Senior Business Architect

Ford Motor Company

Senior Business Architect leading high-impact business and technology transformation initiatives for Ford’s electric vehicle strategy. Driving cross-functional process development and adoption for EV programs.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $109,100 - $182,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end transformation initiatives that establish and mature business capabilities aligned to ADVEV and Ford EV objectives.
Partner with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Logistics, and related functions to drive process, tool, data, and organizational change.
Define clear business problem statements, current-state assessments, and future-state operating models using structured business architecture and process-mapping techniques.
Conduct discovery with stakeholders to identify pain points, bottlenecks, capability gaps, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
Translate complex business needs into actionable strategies, requirements, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
Drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, balancing competing priorities and influencing decisions without direct authority.
Manage transformation scope, priorities, risks, dependencies, timelines, cost considerations, and quality outcomes in a dynamic environment.
Facilitate business process validation, acceptance, and adoption to ensure sustainable implementation of new capabilities.
Analyze the business impact of proposed changes versus inaction, and develop mitigation strategies for identified risks.
Incorporate organizational change management practices, including communication, training, rollout planning, and stakeholder readiness.
Promote continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and scale processes across the enterprise.
Maintain agility and resilience while navigating evolving priorities, ambiguity, organizational complexity, and implementation challenges.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in business architecture, transformation, strategy, consulting, product development operations, or related roles.
Experience supporting organizations that design, engineer, manufacture, or deliver complex hardware products; automotive experience preferred.
Proven experience driving process and system improvements related to PLM, ERP, MES, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain systems.
Familiarity with PLM tools and engineering systems; experience with 3DX/CATIA preferred.
Strong ownership mindset with demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and strategic-thinking skills.
Experience eliciting, translating, documenting, and tracing business requirements through the project lifecycle.
Ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups, resolve competing priorities, and build alignment across functions.
Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex issues to both technical and business audiences.
Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive accountability across matrixed teams.
Working knowledge of organizational change management principles, including communication planning, training, and adoption support.
Familiarity with domains such as BOM management, product lifecycle management, virtual and physical validation, supply chain, manufacturing readiness, and systems integration is a plus.

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

business architecturetransformationprocess mappingrequirements elicitationPLMERPMESengineering systems3DXCATIA

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingfacilitationstrategic thinkingcommunicationstorytellinginfluence without authorityownership mindsetagilityresilience