Senior Manager, Yield Management – Sprints

Ford Motor Company

Senior Manager in Yield Management at Ford optimizing strategies and profits through data-driven insights. Leading cross-functional teams in high-priority projects.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $141,700 - $268,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establishing the sprint mandate and problem statement with key stakeholders
Structuring sprint workstreams for all team members, including leading analysis and development of insights and implications of decisions
Managing the project infrastructure (project plans, team engagement model, delivery of project against timeline)
Managing sprint team delivery of the recommendation, coaching, and providing feedback to support continued development
Owning the overall recommendation to the GM teams, being the key expert across the different components of the analysis
Engaging with key business leaders and business functions to identify high priority sprint topics
Managing and prioritizing the sprint portfolio and backlog
Tracking impact of sprints vs. overall objective
Supporting development of advanced analytics tools and providing specific use cases
Implementing Yield Management best practices and tools into the core operations of the business
Developing technical and leadership skills of team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in business, data analytics, strategy, or related field
5+ years’ experience in project management, including client-interfacing
2+ years’ experience managing people & teams
Highly capable working in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Executive communication experience (verbal & written)
MBA or MS degree in an appropriate field of study (even better)
Experience with Alteryx, SQL, Qlik, and Google Cloud Platform (even better)
Comfort with ambiguity – demonstrated ability to structure an approach to complex problems and drive clarity on solutions (even better)
Broad knowledge of Marketing & Sales, including exposure to some combination of brand marketing, field ops, sales, variable marketing, pricing, allocation, production, or supply chain (even better)
Ability to lead cross functional teams, with track record of delivering results through others (even better)
Quick learner who is eager to learn new skills and concepts (even better)
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability (even better)

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

project managementdata analyticsadvanced analytics toolsAlteryxSQLQlikGoogle Cloud PlatformMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointYield Management

Soft Skills

executive communicationcoachingfeedbackproblem-solvingdecision-makingleadershipteam managementclient interfacingadaptabilityquick learning

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBAMS degree