Technical Program Manager

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.

Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

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.

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. Ford is poised to lead the market through innovative vehicles and software services that power them.

We are building a world-class software factory and are excited to grow our Technical Program Management capability.

What you'll do...

* Partner with stakeholders to define, scope, and deliver technical initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.

* Actively engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and help achieve alignment on prioritized initiatives.

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

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

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

* Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks across multiple engineering teams.

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

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

What you'll do...

* Partner with stakeholders to define, scope, and deliver technical initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.

* Actively engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and help achieve alignment on prioritized initiatives.

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

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

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

* Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks across multiple engineering teams.

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

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