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Enterprise Technology  plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

The Ford Enterprise Architecture Program Management office leads key initiatives to enable software development at Ford. We are looking for a Program Manager to run existing projects, manage a small communication team and establish an Open-Source Program office. This program office will encourage software engineers’ contributions to open-source software that benefit Ford and make an impact in the open-source community showcasing Ford's tech talent.

I n this position...

The Program Manager is responsible for managing any audit findings, org change and communication plan and execution, as well as leading the Open-Source Program - defining, designing, and delivering an Open-Source Program Office that coordinates and manages all activities associated with open-source software usage, contributions and new Open-source projects. You will demonstrate extraordinary organizational and cross-functional communication skills to evolve the open-source program for the enterprise. 

As a Program Manager, you will partner with multiple departments - Ford Legal, IT Contracts, Enterprise Architecture and DevSec Ops to assist with governance and support for projects and programs in the Enterprise Architecture space and establish Open-Source use and contributions.  You will collaborate to identify and improve process and program efficiencies. In addition, work can involve external parties such as open-source communities, standards bodies, partners, etc.

This is a hybrid opportunity in Dearborn, MI at our Rotunda Center and the team normally is onsite 1-2 days/ week.

What you’ll do.. .

• Manage a small team executing projects and communications for the Enterprise Architecture department.

• Work with chief architect on setting and managing progress to objectives and key results.

• Define a strategy for Ford’s open-source presence and reputation.

• Drive involvement and recognition of the open-source program internally

• Align goals of the program with business goals

• Build awareness of Ford open source externally and increasing overall Ford involvement in the open-source community in alignment with our business strategy

• Establish Ford as a high-contributing member of key Open-Source initiatives with strategic alignment to our software development strategies.

• Support the open-source office in managing the operational pipeline of requests for intake, contributions, and new OSS projects.

• Manage open-source office communication sites.

• Assist in the creation of documentation and education for the Open-Source compliance and governance program.

• Support, as needed, automation to streamline governance processes.

• Triage and review open-source contribution proposals from developers.

• Train product and solution teams on open-source policy topics, including the legal implications of using open source.

• Represent Ford in the open-source community at external events.

You'll have…

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and equivalent work experience

• 3 + years of experience as a Software Project or /Program Manager with skills including:

• Exceptional communication and customer relationship skills

• Ability to build consensus and cooperation as well as to influence, interact and negotiate with senior leadership in the organization.

• Knowledge of change and project management methodologies and principles and the ability to integrate them into project design.

• 2+ years of experience leading people or teams

• 1+ years of Prior experience working or managing an Open-Source Program Office including…

• Deep knowledge of open-source licensing and intellectual property concepts

• Understanding of open-source software governance, licensing, and culture

• Knowledge of common open-source communities and publication methods

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree

• Broad knowledge of Information Security technologies, techniques, and processes

• Experience leading complex technical projects, meeting target timelines, facilitating project meetings, authoring project documentation, issue resolution, and project resource identification.

• Exceptional communication and customer relationship skills

• Ability to build consensus and cooperation as well as to influence, interact and negotiate with senior leadership in the organization.

• Knowledge of change and project management methodologies and principles and the ability to integrate them into project design.

• Excellent process design capability to improve overall efficiency, mitigate resource conflicts, and improve developer experience.

• Ability to navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization.

• Willingness and ability to consult with many development teams on the options and opportunities with open source.

• Ability to implement best practices and procedures for cross-functional alignment.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-LL6-sal-plan-1.pdf

This position is in the range of salary grade LL6.

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Requisition ID : 34411