Engineering Program Manager

Ford Motor Company

Engineering Program Manager driving structured delivery in a fast-paced environment at Ford Motor Company. Shaping priorities and aligning cross-functional teams to ensure execution and management of risks.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $132,800 - $250,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the domain “system of delivery” and ensure the domain’s work is focused on the most important outcomes, aligned to VC&M strategy, and planned/governed consistently.
Establish the structures and mechanisms that enable predictable delivery (backlog structure, planning artifacts, governance cadence, reporting hygiene).
Challenge and de-prioritize work that does not support the strategy or agreed priorities (in partnership with Technical Program Manager (TPM), Product, and VC&M leadership).
Own the domain backlog structure, PI planning, and the domain delivery plan (scope, milestones, dependencies), within the strategic frame set by TPMs and leadership.
Prioritize within the domain, with Engineering Manager input, to ensure capacity is focused on the highest-value work.
Drive clarity for cross-team sequencing and integration planning so commitments are realistic and well-understood.
Maintain accurate internal risk and dependency registers; actively drive resolution, mitigation plans, and escalation paths.
Keep Atlassian artifacts and dashboards up to date so domain and program status is trustworthy and comparable across VC&M.
Provide clear, timely communications to stakeholders on progress, risks, and changes.
Ensure work has a clear acceptance criteria and a defined value/outcome.
At completion, validate with Engineering and TPMs whether acceptance criteria were met and whether the intended value was delivered.
Participate and provide key inputs to the cross-functional work intake discovery process; cascade with context to all impacted functions within your domain.
Apply and help evolve common VC&M standards for discovery, planning, and delivery.
Ensure the domain "plugs into" the broader VC&M operating model using shared templates and cadences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in software/services delivery environments (product/platform/feature delivery).
3+ years of experience coordinating cross-functional work across multiple disciplines (engineering, program, product, design, QA/test, systems, operations, etc.).
3+ years of experience with delivery tooling (e.g., Atlassian Suite, Miro) and disciplined delivery hygiene (plans, dashboards, dependency tracking).
3+ years of experience operating in scaled delivery models (PI planning, multi-team roadmapping, portfolio governance).
3+ years of experience defining and implementing standards/templates that improve consistency across teams.
Ability to synthesize complex information for diverse audiences, ranging from high-level executive briefings that drive decision-making to granular technical documentation for engineering execution.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

software deliverycross-functional coordinationdelivery toolingdependency trackingscaled delivery modelsPI planningportfolio governancestandards implementationtechnical documentationrisk management

Soft Skills

communicationprioritizationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingsynthesis of complex informationcollaborationstrategic alignmentclarity in planningadaptabilityleadership