Director, Product Platform Integration · Ford Motor Company

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:14:34 GMT
Engineering

Ford Motor Company · Dearborn · Competitive salary and benefits package · hybrid

We are seeking a Director, Product Platform Integration to lead the seamless transition of digital experiences and product innovations into vehicle platforms and programs. As a single-threaded leader, you will manage an organization that combines Platform and IS Program Interface teams to ensure a consistent, efficient, and high-quality product delivery pipeline.

In this role, you will oversee four senior managers, driving the standardization of IS Hardware, ensuring financial targets are met at every GPDS milestone, and guaranteeing that products and their requirements are successfully integrated into the platform and program bill of features.

Responsibilities:

Serve as the single-threaded leader for the unified Program and Platform Interface organization, managing four LL5 senior leaders to drive seamless integration between product development, platform architecture, and vehicle program execution.

Orchestrate the end-to-end interface with the TPP team to ensure experiences and PRDs are delivered on schedule and successfully landed within the platform and program Bill of Features.

Direct the standardization of IS Hardware across all programs, ensuring rigorous compliance and the delivery of key financial milestones while tracking and achieving cost-reduction targets and securing sign-off at key GPDS milestones.

Act as a single point of contact to support the delivery of IS goals across programs and regions.

Act as the primary bridge between IS, Product, Platform, and Program teams.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.

Minimum of 12 years of experience in product development, program management, or systems engineering, with a proven track record of managing senior-level managers (LL5 or equivalent).

5 years’ experience working with Ford’s Global Product Development System (GPDS) or a comparable construct

2-3 years’ experience working closely with finance to track complex budgets and cost-reduction initiatives.

Proven ability to influence executive leadership and navigate complex, matrixed organizations to drive alignment.

Even better, you may have:

Master’s degree in engineering or an MBA

CPE or CPE Experience

Experience working within a platform construct to deliver and scale products and services