Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, IVI Multimedia

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

What You'Ll Do…

• Lead and manage multiple feature development activities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project plans.
• Develop and maintain detailed program plans and schedules.
• Ensure alignment between the IVI software engineers, hardware engineers, system engineers, testing engineers and product managers throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage dependencies for the engineering team including manufacturing, ADAS, body controllers and multimedia.
• Provide guidance to the Multimedia team, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Lead internal bug triage meetings where next steps of all open issues are identified and assigned.  
• Coordinate with other teams, including development, product management, and operations, to align on-board Multimedia activities with overall project goals.
• Communicate program status, progress, and issues to stakeholders, including senior management.
• Manage relationship with external vendors, hardware team, ADAS team and Control team.
• Drive closure to key issues by working with development teams and other TPMs.
• Analyze defect trends and patterns and recommend process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement of Multimedia processes and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. 

You'Ll Have…

• Master's degree in engineering, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in project, program or product management in software.
• 5+ years of experience in software development or testing.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong domain knowledge of automotive audio, multimedia or similar areas
• Experience with automotive massive production process and end-to-end product launch  
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and quality assurance practices
• Experience working on embedded software systems on automotive space
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to create and manage detailed project plans.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Confluence, JIRA).
• Proficiency in collaboration and requirements tools (e.g. Jama)

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 a leadership level 5.
• For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP4 
• Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
• Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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