Smart Home Energy Project Manager

March 21

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Ford Motor Company

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Ford Motor Company is a globally renowned automotive company based in the United States, established by Henry Ford. The company is committed to building a better world where every individual has the freedom to move and follow their dreams. Ford is dedicated to innovation, with a focus on services, experiences, and software alongside its traditional vehicle manufacturing. The company is actively involved in sustainability initiatives and aims to meet ambitious environmental targets. Ford values service, community impact, and strives to combine business success with social and environmental responsibility. With a rich history of over 121 years, Ford continues to adapt and lead in the evolving automotive landscape.

Automotive • Financial Services • Mobility

10,000+ employees

Founded 1903

🚗 Transport

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-08

📋 Description

• Lead Ford’s first venture into smart home energy services with the integration/coordination of EV and smart home 3rd party platforms. • Lead Ford’s Energy Service business development into new technologies, capabilities and markets • This includes: Ford’s Early Access Program Initiatives, Early market technology introductions and beta rollouts, Wholesale market development • Support advanced gird and energy pilots for example introduction of new technology like vehicle-to-grid, virtual power plants, etc • Serve as primary contact and lead for University Partner Programs • And other evolving spaces in energy related to plug-in vehicles • Lead third party negotiations and commercial contracts • Develop business models and further business revenue opportunities for Ford • Identify optimized value propositions for customers • Validate business objective development through pilots, beta market projects, and 3rd party company integrations. • Interface with smart home device providers (ie thermostat, solar/storage, and potentially other home energy device companies) to develop solutions for business objectives and program requirements; work with internal Ford vehicle and cloud teams to cascade requirements and ensure delivery with cross functional Ford teams • Manage overall EV-Home Energy Platform project(s) (deliverables and timing) across all internal stakeholders and support activities • Work with Customer Experience Team to support definition and development of customer journeys across all channels (in-home, web, app, in-vehicle) to meet objectives • Work with Legal and Marketing on review of customer communications.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree • 4+ years of experience with Product or Project Management of a technical nature • 2+ years of experience working in any of the following fields: home energy management, consumer IoT devices, connectivity, electric utility industry, wholesale energy markets, or other related areas • Strong interest in electrification, energy, and innovation • Understanding and experience with smart home technology and cloud-based ecosystems • Has product/service launch or in-market product support service experience • Has experience running beta and pilot programs and projects from scoping through deployment • Strong organizational skills, including coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing and tracking requirements • Thrives in a cross-functional environment and keeps team members connected and motivated • Ability to communicate clearly across functions and at all layers of management • Ability to come up to speed quickly where there are gaps in knowledge or experience • Self-starter who delivers on-time results with high quality and works well in teams, and enjoys ownership of decisions and outcomes • Ability to establish a systems approach to solving problems • Leverages multiple forms of communication to keep teams moving • Optimistic and positive, meets challenges with a ‘what can be done’ attitude, and not discouraged by push back or process/system constraints • Willingness to champion new processes, working in white spaces for the company, and agile development with a customer-focused mindset.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 and more • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more • 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.