Sr Technical Program Manager

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?

In this position... 

Success as a Technical Program Manager in our Connected Vehicle Software division requires a professional who is centered around product and engineering excellence with a strong bias for action. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our software delivery is seamless, scalable, and high-quality.

What you'll do...

Drive Execution: Partner with stakeholders to define, scope, and deliver technical initiatives that span multiple teams within the Connected Vehicle organization.

Stakeholder Alignment: Actively engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and help achieve alignment on prioritized features, product adoption and fixes.

Metrics & Success: Assist in defining and tracking success criteria and performance metrics, including Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), to ensure program health.

Roadmap Management: Execute on roadmaps, project plans, and schedules to ensure we meet customer commitments and product milestones.

Agile Leadership: Support and drive modern software development practices, including scrums, backlog grooming, and dependency tracking using tools like Jira.

Dependency Management: Coordinate with other divisions at Ford to ensure technical dependencies are identified early and quality standards are maintained.

Customer Advocacy: Act as a voice for the customer within the engineering team, using data to help guide decision-making and prioritization.

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.  Alternately; equivalent of 5 years’ experience in a similar program / project management role.

5–7 years of total working experience in program management, product or feature development involving hardware, software, or services.

3+ years of experience working in a technical capacity (e.g., as an engineer, developer, or systems analyst) or working very closely with an engineering team on complex software builds.

Solid understanding of modern software development practices, with emphasis on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Agile methodologies.

Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, QA) through at least one full product lifecycle.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Even better, you may have...

Proficiency with modern DevOps and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Jama, Confluence).

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

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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. 

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $113,580-190,500.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not 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. 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid 

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