Electrification Propulsion / BEV TPM

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

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar related technical field

• 5+ years working experience in product or feature development on hardware, software, and/or services

• 3+ years working in a technical capacity or working closely with an engineering team

• Familiarity with modern DevOps tools (ie: JIRA, ADO, etc.)

• Familiarity with modern software development practices (continuous integration / continuous deployment)

• Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, QA, etc.) on high complexity projects throughout the entire product lifecycle
  

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!

This position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $84,480- $162,120.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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 #LI-LB1

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