Business Architect

Ford Motor Company

Business Architect at Ford, shaping the Marketing, Sales & Services portfolio strategy and architecture. Partnering with leaders to align technology and business initiatives for impactful execution.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $99,600 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect the Future: Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, using a big-picture mindset to ensure our MSS portfolio is positioned for long-term industry leadership.
Navigate Dynamic Landscapes: Demonstrate "Strategic Agility" by providing clarity and direction as business needs and market opportunities evolve.
Creative Strategy Design: Lead high-level discovery sessions and journey mapping to identify innovative ways to enhance the Dealer/Customer experience through architectural excellence.
Synthesize & Simplify: Transform complex, multi-domain information into clear, compelling strategic roadmaps that resonate with both technical teams and executive leadership.
Drive Enterprise Alignment: Look beyond individual product silos to ensure the entire MSS ecosystem is integrated, scalable, and aligned with Ford’s global goals.
Influence through Storytelling: Use sophisticated modeling and visual communication to "pitch" architectural visions, securing buy-in for transformative ideas.
Advance the Practice: Contribute to the maturity of our Business Architecture guild by introducing creative methodologies and "out-of-the-box" thinking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or IT related).
4+ years of experience as an architect on large-scale product or enterprise initiatives.
Strategic Comfort: Proven ability to operate effectively and provide leadership in evolving, high-growth environments.
Exceptional communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to frame technical architecture within a broad, value-driven business context.
Advanced conceptual modeling skills, with a focus on representing complex ideas in simple, visual, and persuasive ways.
Practical experience with leading frameworks (e.g., BizBok, TOGAF) used as a foundation for creative problem-solving.
**Preferred Requirements: **
Master’s degree (Computer Science, Management Information Systems or IT related)
3+ years demonstrated business process analysis and design, with a focus on value stream mapping.
Experience with Ford IT architecture processes and architecture work.
Ability to provide expert consulting and leadership on process, capabilities, and information models, driving consensus and adoption.
Deep knowledge and practical experience with multiple architectural frameworks and methodologies, including BizBok, Zachman Framework, and TOGAF.
Experience with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) for detailed process modeling.
Experience with the Ins-pi, ServiceNow, or theydo diagramming tools
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Ability to build and maintain positive, influential relationships across organizational boundaries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and storytelling.
Experience working in a Product Driven Agile Organization, contributing to agile release trains and ceremonies.
Demonstrated ability for out-of-the-box thinking and innovative problem-solving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

architectural frameworksBizBokTOGAFZachman FrameworkBusiness Process Model and Notation (BPMN)conceptual modelingvalue stream mappingenterprise architecturelarge-scale product initiativesbusiness process analysis

Soft Skills

strategic agilityexceptional communicationstorytellingcreative problem-solvinginfluential relationshipscollaborationleadershipout-of-the-box thinkingpresentation skillsclarity and direction