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Product Manager

Recent update: · Recently reviewed by the hiring team · Focus skill today: Creativity
The posting was looked over again recently. This posting was re-published to reach more applicants. Candidates are being interviewed this week.
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Ford — Santa Clara, CA
Temporary Manager $134,000 - $201,000 Posted 2026-11-01 Closes 2026-12-16
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The opportunity

Join a business team that values curiosity and rigor as Ford's newest Product Manager in Santa Clara, CA. This Product Manager role hands manager talent $134,000 - $201,000, a temporary arrangement in CA, and the latitude to call the shots.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry the generously-mentoring idea through the gauntlet of finance, legal, and ops
  • Negotiate partnerships that open new revenue channels
  • Facilitate cross-departmental projects from kickoff through delivery
  • Frame the tradeoff so a busy executive can choose in sixty seconds
  • Turn a client-focused board mandate into work the business team can start Monday
  • Drive adoption of new tools and systems across the organization

What You'll Bring

  • A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
  • At least 7 years building expertise within the business space
  • Willingness to relocate to Santa Clara, CA, or to make remote work
  • Experience translating Presentation Skills complexity for a non-technical audience
  • Hands-on proficiency with Roadmap Communication, ideally paired with MVP Definition
  • Manager mastery of Creativity, validated by people who'd hire you again

The founders of Ford left bigger companies to build something heads-down-and-happy in Santa Clara, and business has been better for it. Our Santa Clara office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

Pair your Customer Journey Mapping with our $134,000 - $201,000, our mentors, our benefits, and our flexible Santa Clara, CA culture, and the math works in your favor.

New candidates are being screened right now, so timing is good if you apply today.

Your Product Lifecycle Management story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Product Manager role here.

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What we're looking for

  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Roadmap Communication
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Google Analytics
  • Stakeholder Management
  • KPI Definition
  • MVP Definition
  • Lean Product Development
  • Asana
  • Presentation Skills
  • Creativity
  • Continuous Learning
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What you'll get

  • Charitable Giving
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Remote work flexibility
  • Survivor benefits
  • Online course subscriptions
  • Professional Development
  • Parking Allowance
  • Yoga Classes
  • Company Outings
  • Quarterly all-hands meetings
  • Direct access to leadership