Staff Software Technical Program Manager

Ford MotorLong Beach, CA

About The Position

The ideal candidate is highly execution-oriented, technically fluent, and experienced in coordinating software delivery across hardware-constrained timelines.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of experience in software or technical program management
  • Experience delivering software aligned to hardware development and manufacturing builds.
  • Background in electrical, systems, or software engineering with strong understanding of embedded systems and software development lifecycles
  • Hands-on experience working with consumer electronics or automotive hardware development timelines.
  • Proven ability to manage execution across cross-functional and cross-company teams

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end execution of software deliverables (firmware, end-of-line) aligned to hardware build milestones (SMT, FATP, vehicle builds)
  • Act as the single point of ownership for software program execution, ensuring alignment across Software Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, and Quality Engineering.
  • Drive software roadmap alignment, engineering readiness, milestone planning, and release execution.
  • Drive clarity of scope, requirements, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines, holding teams accountable to commitments.
  • Own trade-off decisions across scope, schedule, and quality, with a strong bias toward long-term software sustainability and product quality.
  • Establish and enforce strong planning, execution, and tracking frameworks, including Jira workflows and operational metrics.
  • Translate complex technical topics into clear executive-level updates, enabling informed decision-making.
  • Proactively identify risks, drive mitigation strategies, and resolve execution blockers to maintain schedule, quality, and software readiness.
  • Champion operational excellence by continuously improving software development processes, communication, and cross-team execution models.
  • Maintain a system-level understanding of software architecture for hardware devices running embedded Linux/Android and cloud-connected services
  • Engage deeply with architects and senior engineers to validate feasibility, sequencing, and technical risk.
  • Drive resolution of cross-layer issues spanning hardware, system software, applications, and cloud services.
  • Ensure engineering quality, integration readiness, and software stability throughout the development lifecycle.
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