Smartsheet Project Manager Associate

Lincoln Motor Company; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible work options

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company’s Model E Team seeks a Project Manager Associate to support small-scale project execution and serve as the primary administrator for Smartsheet and related collaboration tools. You will improve efficiency through setup, coordination, reporting, and continuous workflow enhancements.

The role requires organization, curiosity, service-orientation, and comfort with both project management and system administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience using Smartsheet, including building sheets, reports, dashboards, and data workflows.
• 3+ years of experience administering enterprise SaaS collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Monday.com), including managing user access, group security permissions, and licensing structures.
• 3+ years of proven experience building automated workflows, multi‑sheet formulas (e.g., INDEX/MATCH, cross‑sheet references), and automated data intake solutions (forms, Data Shuttle, or integrations).
• 3+ years of experience supporting projects, coordinating tasks, or managing workflows in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to organize information, manage multiple priorities, and communicate process or technical steps clearly.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience conducting software tool training, authoring user reference documentation, and providing direct first‑line technical support to business teams to drive platform adoption.

Responsibilities

• Assist team members and stakeholders with setting up, tracking, and maintaining small projects within designated project management tools.
• Coordinate tasks, deadlines, and project inputs to ensure clear responsibilities and timelines.
• Gather project information and compile concise status updates for stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation and artifacts within Smartsheet or other approved repositories.
• Support special requests and administrative tasks related to small project execution.
• Identify and flag potential risks, roadblocks, or dependencies to the appropriate team members or manager.
• Serve as the primary administrator for the team’s Smartsheet environment or other designated project management platform.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, and system settings to support security and effective tool adoption.
• Build, configure, and maintain sheets, reports, forms, dashboards, data shuttles, and back-end administrative structures.
• Provide first-line support and best-practice guidance for platform users.
• Support onboarding and training for new users, including core platform functionality and team processes.
• Help ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across key project management assets.
• Create and maintain a systems roadmap to prioritize enhancements and long‑term process improvements.
• Stay current on system capabilities, updates, and releases to simplify processes and enhance user experience.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical curiosity

User support

Documentation

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Ford Motor Company’s Model E Team seeks a Project Manager Associate to support small-scale project execution and serve as the primary administrator for Smartsheet and related collaboration tools. You will improve efficiency through setup, coordination, reporting, and continuous workflow enhancements.

The role requires organization, curiosity, service-orientation, and comfort with both project management and system administration.