# Product & Program Transition Specialist

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,100-$166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

**Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/62044?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_35209611-399

## Description

In this position, you will join the Product Definition Team within Ford's Vehicle Program Management Team and contribute to the success of our innovation lab. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in product & program management technologies, analytical skills, an understanding of innovation processes, and proficiency in programming and PLM systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for articulating abstract concepts, performing digital mockups, and creating visual storyboards/demo utilizing the innovation lab technologies.

Responsibilities:

- Ability to understand complex/abstract concepts and ideate within a team environment.

- Ability to visualize future state solutions, methods, and product architectures using paper models.

- Ability to translate paper model concepts into innovation lab solutions/prototypes utilizing out-of-the-box tools.

- Evaluate and validate concepts and provide fit-gap analysis between abstract and out-of-the-box solutions and provide recommendations.

- Create visual storyboards and demos to the leadership team.

- Own and maintain the team's 3DX environment, ensuring its availability and optimal performance.

- Build prototype solutions in 3DX based on concepts and ideas generated by the team.

- Analyze current state processes, procedures, tools & datasets to identify inconsistencies, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement in our product definition processes.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT-related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- 2+ years of experience in product management, or process engineering.

- Program Management Application experience.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

- Storyboarding & Whiteboarding skills.

- PLM training experience.

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++.

- Comfortable voicing opinions and sharing innovative concepts within a team setting.

- Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

- Experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneNote to communicate in a team environment.

- Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel (with VBA), and other data management tools.

Even better, you may have:

- Experience in a similar innovation lab environment.

- Experience with project management methodologies.

- Understanding of downstream consumption of product & program data (ERP, CPQ, & ALM).

- Knowledge of Jira & Confluence.

- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

- Dassault Systems certification (e.g., Catia, 3DXPERIENCE).

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!

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- C++
- Program Management Application
- Storyboarding & Whiteboarding
- PLM training
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
- OneNote
- PowerPoint
- Excel (with VBA)
- Data management tools

### Nice to have
- Experience in a similar innovation lab environment
- Experience with project management methodologies
- Understanding of downstream consumption of product & program data
- Knowledge of Jira & Confluence
- Experience with data visualization tools
- Dassault Systems certification

---

Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/62044?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)