Software Engineering Director

Overview

Ford Pro is a global business within Ford Motor Company focused on delivering productivity solutions to commercial customers. We offer a comprehensive suite of vehicles, charging infrastructure, software, and services tailored to fleet and business needs. Our technology team powers the digital backbone of Ford Pro, enabling smarter fleet management and customer engagement through platforms like Salesforce CRM.

The Salesforce Software Engineering Director is a senior technical leadership role responsible for guiding the architecture, integration, and delivery of Salesforce CRM solutions across Ford Pro’s product ecosystem. This role combines deep technical expertise in Salesforce and Mule Soft with a servant leadership mindset to foster collaboration, drive platform consistency, and ensure strategic alignment across product groups.

Technical Architecture & Delivery

• Architect scalable, secure, and performant Salesforce CRM solutions aligned with  Standard Practices and Ford Pro’s Common Engineering Policies (CEP), including API standards, logging norms, and release management.
• Lead Mule Soft integration strategies to connect Salesforce with internal and external systems.
• Drive Agile product development practices using JIRA to manage backlog, sprints, releases, and retrospectives.
• Validate and refine target state architectures through usability testing, performance/load testing, and continuous improvement.

Servant Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a consensus builder across other Ford Pro product groups
• Facilitate alignment on technical decisions, team allocations, and product lifecycle transitions.
• Promote transparency and shared accountability using progress reporting tools and OKRs
• Champion Community of Practice (CoP) principles to ensure consistency in engineering and product management practices.

Financial Acquisition & Resource Planning

• Support financial and headcount forecasting through collaborative internal processes and related tools.
• Align product investments with strategic priorities and ensure efficient resource allocation.
• Participate in Tech Council reviews for budget approvals and product lifecycle decisions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field or a combination of education and experience
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise CRM platforms, with at least 7 years in Salesforce architecture and development.
• Salesforce Platform Architecture (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud)
• Mule Soft Anypoint Platform (API design, RAML, connectors, orchestration)
• RESTful API design and versioning
• CI/CD pipelines and release management, Copado Preferred
• Logging and monitoring standards (aligned with Ford Pro’s CEP)
• Cloud architecture validation and performance/load testing
• Usability testing and persona-driven design
• Git-based source control and repository management
• Tool proficiency: JIRA, Microsoft Teams, Miro
• Framework fluency:
  Salesforce Well-Architected Framework
• Cloud platform expertise:
  Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud platform for hybrid and scalable integrations
• 3+ years of experience with Mule Soft integration and API-led connectivity
• Proven experience leading cross-functional technical teams in Agile environments
• Strong understanding of financial acquisition and resource planning processes
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and build consensus across diverse teams

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect
• Salesforce Certified System Architect
• Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer
• Other Salesforce Designer Certifications
• Mule Soft Certified Associate
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or other public cloud certifications

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!

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