Staff Vehicle Planning & Strategy Program Manager

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll 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.

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...
The Staff Vehicle Planning & Strategy Program Manager will be responsible for integrating cross functional teams to develop the next generation of EV vehicles. You will be responsible for integrating teams to deliver compelling feasible and viable products. You will work with marketing design engineering finance and manufacturing to develop the product concept architecture and financials into a compelling and compatible product.

What youll do...

Use your customer engineering and business skills to integrate cross functional teams to deliver compelling feasible and viable products.
Lead and manage team setup program assumptions change control communication issues management financial estimates and industrialization plans.
Lead teams to deliver on time and with quality setting up schedule with cadence of key decisions checkpoints deliverables etc.
Plan the business case of the vehicle with finance manufacturing marketing etc.
Create and effectively deploy a more efficient product development process.

Youll have...

Bachelors degree in engineering or business or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

7 years of experience working on production vehicle development from concept to launch
5 years of experience in Program Project or Product Management & Strategy or as Design Engineer
Customer Focused Vehicle Planning Program Management
Strong collaboration skills to integrate vehicle cross-functional teams
Strong program management and planning skills

Even better you may have...
Results Driven in White Space and Fast Paced Environment
Strong desire to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Ability and willingness to navigate in a process-less space and still achieve aspirational results.
Customer-focused with an open mind to work differently from standard process and outside boundaries.
Creative to find innovative/integrated solutions.
Ability to work with all employee levels from technical personnel to senior management.

Self Motivation & Responsibility
Self-motivated and eager to take responsibility.
Ability to deliver results with minimal supervision.

Communication Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Full PD Cycle Experience

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $150200-$283500.
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.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JD2 #UEV