Job Description

Technology Mgmt Specialist

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrows transportation.

As a key member of our Information Technology group, youll play a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve peoples 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.

What youll be able to do:

Product Manager will lead and guide the Ford SLP PDO team in the delivery and implementation to transition Ford supplier legacy systems to the SAP Ariba SLP (Supplier Lifecycle Performance) module. Below are a list of key activities the Product Manager will be responsible for:

* Lead and guide the team in the delivery of SAP Ariba SLP
* Lead and guide the team to follow Ford agile best practices as part of the delivery methodology
* Lead and guide the team to demonstrate Ford agile tools to track work, plan iterations, team capacity and estimation (Rally, etc)
* Facilitate daily standups with the team
* Facilitate and lead working sessions with cross functional and external teams for key integrations
* Responsible for team status and report out to leadership in weekly scrum meetings
* Responsible for ensuring team updates Rally consistently so that productivity metrics are accurately represented for the team
* Responsible for reviewing product team health and able to speak to productivity metrics capture in Rally
* Have a good grasp on team velocity and making decisions and adjustments where needed to ensure the team stays on course
* Responsible for communicating and escalation roadblocks so proper attention and visibility is there to resolve these impediments so the team can move forward
* Responsible for keeping the communication open and transparent with business product owners and ensuring collaboration with the whole team and across teams

The minimum requirements we seek:

* Bachelors Degree
* 5+ years of experience working within PDO, Agile Methodology and Rally.
* 5+ years of technical experience with SAP Ariba SLP Template configurations

Our preferred requirements:

* Knowledge and Experience with SAP Ariba SLP (Supplier Lifecycle Performance) implementations and support
* Understanding of SAP Ariba SLP data migrations and conversions
* Understanding of Ariba Network and how Ariba SLP interacts with Ariba Network from a Supplier perspective
* Ability to work with the business product owners and multi-functional teams in project delivery
* Ability to work in an agile team and follow agile ceremonies and disciplines to ensure successful delivery
* Experience working with SAP Ariba functional and technical consultants as part of implementation and ongoing support
* Experience working with Agile methodology and agile iterative development
* Able to step in and start contributing right away; self-leader; self-motivated; great teammate
* Willing to step in and wear several hats to move the agile team forward (this could include assisting in testing, requirements, other support related activities, etc)
* Excellent communication skills

What youll receive in return:

As part of the Ford family, youll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. Youll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, wed love to have you join us.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.