Product Data Model Marketing and Visualization Supervisor

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In this position...

Reporting into the Product Development (PD) eXtended Reality (XR) team responsible for vehicle program Product Data Model (PDM) development for Marketing and extended PD use, this role is to manage the GSR team focused on development, delivery, and innovation of the data pipeline in line with program needs. This role will be instrumental in managing day-to-day operations of the deliverables and collaborating cross-functionally to advance integration into new tools and establishing foundation for future digital asset pipeline.

The role requires familiarity with PD product program lifecycle, marketing digital assets, and XR domain. The role has the following components:

You'll have...

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field/experience
• 5+ years -Demonstrated leadership advancing multiple work tasks and manage priorities to meet deliverables with aggressive timelines
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
• Collaboration across the organization at multiple levels (internally and with external partners)
• 5+ Years - Knowledge of Program of GPDS Timing/Process
• Familiarity with vehicle product programs and buildable market offer configurations
• Knowledge of Product Engineering Letters (PDLs) or similar
Working with contract agency and/or purchases services

Even Better If You Have

Preferred Requirements:

• Familiarity and some knowledge of common tools used for engineering, digital product, visualization, digital assets, and purchasing used in Ford PD and across Marketing content creation
  • PD PLM and CAD Tools : 3DX, Teamcenter, Catia, Siemens, Digital Buck, Global Integrator, Product Definition (PDO)
  • Virtual Rendering Tools : VRED, 3DExcite/Dassault/DeltaGen, Pixies, UnReal, Unity, NVIDIA
  • Ford Tools : DMR, Aurora/Ariba, GEAR/Digital Asset Management (DAM), MOCM/Order Guide WorkflowWorking experience with international markets (global teams)
• Some knowledge of Agile project management
• Experience using project management and issue-tracking tools (such as JIRA)
• Knowledge of Ford interrelated PD and Marketing dependencies pertaining to product program GPDS, product immersions, prototypes, engineering change management, and regional product variations (specifically <FDJ> through <OKTB>
• Experience managing or supporting marketing digital content production
Understanding of digital product data models and 3D rendering (pre-rendered, real-time)

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, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
  

This position is a salary grade LL6.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

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What you'll do…

This role will focus on Ford’s adoption of global digital product data models (PDMs) and newly available 3D Digital Twins for all Ford vehicles, including:

• Manage a team of 8-10 people to deliver digital production of PDMs, Digital Twins and future custom Ford visualizations
• Create and maintain staffing, succession, and development plans for GSRs
• Manage contract and purchases service resources (includes estimate work effort, timing and requirements) to ensure project deliverables
• Support PD digital transformation efforts and work cross-functionally with other Ford teams (ie Design, Engineering) to align on approach, methods and integration into new industrial technologies
• Assist with establishing centralized governance and communications
• Define metrics, report regularly and monitor to identify gaps and improvement opportunities