Product & Portfolio Transformation Leader

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Hybrid work model

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Product Transformation Lead to guide Enterprise Platform Engineering & Operations through portfolio planning, OKR alignment, and transformation initiatives. The role partners with leaders to improve planning, governance, and value delivery across the organization.

You will drive portfolio reporting, investment analysis, and operating model evolution, enabling data‑driven decisions and measurable outcomes for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Organizational Leadership, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, product management, strategy, business transformation, consulting, product operations, or PMO leadership roles.
• Experience facilitating planning, prioritization, strategy, or governance discussions across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience using portfolio management, planning, collaboration, and reporting tools such as Jira, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Tableau, Planview, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, executive‑level communications, presentations, and strategic decision‑support materials for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate portfolio planning cycles, quarterly planning activities, roadmap development, and organizational rhythms that improve planning predictability, reduce reactive work, and support strategic decision‑making, investment alignment, and transformation objectives.
• Develop portfolio reporting, planning artifacts, executive presentations, dashboards, and decision‑support materials that provide visibility into portfolio health, capacity, investment allocation, product ownership, and organizational performance.
• Analyze portfolio health, capacity, dependencies, risks, value delivery, workforce allocation, product and platform ownership, and investment trends to identify insights, opportunities, and recommendations for leadership.
• Facilitate portfolio investment analysis, prioritization discussions, scenario planning, and tradeoff evaluations to help leaders align resources, funding, and capacity to strategic outcomes.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve portfolio planning, roadmap, governance, and operating model artifacts to support organizational alignment, transparency, and decision‑making.
• Support the development of organizational visibility and planning capabilities, including team‑to‑product alignment, workforce capacity, cost transparency, and investment management.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Executive presentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / IT / Engineering

Tools

Jira

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Tableau

Planview

Azure DevOps

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Product Transformation Lead to guide Enterprise Platform Engineering & Operations through portfolio planning, OKR alignment, and transformation initiatives. The role partners with leaders to improve planning, governance, and value delivery across the organization.

You will drive portfolio reporting, investment analysis, and operating model evolution, enabling data‑driven decisions and measurable outcomes for senior leadership.