About the role

  • Senior Business Architect leading transformation initiatives for Ford's electric vehicle vision. Collaborating across cross-functional teams to establish new business capabilities and drive change.

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

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

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.

Job title

Senior Business Architect

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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