Ford Motor-posted 3 months ago
Hybrid • Palo Alto, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? 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. Seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Ford Advanced IVI team (In Vehicle Infotainment) who is chartered with delivering our Multimedia system: Display, Touch, Audio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. The TPM will be responsible for driving the team to meet their committed deliverables as well as working with the engineers, technical leads and managers across the broader organization to assess risk, communicate status and drive closure to key issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent project management skills, and experience working with highly cross-functional teams.

  • Lead and manage multiple feature development activities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project plans.
  • Develop and maintain detailed program plans and schedules.
  • Ensure alignment between the IVI software engineers, hardware engineers, system engineers, testing engineers and product managers throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Manage dependencies for the engineering team including manufacturing, ADAS, body controllers and multimedia.
  • Provide guidance to the Multimedia team, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
  • Lead internal bug triage meetings where next steps of all open issues are identified and assigned.
  • Coordinate with other teams, including development, product management, and operations, to align on-board Multimedia activities with overall project goals.
  • Communicate program status, progress, and issues to stakeholders, including senior management.
  • Manage relationship with external vendors, hardware team, ADAS team and Control team.
  • Drive closure to key issues by working with development teams and other TPMs.
  • Analyze defect trends and patterns and recommend process improvements.
  • Drive continuous improvement of Multimedia processes and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Strong technical background in multimedia systems.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Experience working with highly cross-functional teams.
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