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...

Working within the FCNA Transformation Office, the Transformation Manager is responsible for orchestrating complex, interdependent workstreams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver enterprise transformation objectives.

This role operates at the program level, ensuring alignment across business, product and technology teams, driving execution against the Transformation Milestone Plan (TMP) and enabling delivery of Program Increment (PI) objectives and key business outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), with a preference for individuals who have previously served as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and/or Scrum Master and have progressed into program or transformation leadership roles.

You’ll have…

• 3 + years proven experience leading large-scale, complex programs with multiple interdependent workstreams and/or Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
• Strong experience operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, with the ability to translate Agile execution into program-level outcomes and insights.
• Preferred experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and/or Scrum Master, with demonstrated progression into program or transformation leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at both program and executive levels, including governance, reporting, and stakeholder alignment.
• Expertise in dependency management, integrated planning, and risk/issue mitigation across complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, executive-ready messaging.
• Proven ability to drive accountability and results across teams without direct authority.
• Experience with Agile and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project).

Even better, you may have…

• SAFe certification (e.g., RTE, Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist) preferred.
• Preferred experience building and maintaining Power BI and Jira dashboards, with the ability to translate delivery data into actionable insights and executive-level reporting.

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 leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.
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/LL5

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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

What you’ll do…

• Program Integration and Alignment:

Orchestrate delivery across multiple workstreams and ARTs, ensuring alignment to enterprise transformation priorities and sequencing of key deliverables.

• Execution Oversight and Outcome Delivery:

Monitor and drive execution against program milestones and PI objectives, ensuring delivery is on time, within scope, and aligned to expected business outcomes.

• Cross-Workstream and Cross-ART Dependency Management:

Identify, manage, and resolve interdependencies, risks, issues and constraints across workstreams and ARTs, escalating as needed to maintain program momentum.

• Executive Reporting and Insights:

Develop and own rollup reporting and performance scorecards, translating complex delivery data into clear, concise, and actionable insights for senior leadership.

• Stakeholder Leadership and Communication:

Serve as a key liaison between Workstream DRIs/Project Managers, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Program Leadership, and Transformation Office functions (Governance, Organizational Change Management), ensuring alignment and effective decision-making.

• Governance and Execution Discipline:

Reinforce consistent program governance and execution standards, leveraging SAFe constructs (e.g., PI objectives, milestones) to enable alignment and transparency.

• Continuous Improvement:

Identify systemic delivery challenges and drive improvements across workstreams and ARTs to enhance execution effectiveness and program outcomes.

• Collaboration and Teaming:

Partner with peer Transformation Managers to manage cross-program dependencies and provide support as needed, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.