AI Portfolio Manager: Strategy & Enterprise Bets

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks an AI Portfolio Manager to own the intake and inventory of AI opportunities across Sandbox, Functional Program, and Enterprise Bet stages. You’ll ensure a current, accurate pipeline, cost visibility, and decision-ready analyses for leadership, partnering with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into funded business cases.

The role emphasizes organization, stakeholder facilitation, and ability to convert messy inputs into clear, actionable plans, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, business operations, or strategy roles.
• Experience with Excel/PowerPoint for building tradeoff views and pipeline trackers.
• Familiarity with AI pilots or technology projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake of new opportunities across Sandbox, Functional Program, and Enterprise Bet stages with a consistent evaluation process.
• Maintain the portfolio pipeline and opportunity inventory as the single source of truth.
• Prepare prioritization inputs, tradeoff views, and start/stop/scale/sunset recommendations for leadership forums.
• Collaborate with business functions to clarify problem, value hypothesis, sponsorship, funding needs, and readiness for progress.
• Flag stalled, underfunded, or sponsor-mending opportunities to avoid stagnation.
• Support Strategy & Comms Lead with accurate pipeline data and analysis.

Skills

Program management

Portfolio management

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks an AI Portfolio Manager to own the intake and inventory of AI opportunities across Sandbox, Functional Program, and Enterprise Bet stages. You’ll ensure a current, accurate pipeline, cost visibility, and decision-ready analyses for leadership, partnering with cross-functional teams to turn ideas into funded business cases.

The role emphasizes organization, stakeholder facilitation, and ability to convert messy inputs into clear, actionable plans, with