AI Product Strategy Director — Cross-Functional Growth

VML

United States

Hybrid

USD 75,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

VML, in partnership with Ford, seeks an AI Product Strategist to bridge business needs and the central AI program. You’ll translate SME requirements into actionable briefs for the AI Architect and Product Manager, ensuring architecture aligns with Ford’s priorities.

This cross-functional role sits within the WPP l Ford Team, offers hybrid work, and a base salary ranging from $75,000 to $180,000 USD per year.

Qualifications

6–8 years in solutions consulting, technical product management, business process consulting, or delivery management.
Comfortable operating across creative, media, production, and shopper/retail domains simultaneously.
Experience translating ambiguous business requirements into structured briefs for engineering/product teams.
Familiarity with AI/ML tools and platforms in a marketing, content, or commercial environment.
Strong stakeholder management and ability to work in a fast-moving program.
Able to navigate incomplete information and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary strategic interface between WPP | Ford business and capability owners and the central AI team.
Conduct structured discovery and requirements-gathering across SME teams, mapping workflows before recommending AI-enabled solutions.
Re-engineer and document business processes as a precondition to any AI build, ensuring solutions align with real workflows.
Translate business needs into clear, technically actionable briefs for the AI Architect and Applied AI Product Manager.
Partner with the AI Architect and Development on feasibility assessments and prioritization into the product roadmap.
Ensure workstreams build toward a shared AI architecture, not silos, and flag gaps early.