Hybrid Project Manager, Insurance & Growth

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Project Manager, Insurance & Growth
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cologne, Germany

About the role

• Project Manager responsible for shaping the future of finance at Ford Bank. Developing financial products and leading marketing and sales projects in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• You design and optimize forward-looking financial products and oversee their launch in close cooperation with internal and external partners.
• You lead or support projects to further develop the product portfolio, drive growth initiatives, and open up new distribution channels.
• You contribute your marketing and customer perspective to modernize sales processes, systems and the customer journey, shaping the digital future of Ford Bank.
• You develop new business models, for example in the insurance or commercial customer segments, and identify strategic growth opportunities.
• You prepare persuasive presentations and decision papers, promote collaboration with partners, and coordinate marketing and sales initiatives.
• You take on responsibility as the deputy for the Head of Innovation and Product Development and actively contribute to strategic decisions.
• You design and optimize innovative insurance products (e.g., motor vehicle insurance, loan protection/credit insurance, warranty solutions) and manage their market introduction in close coordination with our insurance partners.
• You analyze market trends in the insurance and mobility sectors, evaluate competitor offerings, and derive measures to optimize our portfolio.
• You act as a subject-matter expert and liaison between sales, legal and external risk carriers to define market-appropriate rates and terms.
• You incorporate the customer perspective into the design of insurance processes to make policy purchase and claims handling as simple and digital as possible.
• You identify growth opportunities in the private and commercial customer business and develop new business models at the intersection of financial services and insurance coverage.
• You prepare robust business cases and decision documents for management and represent innovation topics in an international environment.

Requirements

• Completed degree (university or university of applied sciences) in economics, marketing or a comparable field.
• Several years of professional experience in marketing & sales and project management, ideally in the financial sector, mobility industry or management consulting, and experienced in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking, creative problem-solving skills and a results-oriented working style. Your initiative, confident manner and team spirit make you a driver of innovation.
• Very good knowledge of the MS Office suite and confident use of AI tools.
• Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.

Benefits

• An innovative environment within a globally operating company.
• International collaboration and exciting challenges.
• Flexible working models and development opportunities.
• A culture of diversity and equal opportunity.