Product Development Business Process Transformation Leader

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?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

The End-to-End Business Product Transformation Leader owns the cross-functional end-to-end value stream map and data structure for the business processes on a critical program, focusing on the product development processes, systems, data, and their dependencies with downstream industrialization activities. This person is accountable in real time that the process works to deliver the program.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week 

What you'll do...

• Develop the future state of the end-to-end business process map and operational flow for program industrialization use cases
• Support development of interim and permanent solutions for program industrialization
• Develop POVs for all product development related processes, systems, and interdependencies
• Provide guidelines and standards to individual teams for faster decision making 
• Identify cross-functional process incompatibilities and gaps across Marketing, PD, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, etc.
• Communicate and drive prioritization and resolution of these cross-functional issues with emphasis on product development
• Manage IT and business stakeholders across the supply chain to build consensus, drive decisions and enable the implementation
• Use the VSMs and benchmarking to identify the best/improved process and efficiency savings
• Position envisioned to morph into ongoing enterprise process owner for industrialization of future programs and digital transformation

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in any Engineering domain or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. 
• 10 + years of experience leading teams with skills including:
  • 5+ years of experience leading product development transformations/implementing disruptive process improvements across multiple organizations.
  • The ability to assertively facilitate groups of professionals and influence outcomes for the best enterprise outcomes
  • Effectively communicating across, down and up to senior leadership
• 5 + years of experience using value stream mapping to drive improvements in real world situations in professional organizations
• 5 + years of experience and expertise with cross-functional automotive or similar industrialization processes with experience in product development and cross functional knowledge
• 5+ years of experience in PLM systems such as Dassault 3DX and Siemens Teamcenter

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field
• Automotive Industry, OEM or consulting experience
• Experience with large, complex enterprise organizations.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition a