Motorsports Sports Car Program Manager

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What you'll do...

• Lead Ford Performance sports car motorsports programs including:
  • Vehicles: Mustang GT3, Mustang GT4, Dark Horse R, LMDh
  • Series: IMSA, WEC, SRO, DTM, VLN, others
• Lead cross-functional technical team, including internal Ford employees and multiple partner organizations to win races and championships that matter
• Lead interface with key partners: Multimatic, M-Sport, Watson, many others
• Lead interface with series and sanctioning bodies as listed above
• Lead technology flow from sports car racing into Ford vehicle programs
• Lead sports car motorsports cycle plan
• Clearly communicate project strategy and vision to team members and stakeholders
• Lead coordination, integration, and any testing activities
• Deliver programs on time and within budget
• Operate with an iterative and agile mindset, be innovative in your approach
• Manage multiple projects using through strong organizational skills and great communication
• Lead and report out on critical problem resolution
• Lead appropriate Prevent Recurrence actions
• People development and career development, provide appropriate leadership to matrix reports

You'll have...

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 5+ years experience in either Vehicle Engineering, Powertrain, or Chassis
• 6+ years motorsport orientated responsibilities including interface with competition teams, sanctioning bodies, race series
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to success (winning)
• Able to make balance and make decisions across attributes and functions to maximize total performance
• Exceptional ability to lead problem resolution in the fast-paced motorsports environment with many speed/reliability improvements required every week
• Demonstrated strong technical, people and communication skills
• Ability to travel and work weekends
• Able to manage multiple issues on multiple programs effectively and efficiently
• Effective coaching and mentoring skills

This person must be:

• A complete self-starter, must be creative and be able to work under pressure
• A strong technical engineering, program leadership and organizational skills are required for this role
• Possess a competitive spirt, can-do attitude, and interest in professional motorsports
• Possess a practical knowledge of race cars and sportscar competition
• Strong leader with ability to work with multiple partners and suppliers, and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with high responsibility
• Flexibility and willingness to travel, including weekend travel
• Working knowledge and experience of vehicle performance, and motorsport.
• Proven delivery and under compressed high pressure timelines
• Excellent communication skills
• Motorsports Experience at any level

Even better, you may have...

• Masters preferred

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 leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP1

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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