Data Product Manager

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves, and build a better world - together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Do you believe data tells the real story? We do! Redefining mobility requires quality data, secure data access, robust privacy controls, and automated governance frameworks that thousands of global users can rely on every day. That's where Global Data Insight & Analytics (GDI&A) makes an impact. We build the enterprise-wide data foundation that enables compliance-first access to critical information, empowering leadership and business units to act with confidence. Join us and use your product management expertise and technical acumen to drive secure, scalable, and compliant data outcomes at global scale.

We are seeking an experienced professional to own the product lifecycle for our core data-sharing and compliance platforms within the GDI&A Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) organization. As the Product Manager for Data Access, Privacy, and Governance, you will serve as the critical bridge between engineering, business units, and the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) to ensure our data products are secure, compliant, and highly performant. This role requires a strong technical background and demonstrated experience in data platform product management, identity and access management (IAM), privacy governance, and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities include the end-to-end ownership of product strategy, requirements authoring, and agile delivery execution, from regulatory mandate through production release, working within mixed-skill teams and in close partnership with engineers, legal counsel, privacy officers, and senior business stakeholders. By leveraging deep technical familiarity and a compliance-first product mindset, you will drive scalable platform capabilities that protect Ford's data assets, enable seamless access provisioning, and deliver measurable business value at scale.

About the Team & Role Within GDI&A EDP, our team is dedicated to building and scaling the enterprise-wide data foundation, focusing on secure data access, robust privacy controls, and automated governance. We build the platforms that enable thousands of global users to access data compliance-first, utilizing cutting-edge cloud architectures and automated consent frameworks. As the Product Manager for Data Access, Privacy, and Governance, you will own the product lifecycle for our core data-sharing and compliance platforms. You will serve as the critical bridge between engineering, business units, and the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) to ensure our data products are secure, compliant, and highly performant. This is a highly collaborative, technical, and execution-focused role where you will drive product strategy, author technical requirements, lead agile execution, and represent the platform in architectural and leadership reviews.

• Serve as the primary product liaison to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), privacy officers, and security teams, translating complex legal and regulatory mandates (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) into scalable platform capabilities
• Write comprehensive, high-quality Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) that clearly define the "what" and "why" for engineering teams
• Establish, track, and align quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) across multiple teams, managing the product backlog and ruthlessly prioritizing features based on business value, compliance risk, and technical feasibility
• Lead daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives for the engineering team
• Coordinate dependencies, risks, and timelines across multiple distributed teams by leading Scrum of Scrums and cross-functional syncs
• Drive weekly and monthly operational reviews and product reviews with stakeholders to report on platform health, user adoption, and roadmap progress
• Define and execute end-to-end strategies for complex cloud migrations (e.g., legacy and on-premise data platforms to public cloud) and massive-scale user and service account migrations, ensuring minimal operational disruption and systematically eliminating technical debt
• Actively participate in and lead technical and architectural reviews with senior engineers and architects to ensure platform scalability, security, and alignment with modern design patterns
• Leverage your technical background to design and evaluate microservice API architectures that enable seamless, automated, and secure data access provisioning
• Utilize familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to guide integration with cloud-native data warehousing, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and data protection tools
• Demonstrate exceptional presentation and communication skills, tailoring complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for audiences ranging from software developers to VP-level executives and legal counsel
• Thrive in an agile delivery environment, collaborating closely with engineering, legal, security, and cross-functional business stakeholders to drive execution excellence
• Serve as the primary product liaison to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), privacy officers, and security teams, translating complex legal and regulatory mandates (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) into scalable platform capabilities
• Write comprehensive, high-quality Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) that clearly define the "what" and "why" for engineering teams
• Establish, track, and align quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) across multiple teams, managing the product backlog and ruthlessly prioritizing features based on business value, compliance risk, and technical feasibility
• Lead daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives for the engineering team
• Coordinate dependencies, risks, and timelines across multiple distributed teams by leading Scrum of Scrums and cross-functional syncs
• Drive weekly and monthly operational reviews and product reviews with stakeholders to report on platform health, user adoption, and roadmap progress
• Define and execute end-to-end strategies for complex cloud migrations (e.g., legacy and on-premise data platforms to public cloud) and massive-scale user and service account migrations, ensuring minimal operational disruption and systematically eliminating technical debt
• Actively participate in and lead technical and architectural reviews with senior engineers and architects to ensure platform scalability, security, and alignment with modern design patterns
• Leverage your technical background to design and evaluate microservice API architectures that enable seamless, automated, and secure data access provisioning
• Utilize familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to guide integration with cloud-native data warehousing, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and data protection tools
• Demonstrate exceptional presentation and communication skills, tailoring complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for audiences ranging from software developers to VP-level executives and legal counsel
• Thrive in an agile delivery environment, collaborating closely with engineering, legal, security, and cross-functional business stakeholders to drive execution excellence