Technical Product Manager – Safety Compliance

Ford Motor Company

Technical Product Manager leading the development of AI services for regulatory compliance. Driving strategic initiatives within Ford’s Environmental & Safety Compliance team.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $132,800 - $250,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJ2EEJavaMicroservicesPostgresPythonSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, design, and develop Agentic AI services that reason, act, and iterate to automate complex regulatory workflows and ensure 100% compliance adherence
Conceptualize and design a scalable, functional model for a Digital Compliance Platform tailored to meet evolving regulatory and business requirements
Own and define technical specifications for functionality, data, integration, and performance by collaborating with Product and Architecture teams
Build AI enabled Software Engineering for higher quality, productivity, and throughput
Deliver to product commitments and manage backlog through Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, Sprint Planning etc.)
Define and drive strategy by architecting the long-term vision, strategic roadmap, and product lifecycle for the portfolio including strategic investment planning
Establish data products, standards, and architecture that serve as foundation for AI, automation, advanced analytics, and broader digital transformation
Design and optimize database models and data architectures to ensure highly efficient storage and retrieval of enterprise information
Lead a global team of 20 skilled and motivated software engineers. Build talent and mentor team members to ensure long-term sustainability
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure metrics/KPIs are consolidated and reported per corporate standards
Communicate progress, identify roadblocks, and manage dependencies through data-driven metrics, milestones, and future-state roadmaps
Prepare and deliver executive updates and presentations for operational updates, organizational accomplishments to objectives, strategy and roadmap etc

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, with at least 5 years of dedicated expertise in Product Management and Agile software development
Tech Stack: Google Cloud Platform, Java, J2EE, Python, Postgres, BigQuery, Cloud Run, SonarQube, Jira, GitHub.
Demonstrated hands-on expertise in service-oriented architecture, development of APIs, Microservices on GCP with Tekton CI/CD deployment pipe
Demonstrated ability of DevSecOps mindset with full ownership of development, security, and operational support aspects of a product
Demonstrated expertise in understanding Monitoring activities and toolset (Dynatrace, Splunk, Datadog etc.) to provide best operational support
Proven track record of leading high-performing teams within a Product Driven Organization (PDO) framework
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Strong oral and written communication skills
Self-starter – able to identify what needs to be done and then get it done
Hands-on problem solver to anticipate and proactively resolve hurdles
Experience in coordinating, organizing and hosting key meetings and events
Inclusive leadership style with the ability to lead through influence and build meaningful relationships at all levels and functions of the organization
Be able to work cross-functionally, in a matrixed environment and have experience in a large multi-national company
Most importantly, the successful candidate will exhibit the Ford+ behaviors and work diligently and ethically each day to help achieve success of the Ford+ plan
Preferred:
Knowledge of Environmental & Safety Compliance domain
Knowledge of AI, specifically Agentic AI services development and support
Knowledge of product design principles and development
Knowledge of platform engineering, data best practices
Experience in leveraging Industry Best Practices, Research, Communities of practice
Experience with Ford Industrial Systems domains (Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing)
Knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes i.e., GPDS, FPS
Understanding of emerging digital technologies
Experience driving IT integration across domains
Experience modernizing legacy IT infrastructure and applications
Role model of Ford+ leadership behaviors

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 services developmentDigital Compliance Platform designservice-oriented architectureAPI developmentMicroservicesDevSecOpsdatabase models designdata architectureAgile software developmentproduct management

Soft Skills

strong communication skillsself-starterproblem solvingorganizational skillsinclusive leadershipcross-functional collaborationmentoringstakeholder managementdata-driven decision makingteam leadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in a related technical field