Senior Staff Business Architect

• Define and lead enterprise transformation strategies aligned with Ford’s electrification priorities and broader business objectives
• Own a portfolio of large, cross-functional programs from strategic discovery and business-case development through implementation, adoption, and sustainment
• Establish transformation vision, measurable success criteria, and multi-phase roadmaps spanning people, processes, data, and technology
• Design current- and future-state operating models, business capabilities, processes, governance structures, and organizational interfaces
• Translate complex systems thinking and enterprise dependencies into practical transformation plans
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of business architects
• Influence executive stakeholders, align competing priorities, facilitate enterprise decisions, and resolve risks, conflicts, and trade-offs
• Establish portfolio governance, including scope and roadmap control, dependency management, risk mitigation, benefits realization, and executive reporting
• Set organizational change management strategies covering communications, stakeholder engagement, training, readiness, adoption, and reinforcement
• Partner with business and IT leaders to define process and data requirements, shape enterprise tool-integration strategies, and oversee testing and validation
• Quantify transformation opportunities and develop executive-ready business cases, recommendations, and decision materials
• Establish reusable standards, playbooks, governance cadences, and continuous-improvement mechanisms
• Monitor business outcomes and ensure measurable improvements in cycle time, cost, quality, delivery, and compliance

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• 14 or more years of relevant experience, including at least seven years leading transformation, business architecture, enterprise strategy, or management consulting initiatives in complex product-development or manufacturing environments
• Demonstrated success owning and delivering large, cross-functional programs from strategic discovery through implementation and sustainment
• Advanced expertise in operating-model and process design, including current-state assessment, future-state definition, capability design, and implementation planning
• Ability to define strategic vision, measurable outcomes, and multi-phase roadmaps spanning processes, data, technology, organizational structures, and workforce capabilities
• Strong executive stakeholder-management skills and ability to influence without direct authority
• Extensive enterprise-scale organizational change management experience
• Strong program and portfolio governance capabilities
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including quantifying opportunities and developing business cases
• Fluency in business and IT enablement, including process and data mapping, enterprise systems integration, requirements definition, and large-scale testing and validation
• Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship is available

Demonstrates advanced expertise in enterprise transformation strategies, operating-model design, and organizational change management. Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs, influence stakeholders, and deliver measurable business outcomes in complex environments.

• Enterprise Transformation Strategy
• Operating-Model Design
• Organizational Change Management
• Program Governance
• Stakeholder Management

• Business Architecture
• Process Design
• Data Mapping
• Requirements Definition
• Business Case Development
• Analytical Skills
• Implementation Planning
• Governance Structures
• Risk Mitigation
• Continuous Improvement

• Executive Communication
• Facilitation Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Team Leadership
• Influencing Skills

• Complex Product Development
• Manufacturing Environments
• Cross-Functional Programs
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Enterprise Systems Integration