Enterprise Platform Engineer and Operations Integration Manager

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 were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Enterprise Technologyplays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance customer experience and improve peoples lives this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

TheEnterprise Platform Engineering and Operations (EPEO)Technical Product Integration Managementteam defines the vision strategy and roadmap for connecting complex disparate systems across the enterprise. The team balancesuser needs technical feasibility and business outcomesto deliver seamless high-value integrations that enable platform transformation at scale.

The team collaborates closely with business users EPEO leadership service teams vendors and suppliers worldwide to deliver operational integration and measurable customer value.

EPEO Integration plays a critical role in PlatformTransformation supporting approximately2000 team membersacross platforms including:

• Redhat Open shift virtualization Platform (OSV)
• Containers as a Service (CaaS)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Networking & Security Platforms
• Developer & Employee Experience
• The team also provides Product Management leadership for key infrastructure initiatives such as:
  • Red Hat OSV Migration
  • Manufacturing CaaS
  • Threat Detection & Response Platform
  • China Data Center Optimization
  • Azure B2C

Based in Dearborn MI this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week

What youll do...

TheEPEO Technical Product Integration Managementis a senior delivery and product leader responsible for driving EPEO OKRs owning value streams and ensuring successful execution of large-scale cross-functional addition to supervisor responsibilities this role provides end-to-end accountability across planning roadmap delivery PI execution and value realization.

This role is ideal for a highly driven proactive leader who thrives in complex environments removes barriers has expertise withoutcome driven ways of workingand consistently delivers results through collaboration clarity and execution excellence.

Strategy OKRs & Delivery Leadership

• Lead delivery ofEPEO OKRsaligned to EPEO strategy including:
  • Product roadmaps
  • OKR scope definition
  • Definition of Done and success metrics
• Own value streams and projects supportingEPEO Portfolio Operations
• Ensure accountability across:
• Customer value roadmaps
• PI Planning
• Demand planning
• Status reporting and execution tracking
• Resolve impediments manage risk and assure value delivery in large cross-functional environments

Product & Platform Execution

• Collaborate with platform teams to prioritize features for upcomingPI Planning cycles
• Own customer value aspects of the roadmap ensuring alignment with portfolio vision
• Interface with external teams lead requirements gathering and partner with technical leads
• Support Service-to-Platform Transformation initiatives including leadership training and product coaching
• Outcome driven ways of working

Planning Dependencies & Flow

• Facilitate PI Planning and communicate delivery status
• Understand visualize and manage upstream and downstream dependencies using:
• Jira dashboards
• Confluence
• Jira Strategic tools
• Improve team throughput by identifying opportunities for:
• Automation
• Process efficiency
• Flow optimization

Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement

• Facilitate communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers throughout feature definition and delivery
• Drive mitigation of cross-team dependencies and impediments
• Engage in demand planning and customer research
• Drive continuous improvement using delivery and quality metrics (e.g. delivery rate quality predictability)
• Leverage Ford AI tools to enhance delivery and insight generation

Youll have

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 12 years of progressive experience across multiple disciplines such as:
  • Release Train Engineer
  • Product Manager
  • Technical Product Manager
• 3 years of experience managing products or projects
• 3 years of experience as a Product Manager / Product Owner for large-scale initiatives. Duties may include:
  • Strong Agile delivery experience in a software or platform environment
  • Experience coordinating multiple teams in a complex technology environment Infrastructure product management experience including:
    • CI/ CD tools such as Chef Automate Habitat and Jenkins.
    • Platform Engineering
• 2 years of hands-on Jira Platform

Even better you may have...

• Masters Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering or related field
• Developer Experience
• Google Cloud Platform
• Monitoring & Observability
• Container as a Service
• Security platforms (SIEM SOAR IAM XDR)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Proven ability to balance multiple concurrent initiatives
• Broad execution management and leadership capabilities

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

• Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare 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 Years Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $80.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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