-functional programs in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and articulate technical concepts in business language.

Preferred experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry; familiarity with semantic layers, business glossaries, and data catalog tools; exposure to AI/ML and generative AI data requirements; and experience with data visualization and analytics tools.

Experience with in the Google Cloud Platform

Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, including use of Jira, is a plus Relocation assistance is available for this role.

Sponsorship is available for this role.

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 change maker, 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…