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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Product Manager - **Company:** Ford Motor Company - **Location:** Dearborn, MI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $192,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Data Analysis, JIRA, Information Systems, Data Systems, Software Design Documents, Human-Computer Interaction, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Software Systems, Website Wireframe, SARS Software Products, Gherkin, Information Technology, Front End Software Development - **Published:** October 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3474066726&tx=TT4643TTI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). * Experience: * 5+ years of product management experience managing digital, user-facing applications, front-end software solutions, or web/mobile platforms. * Demonstrated experience owning the product lifecycle end-to-end (product vision, discovery, road mapping, backlog prioritization, user acceptance testing, and release management). * User Experience (UX) & Design Partnership: * Understanding of UX/UI principles, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, user flows, and usability testing. * Experience partnering closely with Product Designers and guiding/approving visual and interaction designs. * Agile & Delivery Methodologies: * Hands-on experience working in an Agile / Product Driven Organization (PDO) environment. * Proficiency in writing clear user stories, epics, sagas, and acceptance criteria (e.g., Gherkin format / BDD). * Strong working knowledge of Jira or similar agile project and backlog management tools. * Data Privacy & Compliance Awareness: * Experience handling sensitive data, regulatory compliance, or privacy frameworks for global applications. * Stakeholder & Vendor Management: * Proven track record of managing agency/supplier teams, cross-functional engineering teams, and enterprise business stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: * Domain Knowledge: * Background or familiarity with enterprise Occupational Health & Safety, or Medical/Employee Data systems * Technical Acumen: * Understanding of modern front-end architectures, APIs, and cross-product integration patterns to effectively communicate technical feasibility with software architects and engineers. * Discovery & Lean Methodologies: * Experience conducting user research, stakeholder interviews, lean experiments, and on-site observational studies (e.g., Gemba walks / sessions). * Metrics & Analytics: * Experience defining, tracking, and optimizing Product KPIs and Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) related to user adoption, engagement, usability, performance and other telemetries. Key Skills & Competencies: * End-User Advocacy: Passion for understanding user pain points and transforming them into intuitive, frictionless digital experiences. * Strategic Thinking & Problem Framing: Ability to align tactical feature delivery with overarching organizational digital strategies and business viability. * Cross-Functional Leadership: Excellent leadership, negotiation, and mentorship abilities to guide agency/supplier team, coordinate with QA/engineering, and align business owners. * Communication & Executive Presence: Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver status reports, SARs, executive summaries, and clear product documentation. ## Description * Own and manage the Global Safety and Ergonomics Tool (GSET) Product map. * Own and manage the Global Medical Employee Data (GMED) Product map. * Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for front-end applications, ensuring alignment with broader organizational digital strategies. * Conduct comprehensive research, analysis, and industry trend analysis to identify opportunities and inform product decisions. * Develop business cases for new features, sagas, or epics, focusing on user desirability and business viability. User Experience (UX) Leadership: * Sign off and approve UX design from supplier's Designer. * Own the end-to-end user experience of the product, managing the translation of business goals into user-centric designs. * Lead and support a dedicated Product Designer, providing design leadership, mentorship, and first-level review of visual (UI) and interactive (UX) designs (information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, user flows). * Discover and frame user problems through stakeholder interviews, user interviews, concept testing, and usability testing. * Ideate, test, and iterate solutions through brainstorming and lean experiments, gathering direct user feedback on proposed designs and features. Privacy & Compliance: * Leads and owns the Ford Privacy process for the health and safety PDO. * Oversee Ford Privacy set up, review and approval for global and regional privacy requirements. * Ensure DRIs are identified for regional and global reviewers/approvers. Technical Collaboration: * Collaborate closely with software engineers/developers/architects and other integrated services/sources to discuss development feasibility and review visual/interaction designs. * Maintain an understanding of the technical architecture of the user interface and front-end applications. Product Development & Delivery (Front End): * CO-Define the Release Plan & Process. * Coordination, implementation, and management of Gemba sessions. * Ensure user stories and tasks are identified and provided to the Project Managers for Jira assignment. * Lead and support requirements gathering and refinement by working directly with end users, other ET application teams, and internal business partner teams. * Translate requirements into clear, concise, and testable sagas, epics, and user stories/tasks (e.g., Gherkin format), owning their definition and acceptance criteria. * Signing off/approving on supplier written sagas, epics, user stories/tasks and test cases. * Champion Agile PDO methodology, actively participating in and contributing to agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives). * Prioritize deliverables and maintain a healthy product backlog in Jira, focusing on user-facing features and improvements. * Own the creation and management of agile ceremony meetings for sprint prioritization, release management, and release communications. * Collaborate with business partners, engineering and design teams to define MVPs and ensure technical feasibility and user desirability. * Lead and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure product readiness for release from a user perspective. * Participate in QA Testing that is lead by the Testing Engineer Stakeholder Management & Communication: * Foster cross-functional collaboration with engineering, integration partners, design, and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on front-end product development. * Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and updates to stakeholders, managing expectations. * Sign off/approval of assigned project status meetings, SAR's, recaps/summaries, follow ups, and next steps; support governance and other ad hoc meetings; Product Documentation & Measurement: * Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for user-facing features (e.g., saga/epic documentation/Business Requirement Documents/Solution Design Documents, Business Rules). * Define, track, and report on OKRs/KPIs related to user engagement, usability, and front-end performance. * Engage with the business owners ensuring understanding of application and business OKRs/KPIs * Create and own user feedback mechanism(s) * Analyze user feedback and data to inform product decisions and identify areas for improvement.