Sr. Business Architect

Ford Motor • Long Beach, CA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. As a Senior Business Architect – Transformation Lead at Ford’s ADVEV group, you will lead business and technology transformations to establish and evolve new capabilities that support Ford’s electric vehicle vision. You will define key problem statements, design new operating models and processes, and integrate these with existing infrastructure through cross-functional collaboration. Your leadership will be crucial in closing capability gaps and enabling continuous improvement as EVDD tools and legacy Ford systems converge.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business architecture, transformation, or consulting roles within organizations designing and manufacturing complex hardware products; automotive industry experience preferred
• Proven track record of driving system improvements related to PLM, ERP, and MES systems (experience with 3DX/Catia preferred)
• Strong sense of ownership, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Expertise in requirements elicitation, translation, and traceability throughout project lifecycles
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and balancing diverse stakeholder priorities
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and build consensus across departments
• Knowledge of organizational change management principles and practices

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with tools like 3DX and domains such as BOM management, virtual/physical validation, product lifecycle management, and supply chain is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver end-to-end transformation initiatives to establish new business capabilities supporting ADVEV objectives
• Lead cross-functional teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Logistics and more to drive change in processes, tools and people
• Apply strategic thinking and create influence without authority when leading transformations
• Define clear problem statements to develop current state and future state operating models using process mapping techniques
• Find relevant stakeholders and conduct discovery phases, identify bottlenecks and pain points; innovate actionable solutions
• Manage stakeholder relationships; prioritize competing needs and scope transformation projects accordingly
• Apply well-formulated strategies to drive decision-making and accountability
• Facilitate business process acceptance and ensure smooth adoption of changes
• Control project scope within dynamic conditions ensuring timeline, cost, and quality goals
• Analyze impacts of change vs inaction, identify risks and dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies
• Incorporate organizational change management including communication, training and rollout of process/tool changes, to drive new capability adoption
• Maintain flexibility and agility to adapt to evolving stakeholder needs, organizational priorities, and navigate through setbacks and uncertainties

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees