Program Manager Operations Analyst Ford Racing

Ford Racing is looking for someone who works comfortably across strategy finance and team operations. As the Lead Analyst for Program Management Operations & Profitability youll help keep the departments strategic and operational health on track across our entire production vehicle lineup from the Raptor family to our Ford Racing Mustangs.

Youll own our profitability (TVM) initiatives manage our engineering budgets and rebuild the processes behind how the PM team works day to day. Working closely with the PM leadership team and our other internal functions youll anchor our executive and program reporting cadence and lead the development operational strategies that shape our decisions.

This role suits someone with strong business acumen who is comfortable operating without a detailed playbook and wants to build the operational foundation behind some of the highest-performance products in Fords portfolio.

What youll do...

• Own the Ford Racing Production Vehicle TVM and CRID portfolio. Build the tracking architecture and give leadership clear visibility while partnering with the PMs who run the engineering execution.
• Turn CRID ideas into prioritized roadmaps giving PMs clear executable targets that maximize TVM delivery within existing resource constraints.
• Track and develop profitability improvement projects across multiple vehicle lines connecting engineering realities to financial accountability.
• Own the departments executive reporting cadence. Aggregate cross-program data into the weekly Ops Dashboard manage the 3-month rolling GEMBA pipeline for production vehicle topics and build streamlined reporting that reduces administrative load on the PMs and enables engineering functions to be more focused.
• Partner with Ford Racing teams to research and draft business cases and analytical reports for executive leadership (for example program profitability vs. engineering headcount).
• Manage budgeting and forecasting for production program engineering spend including purchased services CAD budgets and engineering materials.
• Track monthly orders manage POs follow accruals and flag budget disconnects to leadership and Finance early before they turn into overruns.
• Serve as the central PM coordinator for corporate and cross-program directives (for example global quality countermeasures or branding). Standardize the impact assessment process so individual program teams can stay focused on vehicle execution while you track overall compliance.
• Lead the rollout of AI tools across the PM team using them to improve program outcomes strengthen data analysis and grow the teams capabilitynot just to save time.
• You can distill complex data and operational noise into clear insights that help leaders decide quickly.
• You drive accountability and results across cross-functional teams you dont directly manage.
• You use AI to handle the heavy analytical lifting but you rely on judgment empathy and relationships to navigate tough engineering and financial tradeoffs.
• You work well in fast-paced ambiguous environments and can move from drafting an executive report to a detailed financial analysis without losing a step.
• Youre self-driven to investigate new approaches solve hard problems and challenge legacy thinking.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of professional experience in program management business operations corporate strategy or product development.
• Experience managing departmental budgets tracking costs and performing financial forecasting.
• Experience with cost reduction (TVM) processes from idea generation through execution.
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to track KPIs and turn raw operational data into business recommendations.
• Intellectual curiosity adaptability and the ability to anticipate where a fast-changing technological and automotive landscape is heading.

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree (MBA or Engineering Management).
• Experience using AI tools to improve business efficiency and program outcomes or a strong desire to learn.
• Familiarity with Fords financial and engineering systems (e.g. Hyperion GPIRS WERS GPRR FEDEBOM 3DX).
• Experience supporting GPDS Milestones Gateways or launch execution.
• A passion for Ford Racing products and motorsports.

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 at salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600 to $144900. This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99100-$166200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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