Strategic Tech Program Lead — Enterprise Systems

African American Talent; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a leader in Enterprise Technology to manage technical programs and cross-functional transformations across Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT. You will translate objectives into an integrated roadmap, drive governance, and ensure delivery with a connected data framework.

The role requires experience leading technical programs, agile delivery, and strong collaboration with engineering and architecture leaders to resolve complex integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex technical programs or enterprise transformations across multiple teams, locations, and timelines.
• Experience leading cross-functional delivery, establishing accountability, influencing without direct authority, and coaching technical program professionals.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and integrated enterprise systems, including PLM, ERP, and MES.
• Ability to evaluate technical dependencies, data flows, integration risks, and downstream impacts across multiple functions.
• Hands-on experience with Agile delivery, PI planning, and Jira-based backlog and dependency management.
• Proven ability to turn complex technical issues into actionable options, drive decisions, and communicate concise program updates to senior leadership.
• Analytical rigor in root-cause analysis, risk management, and delivery planning, with a commitment to transparency and Ford+ behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Develop an integrated delivery roadmap with milestones, ownership, and cross-team dependencies.
• Drive timely resolution of integration issues, decisions, risks, and mitigations.
• Protect end-to-end data flows and ensure business process readiness.
• Foster governance, clear priorities, and shared accountability for outcomes.
• Lead and develop TPMs and integration analysts, coaching problem solving and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate partner commitments and acceptance criteria across teams.
• Lead change adoption and future-state workflows with business process owners.
• Guide Agile planning, sprint planning, and PI planning across teams.

Skills

Agile delivery

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Jira

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS or related

Equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a leader in Enterprise Technology to manage technical programs and cross-functional transformations across Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT. You will translate objectives into an integrated roadmap, drive governance, and ensure delivery with a connected data framework.

The role requires experience leading technical programs, agile delivery, and strong collaboration with engineering and architecture leaders to resolve complex integration