Sr. Business Architect

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.

What you'll do...

• 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

You'll have...

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 :

This position is a salary grade 8.

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This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Onsite work of up to four days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-KF1

Requisition ID : 50873