Product Transformation Manager

About the position

We are looking for a Program and Product Structure Transformation Manager to drive a company-wide initiative reshaping our product and program data landscape. This role offers a unique opportunity to define the future of Ford's product and program data. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of product and program structures, strong analytical abilities, proven data transformation experience, and a solid understanding of data management tools. Responsibilities include analyzing the current data landscape, defining foundational elements, mapping data to a future state, developing translation logic, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute data transformation at scale.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing product and program structures.
• Break down structures into foundational data objects and elements (e.g., entities, business objects, relationships, data fields).
• Determine value-added vs. non-value-added entities.
• Understand the desired future product and program structure by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Understand decomposed elemental datasets for the future state.
• Map current state elements to future state elements.
• Develop transformation logic and translate them into a 'programmatic accelerator.'
• Translate current state datasets into future state datasets at scale using accelerators.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of product and program structures.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Proven data transformation experience.
• Solid understanding of data management tools.