Program Manager

The Corporate Communications team enables the sharing of corporate strategy, news, and events with employees, retirees, and media. The applications in this portfolio include the @FordOnline employee portal, From the Road media website and portal, social media propogation, AI content tagging, and various SaaS applications focused on employee communication and engagement (i.e. Staffbase email, Jotform event mgmt, BlueOvalNow mobile app). The team has full-stack development responsibility for @FordOnline and From the Road, building and maintaining the web applications using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or other TBD tech stacks.

In this position you will lead a product based team to deliver best-in-class software and experiences to our customers, both internal and external. Senior product managers (supervisors) support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization and support cross-functional product teams. The candidate must be able to work at the strategic level (generating innovative ideas for growth, change management) and at the tactical level (analyzing data, solving problems, leading the team).  This is a hybrid role (4 days/week) in Dearborn, MI.  

What will it be like to work on the Corporate Communications PDO team? 

We are an agile team… leveraging rapidly evolving technology to innovate, fail fast and pivot. We trust each other, surface issues openly and solve problems collaboratively.

What You'Ll Do...

• Lead the design and implementation of software related to @FordOnline and From the Road websites from requirements, design, development, coding and validation, including migrating each to the Adobe Cloud
• Participate in the evaluation, selection and potential unification of future employee communications tools
• Drive the team to focus on designs and features to improve user experience
• Focus on the quality of products and development velocity
• Integrate solutions with internal and external products as needed
• Interface with product/design teams
• Hire. Retain and grow great talent
• Provide post-production escalation support
• Assess third party and open-source software/products as needed
• Participate in yearly cycle planning prioritization 
• Conduct interim and year-end assessments of team members

You'Ll Have...

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, information technology or a technology related field
• 5+ years of experience leading teams of developers, preferably those with .com software delivery, AEM, React, Akamai and similar skills
• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Extensive experience with agile software development practices as part of a product based team
• Experience procuring and managing third-party SaaS applications

Even better, you may have…

• Master’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field
• 3+ years of AEM experience including hands-on development and troubleshooting of software systems
• AEM Cloud migration expertise
• Understanding of clean code practices
• Solid knowledge of Adobe Analytics
• Solid knowledge of Git, bug tracking software (Jira or other), peer reviews, and other development tools.
• AI content tagging experience

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, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
• For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary 
• This position is a salary grade LL6. 
• This position is a range of salary grades LL6.
• Please note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site at minimum 4 days per week *
• Visa Sponsorship is provided for this role*

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
 

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