Corporate Systems Project Manager, Ford Energy

Ford; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle discount program

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Ford Energy seeks an experienced Project Manager to coordinate the systems and business platforms outside core SAP/Salesforce delivery. You will drive undefined initiatives, define scope, and coordinate stakeholders to turn ambiguity into actionable plans in a fast-scaling, matrixed environment.

You will follow leadership decisions, track action items to closure, and maintain governance reporting through RAID logs and steering materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years in program/project coordination or cross-functional roles in a matrixed org.
• Working knowledge of ERP (SAP) and CRM (Salesforce) environments and data governance.
• Ability to stand up structure for ambiguous, undefined initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; influence without authority.
• Proven PMO discipline with tracking issues, decisions, and actions to closure.

Responsibilities

• Own intake and stand up of new initiatives with scope, plans, and success criteria.
• Define problem statements, identify stakeholders, and create lightweight project plans.
• Drive meetings and escalate blockers to leadership before they escalate.
• Act as safety net for leadership commitments and track items to closure.
• Maintain RAID logs, status updates, and portfolio reporting for visibility.

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project governance

ERP knowledge

CRM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

The Opportunity

As the Project Manager, Corporate Systems & Business Platforms, you will serve as an individual-contributor partner to the Head of Corporate Systems & Business Platforms, helping coordinate and drive the systems, processes, and initiatives that fall outside the core SAP and Salesforce delivery teams. It is a hands-on coordination and execution role for someone who thrives on influence without authority and getting things done across a fast-scaling, matrixed organization.

You will be the connective tissue of the organization: turning ambiguity into scoped plans, driving cross-functional issues to closure, and ensuring decisions and commitments made by leadership are never dropped.

Key Responsibilities

Emerging Projects & Governance

Own the intake and stand-up of new, undefined initiatives before they have an owner, a plan, or a process - including new reporting requirements, governance processes that don’t yet exist, architecture gaps identified by the Enterprise Architecture team, data ownership questions, and operational readiness initiatives.

Define scope: Frame problem statements, objectives, and boundaries for newly identified needs.

Identify stakeholders: Determine who needs to be at the table and bring them in.

Create plans: Build lightweight project plans, timelines, and success criteria.

Drive meetings: Run working sessions and keep initiatives moving between check-ins.

Escalate issues: Surface blockers and risks to leadership before they become fire drills.

Executive Follow-Through

Act as the safety net for commitments made in leadership forums - including action items from leadership discussions, decisions from workshops, cross-functional risks, and dependency management.

Make sure things don’t get dropped: Track open items to closure, chase owners, and report status back to leadership.

PMO / Reporting

Maintain the operating rhythm and visibility tools that keep the organization’s leader and stakeholders informed - including the RAID log, status updates, steering committee materials, and portfolio visibility.

Position Qualifications and Key Capabilities

Required

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience: 6+ years in program/project coordination, software engineer, or a similar cross-functional individual-contributor role within a complex, matrixed organization (commensurate with GSR 7-8 level).

Enterprise Systems Fluency: Working knowledge of ERP (SAP preferred) and CRM (Salesforce preferred) environments, including how master data, integrations, and governance decisions affect the business.

Organizational Agility: Demonstrated ability to stand up structure - scope, plans, stakeholders, and cadence - for ambiguous, undefined initiatives.

Influence & Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment across teams and represent the leader’s priorities without direct authority.

Execution Discipline: Proven track record of tracking issues, decisions, and action items to closure in a fast-paced environment.

PMO Toolset: Hands-on experience maintaining RAID logs, steering committee materials, and portfolio reporting.

Preferred

Governance Background: Experience designing or standing up governance processes (data ownership, master data governance, architecture review) from scratch.

Startup Mindset: Comfort building process and structure from scratch within a larger corporate parent.

Manufacturing/Energy Exposure: Familiarity with manufacturing, energy, or other complex operational environments.

Key Attributes

A trusted individual contributor who can act as an extension of leadership - detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable holding others accountable on the leader’s behalf without having direct authority or people-management responsibility.

Location & Travel

U.S. with domestic travel

Company

As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world’s most iconic brands.

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!

• 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 salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $86,600-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

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