Lead Technical Program Manager

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The Role
Leads cross-team coordination for complex, long-term technology initiatives. Maintains integrated delivery views covering progress, dependencies, risks, decisions, forecasts, and release readiness. Aligns Product, Business, Engineering, and technical program stakeholders without direct authority, while coordinating integration, testing, compliance considerations, and delivery practices. The role mentors TPMs, improves program execution, and supports Agile, product-oriented delivery across multiple teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re looking for a Lead Technical Program Manager to coordinate complex technology deliverables that involve multiple teams. You’ll manage a changing portfolio of medium-to-large initiatives, which may run for a year or more, and provide a clear, integrated view of progress, dependencies, risks, decisions and delivery readiness.

You’ll be the main Engineering coordination point for Product and Business stakeholders. Participating teams and their TPMs remain responsible for their own execution, while technical decisions stay with the relevant technical leads.

QualificationsWhat you’ll bring
  • Significant experience coordinating technical or software delivery across multiple teams.
  • A track record of managing complex dependencies, risks and integrated plans or forecasts.
  • Experience aligning Product, Business and Engineering stakeholders on outcomes, priorities and trade-offs.
  • Experience coordinating integration, end-to-end testing or release readiness.
  • Familiarity with Agile or product-oriented delivery and tools such as Jira.
  • An understanding of security, control, compliance and audit considerations in a regulated environment.
  • Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to build momentum across teams without relying on formal authority.
  • Experience mentoring TPMs or improving delivery practices is desirable.
  • Minimum 2.2 degree or international equivalent. Exceptions may apply for current employees where supported.

How the role works

This is a cross-team coordination role, not a day-to-day TPM role embedded in one team. Team TPMs and delivery leads remain accountable for team-level planning and execution. The Lead TPM coordinates the integrated delivery view but does not take on technical design authority, application ownership or direct people-management responsibility unless separately assigned.

Relevant training and on-the-job development will be available. Ongoing development and sharing effective practices with the TPM community are expected.


 

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability

 

This position is based in Dunton, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton Campus for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements.

 

As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.

 

 

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Skills Required

  • Significant experience coordinating technical or software delivery across multiple teams
  • Experience managing complex dependencies, risks, and integrated plans or forecasts
  • Experience aligning Product, Business, and Engineering stakeholders on outcomes, priorities, and trade-offs
  • Experience coordinating integration, end-to-end testing, or release readiness
  • Familiarity with Agile or product-oriented delivery
  • Familiarity with Jira
  • Understanding of security, control, compliance, and audit considerations in a regulated environment
  • Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills
  • Ability to build momentum across teams without formal authority
  • Minimum 2.2 degree or international equivalent
  • Experience mentoring TPMs or improving delivery practices

Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Eligible employees can access medical, dental, and prescription coverage starting on the first day, with some zero-cost plan options and free mental health support. Benefits materials highlight comprehensive healthcare as a core pillar.
  • Retirement Support — Employees can enroll in a 401(k)-style plan from day one, and some salaried plans include a company match of $0.90 per dollar on the first 5% contributed. Official summaries also describe financial-planning support.
  • Parental & Family Support — The package includes paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp-up program for new parents returning to work. Flexible family-care days and other time-off options support caregiving needs.

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HQ: Dearborn, MI
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Year Founded: 1903

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Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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