Ford Motor Company · 5 hours ago
Sr Technical Program Manager
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expFord Motor Company is a global leader in the automotive industry, dedicated to building a better world through innovation. The Sr Technical Program Manager will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality software for the Connected Vehicle division by collaborating with stakeholders, managing roadmaps, and advocating for customer needs.
TransportationManufacturingAutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
No H1B
Responsibilities
Drive Execution: Partner with stakeholders to define, scope, and deliver technical initiatives that span multiple teams within the Connected Vehicle organization
Stakeholder Alignment: Actively engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and help achieve alignment on prioritized features, product adoption and fixes
Metrics & Success: Assist in defining and tracking success criteria and performance metrics, including Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), to ensure program health
Roadmap Management: Execute on roadmaps, project plans, and schedules to ensure we meet customer commitments and product milestones
Agile Leadership: Support and drive modern software development practices, including scrums, backlog grooming, and dependency tracking using tools like Jira
Dependency Management: Coordinate with other divisions at Ford to ensure technical dependencies are identified early and quality standards are maintained
Customer Advocacy: Act as a voice for the customer within the engineering team, using data to help guide decision-making and prioritization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Alternately; equivalent of 5 years' experience in a similar program / project management role
5–7 years of total working experience in program management, product or feature development involving hardware, software, or services
3+ years of experience working in a technical capacity (e.g., as an engineer, developer, or systems analyst) or working very closely with an engineering team on complex software builds
Solid understanding of modern software development practices, with emphasis on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Agile methodologies
Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, QA) through at least one full product lifecycle
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Proficiency with modern DevOps and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Jama, Confluence)
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
We don't just make history -- we make the future.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
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James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
Efrat Barit
COO
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