AI Project Manager

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The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.

In this position...

The AI Technical Project Manager brings hands-on expertise in project and program management methodologies within data science, machine learning, and generative AI. This role collaborates cross-functionally to develop and execute roadmaps and initiatives, requiring strong technical knowledge across analytics, machine learning, and generative AI.

This role contributes expertise in project and program management methodologies specific to data science, machine learning, and generative AI projects, providing support and guidance to technical and non-technical stakeholders. It jointly develops roadmaps and project plans with the Director of Forward Deploy Engineers, Director of AI Hub, Sr AI Technical Program, and Product, Technology, and Business leaders. The role monitors project progress, analyzes performance, and delivers insights to executive leadership while staying updated on emerging trends. In addition to strategic program management, this role involves coordinating project execution activities, including facilitating committees, building executive presentations, running working teams, and managing tactical tasks to ensure successful project delivery.

What You'll Do...

• Partners with the Director of Forward Deploy Engineers, Director of AI Hub, and Sr AI Technical Program Manager to build project plans—defining scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations using industry benchmarks and best practices
• Supports AI organization operations and helps build a positive culture through internal and external events, collaborating with L&D and other functions as needed
• Defines KPIs for AI success across the organization, sources necessary data, and partners with data analysts to measure initiative impact
• Facilitates and manages committee operations, keeping them as lean as possible while still meeting charter goals
• Runs daily standups for AI working groups where needed, working closely with technical leads to identify and remove impediments to progress
• Maintains organizational communication through up-to-date file management, team communication channels, and SharePoint resources
• Provides technical leadership and expert guidance on project/program management methodologies, best practices, and tools
• Offers strategic guidance and decision-making support to project teams, addressing complex issues, mitigating risks, and optimizing outcomes
• Tracks key metrics and KPIs to monitor project health and ensure alignment with strategic objectives and performance targets
• Delivers insightful analysis and reporting on project performance, presenting findings and recommendations to executive leadership and stakeholders
• Stays current on innovation, continuous improvement methodologies, industry trends, and emerging technologies in project management
  
  

You'll have...

• Experience across all phases of the development life cycle, with familiarity in agile practices
• Experience in risk management, mitigation, and contingency planning
• Experience in change/issue management and dependency identification
• Experience in demand management and backlog refinement
• Experience building strategic roadmaps with cross-functional teams
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and analytical/problem-solving skills
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, and written/oral communication skills in a global environment
• Empathy and care for customers and teams
• Detail-oriented, with strong prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands
• Experience embedding AI initiatives and AI-enabled practices into project management workflows
  
  

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 banded salary grade 6 to 8 and ranges from $85,400-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.