Design Manager - Dearborn, MI

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The purpose of the Design Manager is to lead the Design team in understanding and designing for current and future customers of the Ford brands product line up, including Battery Electric Vehicle, Commercial vehicles, Trucks, Compact trucks, Icons, Passenger vehicle/utilities, Luxury, and Emerging Markets.

The Design Manager reports to a Chief Designer and is responsible for creating and developing future model exterior/interior vehicle design proposals from concept to production release in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional form.  Recommend and implement training and development plans for subordinates. Assist the Design Chief in the proper and effective implementation of personnel programs, including performance reviews, salary planning and employee counseling.

What you'll do...

• Partner with the Marketing and Strategy team members, to define and prioritize the strategic portfolio.
• Translate customer insights into vehicle design. Global Trends awareness is necessary and expected.
• Take responsibility for the creative vision and the standard of output across team members who work under them.
• Influence decisions about Vehicle Architecture, Value to the Customer, Customer Research, User Experience, Cycle Plan development. 
• Pitch ideas confidently and present the creative vision clearly to partners, as well as communicate in the same manner to members of the creative team.
• Be comfortable with complexity—finding opportunities and clear paths in ambiguous environments. You’re comfortable facilitating senior stakeholder discussions 
• AND MORE...