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Ford Motor Company

Technical Program Manager – Vehicle Software Delivery

Ford Motor Company
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hybrid senior full-time $72,480 - $162,120 Dearborn

First indexed 25 Apr 2026

Description

We're seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our Connected Vehicle Software division. As a Technical Program Manager, you will be centered on product and engineering excellence with a bias for action. You will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, successfully partnering with a wide group of disciplines across the company.

You will own cross-team initiatives, identify best practices, and bring your industry experience to bear on a company-wide scale. You will engage with complex engineering programs, demonstrating leadership and a strong command of the tools and process required to achieve the teams' goals.

You will lead software programs in a principled way, and by example when the opportunities arise. You will have consummate communications skills, keeping up- and down-stream dependencies well aligned, and all stakeholders well-informed.

Ideal candidates will have experienced multiple product cycles involving software and services, including up-and down-stream dependencies.

Responsibilities:

  • Own feature delivery over mid- to multi-year horizons; manage schedules and backlogs
  • Define project goals and delivery roadmaps; align resources with priorities and technology staging
  • Establish and track technical success metrics including key performance indicators
  • Translate customer requirements into actionable specifications across multiple teams; identify gaps and opportunities
  • Define required data sets; analyze and inform impactful decisions for the feature area
  • Resolve technical issues; anticipate risk, develop mitigations, lead communications with responsible and stakeholder teams
  • Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement through kaizen practices
  • Maintain awareness of industry trends and evolving technology practices

Stakeholders will be heard inclusively. Priorities will be set based upon aligned principles. Direction will be set quickly and decisively.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar related technical field
  • 5+ years working experience in product or feature development on hardware, software, and/or services
  • 3+ years working in a technical capacity or working closely with an engineering team
  • Familiarity with modern DevOps tools (ie: JIRA, ADO, etc.)
  • Familiarity with modern software development practices (continuous integration / continuous deployment)
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines (engineering, product, design, QA, etc.) on high complexity projects throughout the entire product lifecycle

Benefits:

  • 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

Salary Range: $72,480 - $162,120 Salary Period: year Salary Currency: USD Experience Level: senior Employment Type: full-time Workplace Type: hybrid Category: Engineering Industry: Automotive Required Skills:

  • Technical Program Management
  • Software Development
  • DevOps
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Deployment
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership

Preferred Skills:

  • Agile Methodologies
  • Kanban
  • Scrum
  • Lean Startup
  • Product Development
  • Feature Development
  • Project Management
  • Technical Writing
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Industry Trends
  • Emerging Technologies
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/59725