Business Architect

Ford•Dearborn, MI

1d•$86,600 - $166,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a strategic and highly collaborative Business Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team. This role is specifically designed to bridge the gap between complex technical solutions (SAP S/4HANA, Legacy Systems) and business value streams (Finance, Purchasing, etc.). The successful candidate will serve as a primary liaison, ensuring that architecture is not only technically sound but also effectively communicated and governed based on enterprise standards. You will focus on driving consistency, transparency, and alignment through communication and collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
5+ years of experience in Information Technology.
2+ years of experience as a Business Architect or Business Analyst role with a proven track record of presenting complex architectural concepts to business stakeholders and technical teams
2+ years of experience in strategy planning, requirements management, and conceptual business modeling (Current vs. Future State).
2+ years of experience with enterprise architecture tools (e.g., YouDesign, Miro, Signavio, LeanIX, Microsoft Visio or similar).
2+ years of robust analytical experience with a proven ability to leverage Excel for data analysis and reporting

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field
Experience with large-scale ERP transformations, specifically involving SAP S/4HANA.
Deep understanding of industry-standard frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, BPMN, or APQC.
Familiarity with Ford-specific value streams, particularly in Finance (Plan to Report), Purchasing or Parts Supply & Logistics.

Responsibilities

Act as a Strategic Translator: Bridge the communication gap between Product Owners, Technical Architects, and Business Leads to ensure technical roadmaps align with business value streams.
Facilitate Alignment: Lead blueprinting sessions and joint working sessions to drive consensus on future-state business models and system integrations.
Trusted Advisor: Develop deep relationships across organizational boundaries to become a key contributor to portfolio planning and integration by communicating the relationship between strategic initiatives, business processes, applications and technologies.
Knowledge Sharing: Develop and deliver training materials and "learning sessions" to help both technical and business audiences understand architecture standards and methodologies.
Establish Frameworks: Develop and implement architecture processes, standards, and methodologies that ensure data integrity and architectural consistency across the Ford ecosystem.
Architecture Integrity: Perform gap analysis and lead "Architecture Governance" reviews to ensure that project-level deliverables align with the enterprise standards.
Portfolio Alignment: Pair with Portfolio Architects to ensure that business capability models and process maps are standardized and reusable across different product teams.
Agile Governance: Manage architectural deliverables within Jira, ensuring that governance requirements are met without slowing down agile delivery cycles.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.