Senior Technical Program Manager, Digital Transformation
Long Beach, NY - USA
Job Summary
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
Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD)team is charged with delivering the companys 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. Youll 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.
In this position...
As a Senior Technical Program Manager - you will sit at the intersection of strategy and execution for Fords electric vehicle future. You will own the delivery of critical transformation initiatives driving roadmap creation prioritization and follow through. Your expertise will be crucial in bridging the gap between EVDD innovation and legacy system stability leading cross-functional teams to build the scalable capabilities necessary for Fords next generation of mobility.
Responsibilities
What youll do...
- Act as the coordination lead for assigned workstream portfolio ensuring alignment across internal ADVEV Digital Transformation (ADT) team and dependencies with the broader organization
- Define quarterly roadmap milestones and dependencies
- Run operating cadences and drive timely decisions with clear escalations
- Maintain workstream risk register and use it to lead mitigation
- Define KPIs andbuild dashboards tracking ADT team delivery
- Configure project planning tools and ensure data hygiene within the ADT team
- Align expectations andresolve conflicts with our stakeholders alongside the Business Architect and Organizational Change Management team
- Define and maintain prioritization frameworks tied to vehicle milestones and business requirements using this structure to set and justify execution priorities
- Keep lead TPM informed of progress key updates and emerging risks across your portfolio
- Be a team playeridentify gaps and either jump in yourself or champion for the right resources to fill them
- Support the teams overall success not just your individual work streams
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Proven experience in digital transformation or business transformation projects
- Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager
- Strong technical program management and planning skills overseeing multiple projects at the same time
- Strong collaboration skills to integrate cross-functional teams
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Experience with Jira as a team planning tool
Even better you may have.
- Accountability consistency & follow-through
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking capacity
- Continuous improvement mindset
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 of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a salary grade 8.
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