Technical Program Manager - Adas SW Platform

What you will do:

We are seeking a diligent, detail-driven project management professional to support our Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Software development activities. This involves applying Technical Program Management engineering principles and analytical techniques in support of delivering software for the ADAS ECU.

ADAS Software Technical Program Manager 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.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize, and deliver major ADAS software initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.

• Understand the needs of stakeholders across the product development organization and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives

• Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of ADAS Software (hand coded or MBD-based)

• Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of software tooling and/or support software to advance ADAS product development

• Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable ADAS to meet commitments across all customer constituencies

• Lead team members on modern, world-class, software development practices, and precise execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, risk management, and risk mitigation)

• Interface with and lead cross functional teams- Systems, Software, Feature, Suppliers, V&V, Quality to define and drive development plans, ensuring on time SW delivery with highest quality

• Partner with technical development leaders to create symbiotic relationships that showcase high value in technical leader/TPM matched-pairing through delivery velocity

• Utilize technical knowledge and capabilities to assist technical leaders and engineers in resolving dependencies and issues with stakeholders

• Help to resolve or facilitate resolution of technical issues

• Elevate the visibility of the team - provide regular "push" updates through wiki, Jira, Teams, email, and other communication mediums

• Communicate and present project status to a broad stakeholder and leadership community

• Proactively identify and manage project risks, developing mitigations and/or recovery plans in event of project slips

• Efficiently utilize work management tools- Wiki, JIRA, Project Management Tools - to make plans and status visible to leadership and to provide strategic planning options/contingencies

In this role, you will:

• Partner with key stakeholders to define, scope, prioritize, and deliver major ADAS software initiatives that span multiple teams and multiple organizations across Ford.

• Understand the needs of stakeholders across the product development organization and influence as appropriate to achieve alignment on the prioritized initiatives

• Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of ADAS Software (hand coded or MBD-based)

• Apply technical project planning, management, and leadership for the development and delivery of software tooling and/or support software to advance ADAS product development

• Implement and execute roadmaps, schedules, project plans, and resourcing plans to enable ADAS to meet commitments across all customer constituencies

• Lead team members on modern, world-class, software development practices, and precise execution of a technical plan (including management of milestone progress, dependency tracking, risk management, and risk mitigation)

• Interface with and lead cross functional teams- Systems, Software, Feature, Suppliers, V&V, Quality to define and drive development plans, ensuring on time SW delivery with highest quality

• Partner with technical development leaders to create symbiotic relationships that showcase high value in technical leader/TPM matched-pairing through delivery velocity

• Utilize technical knowledge and capabilities to assist technical leaders and engineers in resolving dependencies and issues with stakeholders

• Help to resolve or facilitate resolution of technical issues

• Elevate the visibility of the team - provide regular "push" updates through wiki, Jira, Teams, email, and other communication mediums

• Communicate and present project status to a broad stakeholder and leadership community

• Proactively identify and manage project risks, developing mitigations and/or recovery plans in event of project slips

• Efficiently utilize work management tools- Wiki, JIRA, Project Management Tools - to make plans and status visible to leadership and to provide strategic planning options/contingencies