Senior Technical Program Manager

Ford Motor Company

Senior Technical Program Manager overseeing the Digital Birth Certificate Program at Ford. Guiding data integration and technical execution with AI-driven solutions in a hybrid role.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $99,600 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Senior Technical Program Manager (TPgM) is an expert technical leader responsible for the successful execution of complex, high-impact technical programs and cross-functional, dependent products.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role bridges the gap between business strategy, product management, and engineering execution.
The Senior TPM possesses a deep architectural understanding of the entire project ecosystem, its integration points, and future scalability needs.
They are responsible for strategically aligning senior leadership, driving continuous operational model improvements, translating product strategy into detailed technical requirements, and mitigating complex technical and platform-level risks.
Based in Dearborn, MI, this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Programming or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
7+ years of experience leading complex, high-impact, and highly technical programs with significant strategic implications.
3+ years as a Technical Product/Program Manager with skills including:
Proven ability to operate autonomously with very little guidance, solving complex, ambiguous technical problems from beginning to end.
Strong track record of influencing multiple teams, product lines, and leadership decisions across an organization regarding strategic planning, capacity management, and process adherence.
Strong architectural understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC), data science lifecycles, cloud platforms, integration points, and enterprise scalability.
3+ years of expert-level proficiency in program management methodologies (Agile, Kanban, Scaled Agile, Waterfall) and advanced Jira configuration, automation, and reporting.
Even better, you may have...
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering Information Technology or similar technical field.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to bridge communication between senior business leaders and deep technical architects/engineers.

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 childcare 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

program managementsoftware development lifecycledata science lifecyclecloud platformsintegration pointsenterprise scalabilityAgileKanbanScaled AgileWaterfall

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementinfluencingproblem-solvingstrategic planningcapacity managementprocess adherenceautonomyleadershipcross-functional collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor of Information SystemsBachelor of Systems ProgrammingMaster’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Engineering Information Technology