Sr. Tech Program Manager, Ford Energy

Ford Global Career Site
Dearborn, MI

This role is responsible for defining, integrating, and delivering the end-to-end BESS Service Platform, including its architecture, operating model, and execution system. You will operate at the center of a multi-year platform build, ensuring that every technical workstream is anchored in a seamless customer journey and designed to drive industry-leading customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Strategic Leadership & Vision
  • Define the end-to-end BESS Service Platform structure across all service domains. 

  • Map and define the end-to-end customer journey, from initial lead capture to product commissioning through long-term maintenance and end-of-life support. 

  • Establish the service operating systems needed across the business, including domain ownership, interfaces, and responsibility boundaries. 

  • Ensure alignment with enterprise systems, standards, and operating expectations to provide a unified "one-Ford" customer experience.

  1. Integrated Roadmap & Sequencing
  • Build and maintain the integrated service platform roadmap across all domains.

  • Prioritize capability development based on its impact on customer uptime, ease of service, and overall satisfaction.

  • Align platform milestones with product development, commissioning, and operational readiness timelines.

  • Drive prioritization across competing demands, ensuring customer-facing features are delivered in lockstep with technical infrastructure.

  1. Cross-Functional Integration & Execution
  • Lead alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, IT, and service organizations.

  • Integrate customer feedback loops and service data into the execution model to drive continuous platform improvement.

  • Resolve cross-domain dependencies and execution gaps to maintain delivery momentum and prevent customer-facing service disruptions.

  • Maintain clear visibility into program health, risks, and dependency status for executive leadership.

  1. Governance & Organizational Scaling
  • Establish program governance, decision forums, execution cadences, and escalation paths.

  • Develop all customer success metrics, including CSAT (Customer Satisfaction) and Customer Service Index (CSI), system uptime, service response times, and financials as core program KPIs.

  • Work cross-functionally to help define service organization structure aligned to platform maturity and lifecycle needs.

  • Identify capability gaps and sequence hiring/organizational development to support platform growth and service excellence.

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