TPP - Technical Program Manager

Ford • Dearborn, MI

8h • $72,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Your Vision. Ford's Future. Technology Platform Programs (TPP).
Seeking an innovative challenge? Ford's new Technology Platform Programs (TPP) team is reimagining vehicle electrical architecture and software platforms, pivoting to a streamlined, scalable, platform-first strategy, and we need your talent to drive this vision. At TPP, you'll be instrumental in simplifying software by driving Ford's minimum complexity vision, boosting quality and speed by enabling faster, higher-quality software delivery, optimizing programs to make vehicle execution significantly more efficient, and scaling solutions by leading cross-functional strategies for broad impact across our vehicle lineup. TPP is where bold ideas transform into real-world breakthroughs that define the future of Ford. Join us and drive innovation!
This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge consumer technology and automotive-grade systems, where innovation, user experience, and rapid delivery are paramount.
You will be part of a complex, cross-functional program team that spans embedded software, cloud integration, hardware interfaces, and user experience design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1+ years of experience proven experience as a Technical Program Management
• Strong technical background in systems engineering, software development, and hardware/software integration.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to influence and guide leadership.
• Passion for innovation, user experience, and delivering impactful technology.

Responsibilities

• Drive end‑to‑end feature and program delivery across multi‑year roadmaps, managing schedules, dependencies, and backlogs.
• Plan and execute programs across vehicle platforms and digital ecosystems, balancing resources, risks, and priorities.
• Translate customer and business requirements into actionable requirements across cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Apply technical fundamentals and release engineering practices to support architecture and solution design.
• Identify required data sets; analyze data to inform decisions, uncover gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Anticipate technical risks, drive mitigations, lead escalations, and manage change requests.
• Establish and track Technical Success Metrics, including KPIs, to measure delivery health and feature performance.
• Lead PDCA’s and drive continuous improvement through 5D workplans and other process optimization practices.
• Identify and implement process enhancements that increase quality, velocity, and execution predictability.
• Communicate program status, risks, and key decisions clearly to leadership, engineering teams, and cross‑functional partners.
• Align teams on goals, delivery plans, dependencies, and technology staging across complex feature areas.
• Provide technical guidance, mentor team members, and influence decisions that impact project‑level outcomes.

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