EV Planning & Strategy Program Lead

Ford; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Staff Planning & Strategy Program Manager to drive cross-functional integration for the next generation of EVs. You will work with marketing, design, engineering, finance and manufacturing to turn concepts into compelling vehicles with feasible business cases.

The role requires 5+ years in vehicle development and 3+ years in program/strategy management or as a design engineer, with strong collaboration and planning skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience working on production vehicle development, from concept to launch.
• 3+ years of experience in Program, Project or Product Management & Strategy, or as Design Engineer.
• Customer Focused Vehicle Planning Program Management.
• Strong collaboration skills to integrate vehicle cross-functional teams.
• Strong program management and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Use your customer, engineering and business skills to integrate cross functional teams to deliver compelling, feasible and viable products.
• Lead and manage team setup, program assumptions, change control, communication, issues management, financial estimates, and industrialization plans.
• Lead teams to deliver on time and with quality, setting up schedule with cadence of key decisions, checkpoints, deliverables, etc.
• Plan the business case of the vehicle with finance, manufacturing, marketing, etc.
• Create and effectively deploy a more efficient product development process.

Skills

Program Management

Collaboration

Planning

Communication Skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Staff Planning & Strategy Program Manager to drive cross-functional integration for the next generation of EVs. You will work with marketing, design, engineering, finance and manufacturing to turn concepts into compelling vehicles with feasible business cases.

The role requires 5+ years in vehicle development and 3+ years in program/strategy management or as a design engineer, with strong collaboration and planning skills.