Data Scientist

Our Marketing, Sales & Service organization advances Ford’s reputation as a
visionary vehicle and mobility services company and helps deliver a trusted
customer experience. Use your marketing, sales, and service expertise to turn
data-driven insights into innovative solutions that enhance sales and customer
loyalty. Join us and be the eyes, ears, and voice of Ford.

The Yield Management (YM) team supports all Ford Blue, Model e, and Ford Pro
product lines and tackles the ~5 highest priority strategic and profit projects
each quarter.  The team works in “Value Sprints” with a dedicated team focused
against a specific mandate for a dedicated period of time. The team applies
problem-solving framework and leverages advanced analytics to derive insights
and deliver tangible recommendations to create value for Ford.  Yield
Management’s project portfolio aims to deliver a balance of:

* Near term vehicle line specific profit improvement or risk mitigation actions
* New or expanded enterprise capabilities
* Long term portfolio optimizations


This Yield Management position operates cross-functionally across Marketing &
Sales, Brand, Product Marketing, General Management, GDI&A, Finance, & Ford
Credit.  Data Scientists come from a range of different backgrounds and work on
specific “sprints” typically for 6-8 weeks.

In this position…

This role is at the intersection of strategy, operations, and analytics, and is
tasked with creating change and maximizing profits in the Ford+ plan. The
immediate working team is highly collaborative and fast-paced. This is a
high-exposure role with ongoing interaction with leadership across Ford Blue,
Model e, and Ford Pro.

As a Data Scientist, you will perform analysis and modeling as part of Yield
Management Scope: Profit optimization & decision analysis, vehicle line demand
estimation, price sensitivity analysis, counter-factual modeling, and hypothesis
testing.