Business Architect

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

Ford Motor Company is seeking a strategic and highly collaborative Business Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team. This role is specifically designed to bridge the gap between complex technical solutions (SAP S/4

HANA, Legacy Systems) and business value streams (Finance, Purchasing, etc.).

The successful candidate will serve as a primary liaison, ensuring that architecture is not only technically sound but also effectively communicated and governed based on enterprise standards. You will focus on driving consistency, transparency, and alignment through communication and collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week

Ford Motor Company is seeking a strategic and highly collaborative Business Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team. This role is specifically designed to bridge the gap between complex technical solutions (SAP S/4

HANA, Legacy Systems) and business value streams (Finance, Purchasing, etc.). The successful candidate will serve as a primary liaison, ensuring that architecture is not only technically sound but also effectively communicated and governed based on enterprise standards. You will focus on driving consistency, transparency, and alignment through communication and collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.

What you'll do...

Communication & Stakeholder Management

* Act as a Strategic Translator:
Bridge the communication gap between Product Owners, Technical Architects, and Business Leads to ensure technical roadmaps align with business value streams.

* Facilitate Alignment:
Lead blueprinting sessions and joint working sessions to drive consensus on future-state business models and system integrations.

* Trusted Advisor:
Develop deep relationships across organizational boundaries to become a key contributor to portfolio planning and integration by communicating the relationship between strategic initiatives, business processes, applications and technologies.

* Knowledge Sharing:
Develop and deliver training materials and "learning sessions" to help both technical and business audiences understand architecture standards and methodologies.

Governance & Standards

* Establish Frameworks:
Develop and implement architecture processes, standards, and methodologies that ensure data integrity and architectural consistency across the Ford ecosystem.

* Architecture Integrity:
Perform gap analysis and lead "Architecture Governance" reviews to ensure that project-level deliverables align with the enterprise standards.

* Portfolio Alignment:
Pair with Portfolio Architects to ensure that business capability models and process maps are standardized and reusable across different product teams.

* Agile Governance:
Manage architectural deliverables within Jira, ensuring that governance requirements are met without slowing down agile delivery cycles.

What you'll do...

Communication & Stakeholder Management

* Act as a Strategic Translator:
Bridge the communication gap between Product Owners, Technical Architects, and Business Leads to ensure technical roadmaps align with business value streams.

* Facilitate Alignment:
Lead blueprinting sessions and joint working sessions to drive consensus on future-state business models and system integrations.

* Trusted Advisor:
Develop deep relationships across organizational boundaries to become a key contributor to portfolio planning and integration by communicating the relationship between strategic initiatives, business processes, applications and technologies.

* Knowledge Sharing:
Develop and deliver training materials and "learning sessions" to help both technical and business audiences understand architecture standards and methodologies.

Governance & Standards

* Establish Frameworks:
Develop and implement architecture processes, standards, and methodologies that ensure data integrity and architectural consistency across the Ford ecosystem.

* Architecture Integrity:
Perform gap analysis and lead "Architecture Governance" reviews to ensure that project-level deliverables align with the enterprise standards.

* Portfolio Alignment:
Pair with Portfolio Architects to ensure that business capability models and process maps are standardized and reusable across different product teams.

* Agile…