SRE Technical Product Manager - Ford Motor Company
Des Moines, IA
About the Job
We are seeking a talented and experienced Engineering Product Manager to join our team and lead the development, enhancement, and extension of our observability platform. This individual will play a pivotal role in shaping product roadmaps, collaborating with cross-functional teams, defining strategy and where we go, and driving the delivery of innovative features to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
This team is responsible for transforming our monitoring practices from traditional application and infrastructure monitoring to comprehensive full-stack observability solutions. As a Product Manager, you will be part of helping us define and shape the narrative of where we go, how fast we can get there, and ensure everyone understands where we are on the journey, what’s expected of them, and what good will look like for them when we get there. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of our observability initiatives and strategies. Utilizing your expertise in software engineering, data management, data streaming, and visualization, you will help us ensure we accelerate at a sustainable clip and progressively improve starting from day one.
As a Product Manager you will not directly lead people, but you will play a crucial part in creating clarity for our teams to execute. The ideal candidate understands that speaking is the least effective way to be heard, plans exceptionally well, thinks about outcomes as a matter of habit and then figures out how we get there, and has experience balancing all these at scale. However, above all the ideal candidate knows how to dream and is well versed in helping people plan from a dream to a reality.
+ Product Strategy: Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy for the products within the observability platform, considering market trends, customer feedback, and business goals
+ Roadmap Planning: Collaborate with engineering, design, and other relevant teams to create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that aligns with business objectives
+ Feature Development: Lead the ideation, prioritization, and development of enhancements, extensions, and new logic for the observability platform, ensuring they address customer pain points and improve user experience
+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, quality assurance, marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful execution of the product roadmap
+ User-Centric Design: Champion a user-centric approach by gathering customer feedback, conducting user research, and translating insights into actionable product improvements
+ Market Analysis: Stay current with industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies related to observability and monitoring, and leverage this knowledge to inform product decisions
+ Release Management: Coordinate and manage product releases, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features and enhancements
+ Metrics and Analytics: Define and monitor key performance metrics to assess the success of product initiatives and make data-driven decisions
+ Customer Engagement: Engage with customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and build strong relationships that drive ongoing product improvement.
+ Bachelors degree in related field or work equivalency
+ 6+ years proven experience in product management for software engineering projects, particularly in developing and enhancing complex platforms
+ 2+ years working with Site Reliability Engineering teams
+ Strong technical background with a deep understanding of observability, monitoring, and related technologies
+ Strong background in data management and visualization, including experience with Kafka, data streaming technologies and different popular industry visualization platforms
+ Strong background in Observability tools and practices, including experience with Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, Grafana and data ingestion technologies
+ Proven track record of building and managing successful engineering teams
+ Excellent project management skills with a track record of delivering projects on time and within scope
+ Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders
+ Analytical mindset and data-driven decision-making approach
+ Prior experience with Agile methodologies and product management tools
+ Leadership abilities with a focus on motivating and aligning teams towards a common goal
+ Problem-solving skills to address challenges and unexpected issues that may arise during development
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!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary (https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD)
_*Please note: This is a remote role but if you live within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI, you will be expected to commute on-site up to 3 times a week_ *
_*Visa Sponsorship is NOT provided for this role_ *
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.
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. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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Requisition ID : 43185
This team is responsible for transforming our monitoring practices from traditional application and infrastructure monitoring to comprehensive full-stack observability solutions. As a Product Manager, you will be part of helping us define and shape the narrative of where we go, how fast we can get there, and ensure everyone understands where we are on the journey, what’s expected of them, and what good will look like for them when we get there. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of our observability initiatives and strategies. Utilizing your expertise in software engineering, data management, data streaming, and visualization, you will help us ensure we accelerate at a sustainable clip and progressively improve starting from day one.
As a Product Manager you will not directly lead people, but you will play a crucial part in creating clarity for our teams to execute. The ideal candidate understands that speaking is the least effective way to be heard, plans exceptionally well, thinks about outcomes as a matter of habit and then figures out how we get there, and has experience balancing all these at scale. However, above all the ideal candidate knows how to dream and is well versed in helping people plan from a dream to a reality.
+ Product Strategy: Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy for the products within the observability platform, considering market trends, customer feedback, and business goals
+ Roadmap Planning: Collaborate with engineering, design, and other relevant teams to create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that aligns with business objectives
+ Feature Development: Lead the ideation, prioritization, and development of enhancements, extensions, and new logic for the observability platform, ensuring they address customer pain points and improve user experience
+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, quality assurance, marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful execution of the product roadmap
+ User-Centric Design: Champion a user-centric approach by gathering customer feedback, conducting user research, and translating insights into actionable product improvements
+ Market Analysis: Stay current with industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies related to observability and monitoring, and leverage this knowledge to inform product decisions
+ Release Management: Coordinate and manage product releases, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features and enhancements
+ Metrics and Analytics: Define and monitor key performance metrics to assess the success of product initiatives and make data-driven decisions
+ Customer Engagement: Engage with customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and build strong relationships that drive ongoing product improvement.
+ Bachelors degree in related field or work equivalency
+ 6+ years proven experience in product management for software engineering projects, particularly in developing and enhancing complex platforms
+ 2+ years working with Site Reliability Engineering teams
+ Strong technical background with a deep understanding of observability, monitoring, and related technologies
+ Strong background in data management and visualization, including experience with Kafka, data streaming technologies and different popular industry visualization platforms
+ Strong background in Observability tools and practices, including experience with Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, Grafana and data ingestion technologies
+ Proven track record of building and managing successful engineering teams
+ Excellent project management skills with a track record of delivering projects on time and within scope
+ Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate with stakeholders
+ Analytical mindset and data-driven decision-making approach
+ Prior experience with Agile methodologies and product management tools
+ Leadership abilities with a focus on motivating and aligning teams towards a common goal
+ Problem-solving skills to address challenges and unexpected issues that may arise during development
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!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary (https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD)
_*Please note: This is a remote role but if you live within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI, you will be expected to commute on-site up to 3 times a week_ *
_*Visa Sponsorship is NOT provided for this role_ *
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.
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. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
#LI-Remote
#LI-DS2
Requisition ID : 43185
Source : Ford Motor Company