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The position owns software delivery required to seamlessly integrate Ford’s Connectivity Platform as part of the Ford Partnership Alliance, supporting both Ford-engineered and Partner-engineered models.\nThe Cloud Software Engineering Director will help monitor cost and quality, support transformation efforts toward Ford’s Converged Connectivity strategy, and lead a sizable team through complex, high-visibility initiatives in an always-on connected vehicle environment. The role requires a strong combination of technical acumen, people leadership, collaboration, and the ability to make informed decisions across both technical implementation and broader product lifecycle direction.\n Provide strategic and technical leadership for the development, maintenance, delivery, and production support of cloud platform software that enables Ford’s connected vehicle capabilities.\nOwn the technology strategy and software delivery required to integrate Ford’s connectivity platform with partner platforms across Ford-engineered and partner-engineered vehicle programs.\nSet priorities and ensure predictable execution for business-critical platform capabilities operating in a global, always-on environment.\nEstablish performance objectives and drive measurable improvements in cost, quality, reliability, security, and delivery.\nAdvance Ford’s Core Connectivity strategy by translating enterprise objectives into actionable technology roadmaps and transformation initiatives.\nLead, coach, and develop a global organization of approximately 50 GSR and agency engineers, including four direct reports.\nBuild alignment across global engineering, product, integration, service, and partner organizations to resolve dependencies, manage risks, and deliver shared outcomes.\nTranslate complex technical designs and partner OEM connectivity approaches into clear recommendations, decisions, and direction for internal stakeholders and senior leaders.\nMake timely, data-informed decisions across technical architecture, software implementation, program execution, and product lifecycle strategy.\nChampion operational discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement while fostering a collaborative and constructive engineering culture.\n You'll Have...\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.\nAt least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in cloud software engineering, connected vehicle technology, or a closely related technical field, including significant leadership responsibility.\n3+ years experience leading managers and large, globally distributed engineering organizations through complex, high-visibility initiatives.\n3+ years of technical leadership experience delivering cloud applications built on Java, Spring Boot, containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes), and Google Cloud Platform\n3+ years experience defining technology strategy, translating business objectives into executable roadmaps, and delivering business-critical software platforms at scale\nExecutive-level communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear options, recommendations, risks, and decisions.\n25% required travel to Europe, Asia/China, and other locations depending on vehicle program timelines.\nEven better, you may have...\nMasters Degree \nProven accountability for delivery, production operations, and measurable improvements in cost, quality, reliability, security, and organizational performance.\nExperience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions in a global, always-on production environment.\nStrong technical acumen across cloud platforms, infrastructure architecture, application software, APIs, systems integration, data exchange, and connected vehicle technologies.\nStrong understanding of security, resilience, privacy, and operational risk considerations for cloud-based software platforms.\nDemonstrated ability to build alignment, influence decisions, and manage dependencies across engineering, product, integration, service, executive, and external partner organizations.\nProven ability to attract, coach, and develop technical leaders and engineering talent while fostering accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.\nSound judgment and a data-informed approach to decision-making in ambiguous situations with incomplete information and competing priorities.\nExperience leading organizational change and applying Agile principles and delivery tools, such as Jira, in complex software environments.\nYou 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!\nAs 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:\nImmediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage\nFlexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day\nPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.\nThis position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.\nFinal 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.\nFor more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5\nVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nCandidates 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.\nWe 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. 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