Principal Agilist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal Agilist

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Ford is transforming the transportation industry, delivering higher levels of automation, continuously upgradeable performance, and seamless connected experiences. Software, connectivity, and data are the cornerstones of this evolution, delivering the foundational elements by which Ford will drive this evolution. The Principle Agilist sits within the Agile Center of Excellence (CoE) and is the chief architect of the agile framework and modern ways of working adopted by the Connected Vehicle Software (CVS) organization. This role will be central to enabling the engineering organization responsible for all software and electronics in all Ford vehicles as we build truly software defined vehicles.

In this role you will listen to understand the needs of the organization and then marry together what you hear, your knowledge, expert guidance and agile best practices to define, publish and evangelize our carefully tailored agile way of working.

RESPONSIBILITIES

What you'll do...

• Own, define, document, and curate the agile framework and ways of working that will be adopted by the Connected Vehicle Software organization
• Define CoE success metrics, and establish the analytical capabilities and rhythm to adopt the metrics, take action on the, and measure and report outcomes
• Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies, processes and best practices while evangelizing good agile hygiene in processes, systems, and tools
• Instantiate an agile and growth mindset across Connected Vehicle Software through visible thought leadership and championing activities at all levels of the organization
• Earn and maintain your status as the agile and modern ways of working subject matter expert through continuous learning and application of your knowledge to solve tough, complex issues
• Maintain a robust high-quality network of agile practitioners and thought leaders both internally and externally to routinely being new ideas to the CoE
• Work collaboratively across the CoE to design a portfolio of coaching engagement service offerings that can be repeatedly and consistently deployed to drive adoption of the framework and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

You'll have...

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience as a Principle Agilist, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, or similar roles leading agile transformations in complex enterprise environments
• Up-to-date agile certifications for scrum, kanban, and SAFe

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and MBA
• Certification and experience implementing Lean Six Sigma
• Exceptional communication (oral & written) and collaboration skills in cross-functional, diverse environments
• Demonstrated history of driving agile transformation in an industrial or combined hardware and software environment
• Experience implementing advanced agile approaches such as extreme programming (XP), paired programming, and the use of AI agents, copilots, and tools in software development
• Persuasive storytelling abilities enabling you to promote your ideas at the highest levels, gain alignment, generate excitement, and instigate momentum in complex matrixed environments
• A hyper collaborative mindset and ability to partner with teams and leaders regardless of level
• Tenacity, grit, and a persistent sense of urgency with a bias for action (even in ambiguous and fluid situations)
• 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD
This position is a leadership level 5.

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.

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