Sr. Business Architect
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. 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.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
