Hybrid Consulting Architect – Architecture Management

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Consulting Architect – Architecture Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $138,240 - $261,720 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Consulting Architect leading Enterprise Architecture strategy and team management at Ford Motor Company. Driving efficient architecture practices and managing a team of specialists in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought and technology leadership while working closely with Architects and partner Enterprise Technology (ET) teams to drive efficient, well-understood, and flexible architecture management practices.
• Set the strategy and direct the operations of the Architecture Management team.
• Manage a team of 15+ Architects, Product Managers, and external partners located in all global Regions.
• Manage the Architecture Management team supporting all strategy, process, and tool simplification and improvements.
• Manage the Architecture Modeling function to ensure technical requirements are balanced.
• Lead development of the Architecture Center of Excellence key strategies (e.g. process, methods, information, and tools).
• Manage and coordinate architecture learning and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 7 + years as a Technical subject matter expert in Enterprise Architecture competency with experience including:
• In depth architecture expertise across all aspects of architecture (Business, solution, information, application and infrastructure)
• Experience developing architecture strategies/blueprints for a given set of Business Capabilities and Processes
• In depth technical understanding of setting strategy through a structured architecture process
• 5+ years of experience of leading Architects, Product Managers, Developers and/or outside partners. Additional leadership experience should include:
• Must be able to think and act strategically, without constraints, and be able to define and operationalize a strategy
• Strong demonstrated competencies across the Business landscape
• Strong demonstrated competencies working within and across Product Teams
• Guide – level competency in Enterprise Architecture
• Proven ability to work closely with management one to three levels above both in business and IT.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.