Program Manager, Model e Programs

Ford Motor - Detroit, MI

Hybrid - Detroit, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Ford's Model E team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. Model e 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, you will have top tier level exposure of the entire enterprise of Ford. You will be in the prime position to build your own brand, experience progressive career development while engaging with C-level execs in a highly collaborative environment on a day to day basis.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive perspective of performance across all Model e vehicle lines to provide thought leadership on top-priority initiatives and areas in need of support.
• Take a portfolio view to shift attention, focus, and resources to areas with the greatest need for engagement.
• Liaise with vehicle line finance on overall financial status (e.g. booked, realized, etc.) of initiatives for all Model e vehicle lines.
• Partner with members of Model e's Leadership team to effectively plan and manage complex, cross-functional projects from the initial ideation phase through final execution and sustainability.
• Act as a bridge across teams, connecting and facilitating clear communication, ensuring interdependencies are understood and planned for.
• Maintain cadence, attendance, and reporting for biweekly Vehicle Business Reviews (VBRs) and monthly Vehicle Summits; co-lead with Vehicle Team Leads and challenge assumptions.
• Set agendas for executive readouts and manage communications materials to coordinate senior stakeholders.
• Lead adherence to best practices and drive continued improvement of tracking, reporting, and the overall management system to ensure consistent project delivery in support of Model e's business.
• Maintain a perspective on next steps for process improvements to enhance project delivery and efficiency.
• Manage robust organizational communication and feedback channels for vehicle teams, skill teams, and Model e leadership to inform ongoing improvements.
• Ensure NA and EU stakeholders are aligned with each other and aware of priorities and processes.
• Drive adoption of agile collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to establish broader transparency and prioritization of work.
• Facilitate use of analysis tools (e.g. initiative tracking, analysis playbooks, etc.) that enable the organization to track progress of priorities from new demand through launch.
• As needed, manage a small team to support high-priority content requests.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide critical issue management, and articulate risks, trade-offs, and recommended prioritization based on a balance of business needs, constraints, and customer impact.
• Direct one Central PMO Support resource.
• Work closely with Vehicle Line PMO Support and Central Financial Analysts.