Senior Technical Program Manager

Ford Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. You will own critical transformation initiatives, drive roadmaps, prioritize work, and bridge innovation with legacy systems while leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable capabilities for Ford’s mobility roadmap.

Responsibilities include coordinating workstreams, defining roadmaps, managing risks, and maintaining KPIs.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as the coordination lead for assigned workstream portfolio, ensuring alignment across internal 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 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 with stakeholders.
• Define and maintain prioritization frameworks tied to vehicle milestones and business requirements; justify execution priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Act as the coordination lead for assigned workstream portfolio, ensuring alignment across internal ADVEV Digital Transformation (ADT) team and dependencies with the broader organizationDefine quarterly roadmap, milestones, and dependenciesRun operating cadences and drive timely decisions with clear escalationsMaintain workstream risk register and use it to lead mitigationDefine KPIs and build dashboards tracking ADT team deliveryConfigure project planning tools and ensure data hygiene within the ADT teamAlign expectations and resolve conflicts with our stakeholders alongside the Business Architect and Organizational Change Management teamDefine and maintain prioritization frameworks tied to vehicle milestones and business requirements, using this structure to set and justify execution prioritiesKeep lead TPM informed of progress, key updates, and emerging risks across your portfolioBe a team player—identify gaps and either jump in yourself or champion for the right resources to fill themSupport the team's overall success, not just your individual work streams

Qualifications

• 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

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: 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 a salary grade 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP3

Visa sponsorship is 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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.