At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Ford Model E is responsible for developing the key technologies and capabilities – such as EV platforms, batteries, e-motors, inverters, charging and recycling – to create ground-up, breakthrough electric vehicles. By joining the best software, engineering, design and UX talent, you will be a part of creating new technologies and concepts that can be applied across the Ford enterprise. Being on the Ford Model E team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and growth through electric and connected vehicles and services.

The Senior Vehicle Planning & Strategy Program Manager is part of the team that defines the next generation of EV vehicles.  We are responsible for global strategic studies and integration of teams to deliver compelling, feasible, and viable products.  You will work with marketing, design, engineering, finance and manufacturing to develop the product concept, architecture, financials and industrialization into a compelling and compatible product.  You will also work to transform how we approach product development.      

The minimum requirements we seek:
•     Engineering or Business degree required.  Advanced degree desired but not required.
•     5+ years of experience working on production vehicle development, from concept to launch
•     3+ years of experience in Program, Project or Product Management & Strategy
•     Customer Focused Vehicle Planning & Strategy
•     Strong collaboration skills to integrate vehicle cross-functional teams (engineering and business)
•     Strong Strategic Skills
•     Strong program management and planning skills

Our preferred requirements:
Results Driven in White Space and Fast Paced Environment
•     Strong desire to deliver optimal results in a fast-paced environment.  
•     Ability and willingness to navigate in a “process-less” space and still achieve aspirational results.  
•     Customer-focused with an open mind to work differently from standard process and outside boundaries.
•     Creative to find innovative/integrated solutions.
•     Ability to work with all employee levels from technical personnel to senior management.
Self Motivation & Responsibility
•     Self-motivated and eager to take responsibility.
•     Ability to deliver results with minimal supervision.
Communication Skills
•     Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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 change maker, 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: https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-4.pdf

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.

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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What you’ll be able to do:
•     Use your strategic skills to shape the global product strategy
•     Use your customer, engineering and business skills to integrate cross functional teams to deliver compelling, feasible and viable products.
•     Lead and manage team setup, program assumptions, change control, communication, issues management, financial estimates, and industrialization plans.
•     Lead teams to deliver on time and with quality, setting up schedule with cadence of key decisions, checkpoints, deliverables, etc.
•     Plan the business case of the vehicle with finance, manufacturing, marketing, etc.  
•     Create and effectively deploy a more efficient product development process.