Technical Program Manager

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.

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

As a Technical Program Manager within Global Product Creation, you will play a key role in the execution and delivery of high-impact transformation initiatives, with a specific focus on driving a significant, modernizing transformation in our product definition capabilities.

This role has a truly global scope, supporting diverse vehicle programs around the world that are manufactured across our international plants. Sitting at the intersection of business, technology, and engineering, you will contribute directly to the product group vision and roadmap, helping define tactical plans and execution strategies in alignment with broader digital and industrial goals. You will translate high-level strategy into actionable user stories and technical requirements, partnering closely with engineering, design, and platform teams to coordinate the end-to-end agile delivery, launch, and quality of scalable features while managing day-to-day trade-offs and timelines.

Additionally, you will safeguard delivery health by tracking key KPIs, monitoring system and product performance, participating in incident response, managing project budgets, mitigating team-level delivery risks, and identifying opportunities to leverage modern technologies like AI to drive operational efficiency.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

As a Technical Program Manager within Global Product Creation, you will play a key role in the execution and delivery of high-impact transformation initiatives, with a specific focus on driving a significant, modernizing transformation in our product definition capabilities. This role has a truly global scope, supporting diverse vehicle programs around the world that are manufactured across our international plants. Sitting at the intersection of business, technology, and engineering, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support roadmap development, dependency management, and execution discipline, ultimately modernizing our core industrial platforms and delivering value across our global digital ecosystem.

What you'll do...

* Contribute to the product group vision and roadmap, helping define tactical plans and execution strategies in alignment with broader digital and industrial goals.

* Translate high-level strategy into actionable user stories and technical requirements, partnering with engineering and platform teams to build scalable features while managing trade-offs and project timelines.

* Coordinate the end-to-end agile delivery and launch of features, collaborating closely with engineering, design, and product to ensure quality and timely execution.

* Identify and track dependencies and integrations across cross-functional teams, helping resolve blockers to ensure smooth, continuous end-to-end value delivery.

* Gather and analyze internal customer feedback, telemetry, and discovery insights to make informed, data-driven decisions for product improvement.

* Track key KPIs, monitor system and product health, support operational improvements, and participate in incident response efforts.

* Build collaborative relationships with business stakeholders and engineering partners, serving as a reliable point of contact to align technical delivery with product requirements.

* Guide day-to-day execution within a collaborative, customer-centric team environment, promoting agile best practices and peer mentoring.

* Support resource and project budget tracking, help identify and mitigate team-level delivery risks, and assist in identifying opportunities to leverage modern technologies like AI to drive efficiency

What you'll do...

* Contribute to the product group vision and roadmap, helping define tactical plans and execution strategies in alignment with broader digital and industrial goals.

* Translate high-level strategy into actionable user stories and technical requirements, partnering with engineering and platform teams to build scalable features while managing trade-offs and project timelines.

* Coordinate the end-to-end agile delivery and launch of features, collaborating closely with engineering, design, and product to ensure quality and timely execution.

* Identify and track dependencies and integrations…