Ford Motor Company

Senior Manager, UEV Services – Upgrades

Ford Motor Company
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • United StatesSenior💰 $148,800 - $281,700 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in product management and go-to-market strategies for connected vehicle software, with a strong focus on user experience, pricing strategies, and collaboration across diverse teams. Proven ability to manage complex relationships with technology partners while ensuring compliance with safety and data privacy standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Product ManagementGo-To-Market StrategyConnected Vehicle SoftwarePricing StrategiesUser Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Monitor global consumer software and technology trends and translate them into a connected experience roadmap
  • Own business cases for connected vehicle software products
  • Develop pricing strategies, packaging models, and take-rate forecasts for paid features, subscriptions, and monetized experiences
  • Develop strategies to synchronize fast-moving software lifecycles with traditional vehicle development cycles
  • Write product requirements incorporating safety, reliability, and driver distraction guidelines
  • Champion a seamless customer experience across the vehicle, Ford mobile experience, and accessory ecosystem
  • Lead matrixed teams across Software Development, Design, UI/UX, Engineering, Vehicle Integration, and Safety
  • Present priorities, tradeoffs, and results to senior leadership
  • Identify, negotiate, and collaborate with technology companies, software providers, and other partners
  • Manage software licensing, data privacy compliance, and intellectual property for third-party technology
  • Develop go-to-market plans covering positioning, pricing, and the end-to-end customer journey
  • Define the over-the-air (OTA) roadmap for connected experiences
  • Monitor customer telemetry, usage, reviews, and warranty data to drive continuous product improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, product design, or business
  • Master’s degree or MBA preferred, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • 5+ years experience in both go-to-market and product management
  • 3+ years experience managing products involving mobile apps, cloud connectivity, and connected devices or digital experiences
  • 1+ year experience with pricing, packaging, or monetization of software or services
  • Experience at a leading consumer technology company (e.g., Apple, Google, Samsung) preferred
  • Experience with subscriptions, paid features, or in-vehicle and connected-device platforms preferred
  • Partnership or ecosystem-building experience preferred
  • Experience in automotive, mobility, or consumer electronics preferred
  • Familiarity with vehicle integration processes and modern Agile software development methodologies preferred
  • Strong intuition for user experience, including driver distraction guidelines and seamless human-machine interfaces (HMI) preferred
  • Proven ability to manage complex relationships with external technology partners preferred
  • Comfort operating in a highly matrixed environment, bridging designers, software developers, hardware engineers, and commercial teams preferred
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Visa sponsorship is not available

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
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • 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
Product RequirementsSoftware LicensingData Privacy ComplianceAgile MethodologiesCloud ConnectivityMobile AppsConnected DevicesMonetizationTelematicsOTA Roadmap
Soft Skills
CollaborationNegotiationLeadershipCommunicationRelationship Management
Industry Keywords
AutomotiveConsumer ElectronicsMobilityEcosystem BuildingHuman-Machine Interface