AI-Enabled Portfolio Modernization Lead

Lincoln Motor Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Family care days

Adoption assistance

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Vacation time purchase

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Technical Program Leader to own the integrated plan for a large modernization program. You will coordinate across cyber, risk, architecture, and product teams, delivering AI-enabled asset inventory, governance, and remediation initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in technical program management, strong risk and compliance background, and expertise with NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or work equivalent in a technical field.
• 10+ years in technical program management within cybersecurity, IT infra, or portfolio management.
• Certifications such as PMP, SAFe, CISSP or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream programs at an enterprise scale.
• Strong background in risk, compliance, EA, vulnerability management, or risk-based remediation.
• Knowledge of NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and emerging AI regs.
• Certifications in CRISC, CISA or AI governance credentials are a plus.
• Experience with CMDB/EAMS and ServiceNow integration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a complete inventory of technology assets across portfolios.
• Classify assets by criticality, security exposure, and resilience.
• Prioritize high-value assets and elevated-risk items.
• Define AI-enabled assessment and remediation processes.
• Establish governance across technology, cybersecurity, EA, risk, and finance.
• Assess options for asset inventory, classification, and AI tooling.
• Coordinate cross-functional squads and manage milestones.
• Track risks, dependencies, and escalate issues timely.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture on modernization patterns.
• Report program status to the Program Director and Operating Forum.
• Own the integrated program plan including data, risk, and tooling workstreams.
• Design enterprise AI risk governance aligned to NIST RMF & ISO 42001.
• Facilitate daily standups and Steering Committee reporting.
• Ensure staffing and capacity planning for the core program team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Risk & compliance

AI governance

NIST AI RMF knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Security operations

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

PMP certification

SAFe certification

CISSP

CRISC or similar AI governance credentials

Tools

CMDB/EAMS

ServiceNow

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Technical Program Leader to own the integrated plan for a large modernization program. You will coordinate across cyber, risk, architecture, and product teams, delivering AI-enabled asset inventory, governance, and remediation initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in technical program management, strong risk and compliance background, and expertise with NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.