Director of Product, Fleet Lifecycle Optimization

About this role

Director of Product Management owning the Fleet Lifecycle journey including Total Cost of Ownership analysis / benchmarking / scenario planning, vehicle remarketing (sales), and vehicle acquisition / financing. Digital experiences will need to blend seamlessly with staffed sales motions from both a Ford and dealer perspective.
This is a high-impact role for entrepreneurial candidates seeking to build something new but leverage Ford's scale and power in the commercial fleet space.
In this position...

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Ford is #1 in commercial vehicles in North America and the #1 brand in Europe. On this base of strength, we have built a rapidly growing software and services business (Telematics SaaS, Data/control APIs, Fleet Management services, Charging SaaS, etc.) by first building a great product, design, and engineering team

• This Ford Pro (commercial) product-development team is now being deployed more broadly to make the digital experiences for fleets seamless across the entire fleet/vehicle lifecycle

• One of the most critical lifecycle journeys for fleet customers and Ford is the process of fleet lifecycle optimization, which starts with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis across their current assets, benchmarking these costs and scenario planning vehicle sales/purchases, selling (remarketing) the older vehicles, and selecting / configuring / negotiating / buying / financing new replacement vehicles

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