Sr. Business Architect · Ford Motor Company

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:19:56 GMT
Engineering

Ford Motor Company · Long Beach · Salary grade 8 · hybrid

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.

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.

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

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience

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

This position is a salary grade 8.