Staff Vehicle Planning & Strategy 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.

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.

In this position...

The Staff Planning & Strategy Program Manager will be responsible for integrating cross functional teams to develop the next generation of EV vehicles. You will be responsible for integrating teams to deliver compelling, feasible, and viable products. You will work with marketing, design, engineering, finance and manufacturing to develop the product concept, architecture, and financials into a compelling and compatible product.

The Staff Planning & Strategy Program Manager will be responsible for integrating cross functional teams to develop the next generation of EV vehicles. You will be responsible for integrating teams to deliver compelling, feasible, and viable products. You will work with marketing, design, engineering, finance and manufacturing to develop the product concept, architecture, and financials into a compelling and compatible product.

What you'll do...

• 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.

What you'll do...

• 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.