Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager

As a Technical Product Manager at Ford Motor Company, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our Customs IT practices. You will lead the charge in evaluating, implementing, and driving the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and best practices.

Job Description

The Global Customs IT PDO team partners with internal manufacturing, finance, and invoicing systems, as well as external customs solution providers, to provide end-to-end customs solutions globally. You will be instrumental in empowering our software engineers to build high-quality software faster and more efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Fuel Developer Productivity: Your primary mission will be to empower our development teams to be as productive and efficient as possible.
• Orchestrating Innovation: Conduct experimentation and build products that accelerate developer flow.
• Cloud-Native Empowerment: Play a vital role in enabling developers to build and deploy applications seamlessly on our chosen cloud platform (GCP, OpenShift, GKE).
• Inner Source Evangelist: Collaborate with teams to cultivate a culture of knowledge sharing and innovation.
• Promote New Products with AI: Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions for code acceleration and tech debt reduction.
• DevSecOps Champion: Drive the adoption of DevSecOps principles and practices.
• Lead and Inspire: Share your deep knowledge on various topics related to developer tooling, best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate and Communicate: Ensure everyone is aligned and working towards a common vision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java, Angular, and Spring Boot.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and patterns.
• Proven track record of driving adoption of developer tools and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with modern development tools and technologies.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Additional Skills

• Experience with developer enablement initiatives.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with API design and development.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior developers.
• Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).

Key Skills

• Java, Angular, Spring Boot (mandatory)
• GCP implementations (preferred)
• Developer Enablement
• CI/CD
• Cloud Technologies – GCP preferably
• Agile Development
• Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Technical Leadership
• Software Architecture Patterns
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL – Preferred; SQL Server, Oracle – Nice to have)