Chief Product Officer – AI Optimization

Ford Motor Company

Chief Product Officer establishing and scaling AI Products Center of Excellence at Ford Motor Company. Leading strategic transformation and enterprise product strategy in a complex ecosystem.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish the AI Product CoE from the ground up, defining the mission, operating model, governance design, and engagement model.
Create repeatable practices that scale across the enterprise, informed by best-in-class product operating frameworks and organizational design principles.
Develop a single, unified AI product portfolio with consistent granularity, strategic alignment, and transparent prioritization.
Implement portfolio rationalization and value case standardization to address duplicate investments and fragmented solution architectures.
Partner with senior leadership to clarify strategic priorities, align on problem statements, and communicate enterprise-wide value narratives.
Translate complex AI capabilities and data foundations into meaningful business outcomes, enabling leadership decisions and measurable ROI.
Create lightweight governance mechanisms: intake, ownership, lifecycle, stage gates, data trust checkpoints, and value realization tracking.
Ensure teams adopt consistent product definitions, decision frameworks, and documentation standards.
Identify shared components, reusable patterns, and consolidation opportunities across AI, analytics, and data products.
Facilitate structured workshops using design thinking and service design methods to uncover real customer problems and shared needs.
Analyze sources of duplication, divergent development paths, and inefficiencies across teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional experience.
BS or equivalent degree.
MS, MBA or equivalent business degree.
Design Thinking, Problem Solving, or Human Centered Design certifications.
Product Management: Agile/SCRUM CSPO, PSPO, Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Product Manager, Product Strategy.
Experience in both consulting and industry leadership roles.
Background in the business implementation of AI platforms, data modernization, or advanced analytics products.
Experience in dealer ecosystems, connected customer experience, or large operational networks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI product managementportfolio rationalizationvalue case standardizationproduct operating frameworksorganizational design principlesdata modernizationadvanced analyticsdesign thinkingAgileSCRUM

Soft Skills

problem solvingcommunicationleadershipcollaborationstrategic alignmentworkshop facilitationcustomer-centric approachorganizational governancedecision makingvalue realization

Certifications

Design Thinking certificationHuman Centered Design certificationCSPOPSPOSix Sigma Black BeltCertified Product ManagerProduct Strategy certification