Ford Pro · 3 hours ago
Director - Technical Program Management
15575 Lundy Pkwy, Dearborn, MI, 48126, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$138K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expFord Pro is a company dedicated to transforming the way the world moves through innovative vehicle solutions. They are seeking a Director of Technical Program Management to lead complex, multi-year industrial technology programs, ensuring alignment across various departments and managing significant financial responsibilities.
AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Drive Strategic Orchestration: Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-year industrial technology programs. Ensure seamless alignment between IT Product Delivery Organizations (PDOs), Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to realize the comprehensive vision for Ford’s industrial ecosystem
Architect Enterprise Governance: Establish and lead a robust cross-functional governance framework that bridges IT delivery with vehicle program, enterprise capabilities, and global plant launch milestones (L1–L3) ensuring executive visibility and accountability
Strategic Roadmap Integration: Align program achievements with the overarching strategic roadmap, defining the development and deployment of process transformations and enabling technologies
Champion Real-Time Insights: Oversee the development and maintenance of integrated Jira dashboards. Ensure these are synchronized with IT teams’ backlogs to provide leadership with real-time telemetry on program health and velocity
Value-Driven PI Planning: Lead high-impact quarterly PI Planning cycles to define and drive specific value delivery, ensuring the team remains focused on the highest-priority business outcomes
Proactive Risk Mitigation: Utilize strategic foresight to identify and resolve hurdles and roadblocks before they impact critical vehicle program milestones or plant launch windows
Comprehensive RAID Management: Maintain a rigorous, focused management of the RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), ensuring clear ownership and rapid resolution of impediments
Fiscal Accountability: Execute full financial responsibility for the program, managing forecasts and actuals across the entire scope to ensure budget adherence and transparency
Rigorous Scope Management: Lead the formal definition and tracking of program scope, maintaining a disciplined change log to prevent scope creep while ensuring flexibility for critical requirements
Program Artifact Excellence: Ensure all program artifacts and documentation are maintained to the highest corporate standards for audit and lifecycle management
Executive Storytelling & Influence: Prepare and deliver high-stakes executive updates and presentations, synthesizing complex operational data into clear strategic narratives regarding accomplishments, objectives, and roadmaps
Transformational Change Management: Enable the organizational change management (OCM) required for successful implementation, ensuring technology shifts are met with high user adoption and operational readiness
Collaborative KPI Management: Partner with stakeholders to ensure monthly metrics and KPIs are consolidated and reported according to corporate standards, driving a culture of continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Production, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
5+ years consistent track record, driving accountability and ownership with cross-functional teams
5+ years large-scale program management and cross-work stream integration experience that will include: Expertise in financial and resource management (~$50+M budget)
Experience in handling governance reviews and issue resolutions at the executive (VP and C-level) leadership level
Ability to balance Program Management and Agile practices
5+ years of experience with Ford and/or Industrial domains such as Product Development, Manufacturing and Logistics, Supply Chain Planning or similar
Preferred
Master's Degree in in Production, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering
Knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes i.e., GPDS, FPS
Experience with Ford – PD, MFG and/or MP&L
Familiarity with PLM and MRP technologies including SAP
Understanding of Product Driven System of Delivery
Politically savvy navigating the organization to achieve outcomes
Proven ability to lead and empower team members
Experience bringing together business change initiatives and the key enablers
Understanding of emerging digital technologies
Experience driving IT integration across domains
Experience modernizing legacy IT infrastructure and applications
Role model of Ford+ Leadership
Self-starter – able to identify what needs to be done and then get it done
Hands-on problem solver to anticipate and proactively resolve hurdles
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
Company
Ford Pro
Ford Pro is a productivity accelerator designed to drive the business forward, delivering solutions to commercial customers of all sizes.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Frick
Interim Head
Recent News
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