Technical Program Manager - Cloud​/Mobile

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

Success as a Technical Program Manager in our Connected Vehicle Software division requires someone who is centered on product and engineering excellence with a bias for action. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; successfully partnering with a wide group of disciplines across the company.

You will own cross-team initiatives, identify best practices and bring your industry experience to bear on a company-wide scale.

You will engage with complex engineering programs, demonstrating leadership and a strong command of the tools and process required to achieve the teams' goals.

You will lead software programs in a principled way, and by example when the opportunities arise. You will have consummate communications skills, keeping up- and down-stream dependencies well aligned, and all stakeholders well-informed.

You're as comfortable writing clear and concise content for leadership as you are leading a system design meeting.

Ideal candidates will have experienced multiple product cycles involving software and services, including up-and down-stream dependencies.

Cloud & Mobile TPM

What you'll do...

* Own feature delivery over mid- to multi-year horizons; manage schedules and backlogs

* Define project goals and delivery roadmaps; align resources with priorities and technology staging

* Establish and track technical success metrics including key performance indicators

* Translate customer requirements into actionable specifications across multiple teams; identify gaps and opportunities

* Define required data sets; analyze and inform impactful decisions for the feature area

* Resolve technical issues; anticipate risk, develop mitigations, lead communications with responsible and stakeholder teams

* Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement through kaizen practices

* Maintain awareness of industry trends and evolving technology practices

How you'll do it

* Stakeholders will be heard inclusively

* Priorities will be set based upon aligned principles

* Direction will be set quickly and decisively

What you'll do...

* Own feature delivery over mid- to multi-year horizons; manage schedules and backlogs

* Define project goals and delivery roadmaps; align resources with priorities and technology staging

* Establish and track technical success metrics including key performance indicators

* Translate customer requirements into actionable specifications across multiple teams; identify gaps and opportunities

* Define required data sets; analyze and inform impactful decisions for the feature area

* Resolve technical issues; anticipate risk, develop mitigations, lead communications with responsible and stakeholder teams

* Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement through kaizen practices

* Maintain awareness of industry trends and evolving technology practices

How you'll do it

* Stakeholders will be heard inclusively

* Priorities will be set based upon aligned principles

* Direction will be set quickly and decisively