Principal Technical Program Manager

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.

Your Vision. Ford's Future. Technology Platform Programs (TPP).

Seeking an innovative challenge? Ford's new Technology Platform Programs (TPP) team is reimagining vehicle electrical architecture and software platforms, pivoting to a streamlined, scalable, platform-first strategy, and we need your talent to drive this vision. At TPP, you'll be instrumental in simplifying software by driving Ford's minimum complexity vision, boosting quality and speed by enabling faster, higher-quality software delivery, optimizing programs to make vehicle execution significantly more efficient, and scaling solutions by leading cross-functional strategies for broad impact across our vehicle lineup. TPP is where bold ideas transform into real-world breakthroughs that define the future of Ford. Join us and drive innovation!

In this position...

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager to orchestrate and lead high-impact initiatives across our connected vehicle, cloud, and mobile ecosystem.

You will operate at the intersection of complex engineering and strategic delivery, navigating ambiguity to drive long-term engineering strategy and measurable improvements in customer experience.

What you'll do...

• Technical Leadership: Drive the Cloud & Mobile technology roadmap, with a deep understanding of mobile apps, cloud applications / infrastructure, and connected vehicle experiences. Guide delivery teams in adopting scalable and modular Cloud & Mobile architectures, ensuring alignment with program objectives.

• Portfolio & Program Management: Develop and maintain integrated schedules, dependency maps, and risk mitigation plans across Cloud & Mobile portfolio. Ensure timely delivery of Cloud & Mobile capabilities aligned with vehicle launch timelines, digital product objectives and regulatory requirements.  

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Build strong relationships with engineering, product, engineering project managers, and partner teams.  Influence senior leadership and stakeholders to align on priorities, trade-offs, and strategic direction. Facilitate cross-organizational collaboration to resolve technical and programmatic challenges.

• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate program status, scorecards, risks, and decisions clearly and effectively to executive leadership and technical teams.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance program execution, quality, and velocity.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.

• 10+ years of experience in technical program management within highly complex systems, including multiple successful release cycles of consumer-facing software at scale.

• 10+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects across Cloud, Mobile, or Embedded systems.

• Deep experience with Agile methodologies and enterprise-level project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).

• Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional programs across multiple vehicle platforms.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Executive presence and the ability to influence and guide senior leadership.

Even better, you may have...

• Domain Depth: Expertise in cloud-native architectures, API management, and consumer-facing mobile apps.

• Strategic Acumen: Ability to thrive in unstructured environments and independently manipulate scope-cost-time-quality levers to achieve goals.

• Data-Driven: Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging large volumes of data to identify opportunities in planning or delivery.

• Leadership: Experience implementing organizational processes (PDCA, Retros) and mentoring other TPMs or engineers.

• Customer Obsession: Demonstrated pattern of developing empathy for the end-user to inform delivery plans.

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, we encourage you to apply!

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 leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.     

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.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-DP1