Ford Racing Program Management Analyst

Ford Racing Program Management Analyst

At Ford Motor Company, 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. As a Program Management Analyst in Ford Racing, you'll partner with the Program Manager and the cross-functional team to drive one of our performance vehicle programs toward its commitments.

Responsibilities

• Own program timing, milestone tracking, and the status of deliverables, open issues, and decisions for your assigned program.
• Gather and reconcile updates from cross-functional partners; author program health reports, milestone papers, and inputs for leadership reviews, approval forums, and steering team meetings.
• Run meeting preparation and follow-up, including agendas, decision records, action owners, and due dates.
• Identify and escalate timing, content, resource, and execution risks; work with the appropriate owners to drive issues to resolution.
• Author program documentation and analysis that support planning and decision-making.
• Manage the appearance approval process and key Design milestones, including color harmony, as the program requires.
• Drive prototype build, change-management, launch-readiness, and assembly-plant issue-resolution activities, depending on the program assignment.
• Go beyond reporting: analyze program information, identify risks and trends, and make recommendations to program and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in Program Management, product development, business operations, or a related area.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of deliverables and drive them to completion with limited oversight.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, track details, and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear materials and share information and recommendations with varied audiences.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, clarify ownership and next steps, and follow actions through to resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

The salary for this position ranges from $86,600-$166,200 depending on the salary grade and candidate's experience.