Product & Program Definition Specialist

We are seeking a highly capable and versatile Product & Program Definition Specialist to operate just below leadership within the Lean Product Development (LPD) program.

The successful candidate will focus on hands-on execution, driving initiatives, and delivering key enablers by bridging technical and business understanding. This role is critical for the Ford+ Live PD initiative, moving beyond traditional consulting to direct delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive Initiations & Integration: Lead and guide discussions, ask pertinent questions, and facilitate connections across teams, including the data team.
• Technical & Business Acumen: Understand and articulate concepts such as attribute groups, attribute values, how solutions manifest in business contexts, and their existence within APIs.
• Solution Development & Delivery: Focus on opportunity identification and delivering key enablers.
• Hands-on Execution: Perform content creation tasks and other fingers-to-keys work.
• Problem Structuring & Prioritization: Logically structure problems, identify important versus trivial tasks, and delegate effectively.
• Fueling the Hopper: Actively create more fuel for the hopper to burn by generating requirements and solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Analytical & Critical Thinking: Demonstrated logical thinking, ability to structure the problem, and critical assessment skills.
• Data Proficiency: Strong understanding of data and its implications.
• Versatility & Drive: A jack of all trades who can get things done across various aspects of product development.
• Vision Alignment: Believes in the LPD program's vision.
• Experience: Relevant credentials as a subject matter expert, suitable for an analyst or consultant level role, capable of handling delegated tasks from leadership.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.