Ford Motor Company

Portfolio Operations Engineer – Tech Strategy

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States

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PMP

About the role

  • Help drive the Unified Backlog's strategic direction, aligning with corporate objectives and initiatives. Analyze data to identify objective alignment, inefficiencies, and contribute to strategic planning.
  • Ensure seamless integration of Unified Backlog data with cycle plan related information (e.g., GPDS timing) and funding mechanisms. Review data for issues related to broader planning and financial processes.
  • Optimize roadmap planning, forecasting, resource allocation, and funding status, establishing clear processes and leveraging dynamic dashboards for transparent visualization. Drive comprehensive roadmap planning and rigorously verify future development work to ensure strategic alignment and viability.
  • Define, track, and monitor KPIs and operational metrics to provide insights and measure progress towards team objectives.
  • Identify, design and recommend process improvements to streamline operations, enhance data quality, reduce costs, and increase productivity.
  • Engage with and advocate for Unified Backlog strategic priorities across engineering, product, and business. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication.
  • Provide data-backed recommendations to quickly mitigate and resolve operational issues.
  • Manage topics in stakeholder forums, maintain clear communication, and present findings to leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 3-4 years of project management experience
  • 1-2 years Atlassian tools experience or other project management tool
  • 1-2 years of experience in managing the intake, coordination and tracking of change requests
  • 1-2 years of experience in ensuring requests meet data integrity standards and GPDS timing coordination
  • 1-2 years of experience with data modeling, strategic data analysis, and deriving actionable insights from complex datasets.
  • Proficient in Atlassian tools including Jira, Atlas, and Confluence
  • Experienced in global project planning and management
  • Experience with data validation and root cause analysis
  • Strong critical thinking skills; proactively identify problems and develop solutions
  • Research-driven; Ability to create structure and solutions from ambiguous information
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and multitasking skills
  • Independent, self-motivated, initiative-driven, assertive
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Collaborative with cross-functional teams
  • Committed to Ford+ plan implementation
  • Master's degree in Engineering
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent PM certification
  • Experience with SAFe
Benefits
  • 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.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementdata modelingstrategic data analysisdata validationroot cause analysisKPI trackingoperational metricsprocess improvementresource allocationforecasting
Soft skills
critical thinkinganalytical skillsorganizational skillsmultitaskingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaborationinitiativeproblem-solvingself-motivated
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeProject Management Professional (PMP)