As a Software Engineering Manager within MS TECH Order Fulfillment, you will provide strategic product and technical leadership, along with hands-on expertise, to build industry-leading products. You are a systems thinker capable of driving large-scale transformations that maximize value for Ford, our Dealers, and our customers. The role combines high-level strategy, including product vision, AI/ML use-case portfolio, data strategy, and technical roadmaps, with disciplined execution to deliver scalable, resilient, secure, explainable, and highly available solutions in a global workplace.

Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Vision

• Serve as the primary technical authority for the Order Generation product suite, defining the evolution of the technology stack, data architecture, AI/ML capabilities, and architectural patterns.

• Lead cross-functional teams through complex integrations, managing dependencies across the broader Order Fulfillment ecosystem to ensure seamless data flow and system interoperability.





• Translate high-level business requirements into actionable technical strategies that align with Ford enterprise standards.

AI/ML Product Strategy & Innovation

• Define and execute an AI/ML and data analytics product strategy that converts priority business requirements into a sequenced portfolio of intelligent capabilities and measurable outcomes.

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI/ML opportunities across forecasting, order generation, decision support, anomaly detection, optimization, and workflow automation using value, feasibility, risk, data readiness, and adoption criteria.

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML products from discovery, business-case development, experimentation, and MVP validation through industrialization, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.

• Partner with Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Legal, Privacy, and business teams to ensure solutions are technically sound, usab

📌 Software Engineering Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Chennai