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, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s 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. You’ll 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 Ford’s 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 Ford’s next generation of mobility.
What you'll 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 and build dashboards tracking ADT team delivery
Configure project planning tools and ensure data hygiene within the ADT team
Align expectations and resolve 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 player—identify gaps and either jump in yourself or champion for the right resources to fill them
Support the team's overall success, not just your individual work streams
You'll have...
Bachelor's 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 we've 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 builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :
This position is a salary grade 8.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here : https : / / fordcareers.co / GSRSP3
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Requisition ID : 56600
Senior Technical Program Manager • Palo Alto, CA, United States