Software Escalation Team Lead

Ford-Motor-Company; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible work options

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Michigan seeks a Software Escalation Team Lead to oversee two sub-teams and guide SME decisions for critical software issues affecting dealer tools and field service engineers.

You will collaborate with Product Development, TAC and FSEs to prioritize issues, establish containment actions, and drive data quality improvements using Jira and related tools in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire to learn about vehicle and module interaction.
• Strong computer skills.
• Self-motivated problem solver in a dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with the Ford Multi Module Over the Air (MMOTA) ecosystem.
• Experience with JIRA cloud or similar software management tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads two sub-teams, including training, performance management, and SME guidance (DSSH, SVT).
• Provides SME guidance for SVT sub-team (SVT).
• Gains proficiency in MMOTA process.
• Provides escalation support to TAC and FSE addressing software failures and data issues.
• Supervise prompt resolution of diagnostic software challenges and identify root causes.
• Collaborates to devise interim containment actions and preventative corrections.
• Act on early warning reports to rectify data and systemic issues swiftly.
• Develops reporting metrics from Jira and other sources and establishes feedback processes.
• Leverages developer tools to troubleshoot service issues and improve data quality.
• Works with Product Development engineers to prioritize service-impacting issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Cross-team collaboration

MMOTA familiarity

Problem solving

Tools

JIRA cloud

Job description

Software Escalation Team Lead

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

The TFO Software Escalation team provides solutions which directly enable technicians and help to repair customer vehicles. The Software Escalation Team Lead is primarily responsible for working with various technical teams to help identify software-related issues, then collaborate to create and implement solutions to enable the dealership service tool and resolution of field concerns. Software Escalation Team Lead reports to the Software Escalation Supervisor.

What you'll do...

• Leads two sub-teams, including training, performance management, and SME guidance
  • L2 Dealer Software Support Hotline (DSSH)
  • L2 North American Triage
• Provides SME guidance for a third sub-team
  • L2 FSA Verification (SVT)
• Gain proficiency in the multi-module over-the-air (MMOTA) process
• Provide responsive escalation support to Technical Assistance Centers (TAC) and Field Service Engineers (FSEs) in addressing software failures and data issues affecting customer vehicle.
• Supervise the prompt resolution of diagnostic software challenges hindering technicians from resolving customer vehicle issues, often identifying stakeholders or root causes.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to devise interim containment actions measures and establish preventative corrective actions.
• Act decisively on early warning reports to rectify data and systemic issues swiftly.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to develop reporting metrics using the information collected from Jira and other supporting sources and establish feedback mechanisms and processes.
• Leverage developer tools to troubleshoot service issues and enhance back-end data quality.
• Work closely with Product Development engineers and teams to ensure issues impacting service technicians are understood and properly prioritized and actioned.

Even better, you may have...

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire to learn about vehicle and module interaction.
• Strong computer skills.
• Self-motivated problem solver with the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment & exhibits desire for continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with the Ford Multi Module Over the Air (MMOTA) ecosystem
• Experience and knowledge with JIRA cloud or similar software management tools.
• Ability to communicate with various global software/data tool owners to drive changes that relate to data, HMI and UX.

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,

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 and ranges from $99,100-$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 #LI-MK1