The Director of Program Management and Strategy will lead the strategic oversight and execution of several of Ford’s most critical, cross-functional IT initiatives. You will be at the forefront of modernizing the digital backbone that enables our global operations, directly contributing to our efficiency, quality, and competitive edge. This isn't just about managing projects; it's about orchestrating a revolution in how Ford designs, sources, produces, and delivers vehicles to its customers. **You Will…** + Accelerate Product Development: Revolutionizing engineering processes through platforms like 3DX, enabling "shift-left" issue detection and faster product launches. + Improve Production Stability & Logistics Efficiency: Modernizing material management with the Material Management Platform (MMP), migrating from legacy mainframe systems to SAP S/4-based solutions + Modernize manufacturing leveraging SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) + Strengthen our Supply Chain: Enhancing resilience and connectivity through platforms like E2Open, improving forecast visibility and collaboration with suppliers. + Drive Smarter Manufacturing & Quality Improvement: Implementing cutting-edge AI systems to detect defects in real-time and make quality visible and actionable on the factory floor. + Provide leadership and oversight for a portfolio of highly complex, cross-functional Industrial System IT programs, ensuring alignment with Ford’s overarching business objectives and critical vehicle program milestones. + Establish a strong Program Management Office with foundational frameworks, artifacts and governance practices that are leveraged across multiple critical cross functional initiatives + Drive proactive, strategic risk and issue management across the entire program portfolio, identifying systemic impediments and orchestrating their resolution at the executive level before they impact critical path. + Oversee the formal scope definition, tracking, and change management processes for large-scale, enterprise-wide programs, ensuring disciplined execution and adaptation. + Drive the development and maintenance of all critical program artifacts, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accessibility for senior leadership. + Lead and enable organizational change management required for successful adoption and realization of benefits from major technology transformations. + Orchestrate and synchronize activities across diverse, senior stakeholder groups, including IT ProductDriven Organizations (PDOs), business functions (PD, MP&L, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain), and external partners. + Align program achievements to an overarching strategy and roadmap, influencing the development and deployment of new processes and enabling technologies across the enterprise. + Act as a hands-on, strategic problem-solver, anticipating complex hurdles and proactively engaging to resolve them, often requiring navigating organizational complexities and influencing diverse perspectives **You'll have…** + 10+ years of demonstrated leadership and accountability at a senior management level, driving results in complex, cross-functional environments. + 5+ years of large-scale program and portfolio management experience, with a proven track record of successfully delivering major enterprise-wide technology transformations for vehicle program launches. + Expertise in financial and resource management for programs or portfolios. + Extensive experience in handling governance reviews and issue resolutions at the executive level. + Demonstrated ability to strategically balance traditional program management rigor with agile software development practices across a large organization. + Expertise with work management using Jira and building dashboards and scorecards for executive communication. + A highly self-motivated and proactive leader, capable of identifying strategic opportunities and challenges, and driving solutions independently. **You may also have…** + Understanding of Ford’s Product Driven System of Delivery and how it integrates with enterprisewide IT initiatives. + Exceptional political savvy and proven ability to navigate complex organizational structures, influence without direct authority, and build consensus among diverse stakeholders. + Proven ability to lead, mentor, and empower program management talent and cross-functional teams. + Familiarity with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), MRP (Material Requirements Planning) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) technologies. + Extensive experience in bringing together large-scale business change initiatives with the key technology enablers. + Strong understanding of emerging digital technologies (e.g., AI/ML, IIoT, PLM, MES, ERP) and their application within an industrial context. + Experience driving complex, enterprise-wide IT integration across disparate domains and legacy systems. What you'll receive in return… As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition. Our benefits summary can be found Here (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2025-new-hire-benefit-summary-LL4.pdf) 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 4. Visa sponsorship is not 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. 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. Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Onsite #LI-MB3 **Requisition ID** : 48952