Director - Cloud Software Engineering

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family benefits

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program for employees

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Cloud Software Engineering Director to lead the development, maintenance, and production support of cloud platform components within the Vehicle, Mobile and Cloud organization. You will own delivery to seamlessly integrate Ford’s Connectivity Platform with partner platforms across Ford-engineered and partner-engineered programs.

You will lead ~50 engineers globally, drive performance, cost, quality, and security improvements, and translate enterprise objectives into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in software engineering, CS, or related field.
• 10+ years in cloud software engineering or connected vehicle tech with leadership responsibility.
• 3+ years leading managers and large globally distributed teams.
• 3+ years delivering cloud apps on Java, Spring Boot, containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and GCP.
• Experience translating strategy into executable roadmaps and delivering platforms at scale.
• Executive-level written/spoken communication skills to translate complex topics for stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel 25% to Europe, Asia/China, and other locations as vehicle programs require.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for cloud platform software delivering Ford-connected vehicle capabilities.
• Own technology strategy to integrate Ford's connectivity platform with partner platforms across programs.
• Set priorities and ensure predictable execution for global, always-on platform capabilities.
• Establish objectives and drive improvements in cost, quality, reliability, security, and delivery.
• Translate objectives into actionable roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
• Lead and develop a global organization of ~50 engineers and four direct reports.
• Align engineering, product, integration, service, and partner teams to deliver shared outcomes.
• Translate complex designs and partner approaches into clear recommendations for executives.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic thinking

Global team leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in software/CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

This role is responsible for the development, maintenance, and production support of multiple highly critical cloud platform components within Ford’s Vehicle, Mobile and Cloud organization, specifically the Device Connectivity Platform. The position owns software delivery required to seamlessly integrate Ford’s Connectivity Platform as part of the Ford Partnership Alliance, supporting both Ford-engineered and Partner-engineered models.

The Cloud Software Engineering Director will help monitor cost and quality, support transformation efforts toward Ford’s Converged Connectivity strategy, and lead a sizable team through complex, high-visibility initiatives in an always-on connected vehicle environment. The role requires a strong combination of technical acumen, people leadership, collaboration, and the ability to make informed decisions across both technical implementation and broader product lifecycle direction.

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the development, maintenance, delivery, and production support of cloud platform software that enables Ford’s connected vehicle capabilities.

• Own the technology strategy and software delivery required to integrate Ford’s connectivity platform with partner platforms across Ford-engineered and partner-engineered vehicle programs.

• Set priorities and ensure predictable execution for business-critical platform capabilities operating in a global, always-on environment.

• Establish performance objectives and drive measurable improvements in cost, quality, reliability, security, and delivery.

• Advance Ford’s Core Connectivity strategy by translating enterprise objectives into actionable technology roadmaps and transformation initiatives.

• Lead, coach, and develop a global organization of approximately 50 GSR and agency engineers, including four direct reports.

• Build alignment across global engineering, product, integration, service, and partner organizations to resolve dependencies, manage risks, and deliver shared outcomes.

• Translate complex technical designs and partner OEM connectivity approaches into clear recommendations, decisions, and direction for internal stakeholders and senior leaders.

• Make timely, data-informed decisions across technical architecture, software implementation, program execution, and product lifecycle strategy.

• Champion operational discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement while fostering a collaborative and constructive engineering culture.

You’ll Have...

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in cloud software engineering, connected vehicle technology, or a closely related technical field, including significant leadership responsibility.

• 3+ years experience leading managers and large, globally distributed engineering organizations through complex, high-visibility initiatives.

• 3+ years of technical leadership experience delivering cloud applications built on Java, Spring Boot, containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes), and Google Cloud Platform

• 3+ years experience defining technology strategy, translating business objectives into executable roadmaps, and delivering business-critical software platforms at scale

• Executive-level communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear options, recommendations, risks, and decisions.

• 25% required travel to Europe, Asia/China, and other locations depending on vehicle program timelines.

Even better, you may have...

• Masters Degree

• Proven accountability for delivery, production operations, and measurable improvements in cost, quality, reliability, security, and organizational performance.

• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions in a global, always-on production environment.

• Strong technical acumen across cloud platforms, infrastructure architecture, application software, APIs, systems integration, data exchange, and connected vehicle technologies.

• Strong understanding of security, resilience, privacy, and operational risk considerations for cloud-based software platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to build alignment, influence decisions, and manage dependencies across engineering, product, integration, service, executive, and external partner organizations.

• Proven ability to attract, coach, and develop technical leaders and engineering talent while fostering accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

• Sound judgment and a data-informed approach to decision-making in ambiguous situations with incomplete information and competing priorities.

• Experience leading organizational change and applying Agile principles and delivery tools, such as Jira, in complex software environments.

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 Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.

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.

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