Sr Technical Program Manager

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

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? In this position... Success as a Technical Program Manager in our Connected Vehicle Software division requires a professional who is centered around product and engineering excellence with a strong bias for action. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our software delivery is seamless, scalable, and high-quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Alternately; equivalent of 5 years’ experience in a similar program / project management role.
• 5–7 years of total working experience in program management, product or feature development involving hardware, software, or services.
• 3+ years of experience working in a technical capacity (e.g., as an engineer, developer, or systems analyst) or working very closely with an engineering team on complex software builds.
• Solid understanding of modern software development practices, with emphasis on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, QA) through at least one full product lifecycle.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with modern DevOps and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Jama, Confluence).

Responsibilities

• Drive Execution: Partner with stakeholders to define, scope, and deliver technical initiatives that span multiple teams within the Connected Vehicle organization.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Actively engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and help achieve alignment on prioritized features, product adoption and fixes.
• Metrics & Success: Assist in defining and tracking success criteria and performance metrics, including Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), to ensure program health.
• Roadmap Management: Execute on roadmaps, project plans, and schedules to ensure we meet customer commitments and product milestones.
• Agile Leadership: Support and drive modern software development practices, including scrums, backlog grooming, and dependency tracking using tools like Jira.
• Dependency Management: Coordinate with other divisions at Ford to ensure technical dependencies are identified early and quality standards are maintained.
• Customer Advocacy: Act as a voice for the customer within the engineering team, using data to help guide decision-making and prioritization.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees