We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering team takes new ideas from theory to reality. Every day, we develop advanced energy management and propulsion technologies, create cutting-edge materials and manufacturing processes, and curate world-class cabin experiences that redefine what it means to drive a Ford.

The role of a successful Technical Program Manager in the Connected Vehicle Software division requires a focus on product and engineering excellence with a proactive approach. The ideal candidate excels in a fast-paced environment, collaborates effectively with various teams, owns cross-team initiatives, and leverages industry experience to drive company-wide best practices. They will engage with complex engineering programs, demonstrate leadership, and possess strong communication skills to ensure alignment and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates have experience in multiple product cycles involving software and services, managing dependencies effectively at all levels.

What you’ll do

• Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize and deliver major strategic initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.

• Understand the needs of stakeholders across the company and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives.

• Lead the defining and tracking of success criteria and performance metrics, including Objectives and Key Results [OKRs].

• Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable Ford to meet customer commitments across all customer constituencies.

• Lead team members on modern, world-class, software development practices including CICD and immaculate execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, issue triage, backlog management and daily scrum leveraging tools like Jira).

• Author extremely clear functional specifications, soliciting input and feedback from stakeholders while achieving buy-in and commitment.

• Personally own the relationships with other divisions at Ford, ensuring dependencies are met and quality of deliverables is high.

• Embody the voice of the customer, guiding your team to be data-driving in its decision-making.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar related technical field.

• 6+ years working experience in product or feature development on hardware, software, and/or services

• 3+ years working in a technical capacity or working closely with an engineering team

Even better, you may have...

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle modern tools (ie: JIRA, etc.)

• Familiarity with modern software development practices (continuous integration / continuous deployment)

• Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, QA, etc.) on high complexity projects throughout the entire product lifecycle

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD

This position is a leadership level 6.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Requisition ID : 28549