Senior Staff Business Architect

Ford Motor Company

Senior Staff Business Architect leading Ford’s enterprise transformation programs supporting electrification. Designing operating models, roadmaps, governance, and measurable outcomes across business and technology.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $167,200 - $316,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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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.

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Enterprise Transformation StrategyOperating-Model DesignOrganizational Change ManagementProgram GovernanceStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Business ArchitectureProcess DesignData MappingRequirements DefinitionBusiness Case DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsImplementation PlanningGovernance StructuresRisk MitigationContinuous Improvement

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationFacilitation SkillsProblem-SolvingTeam LeadershipInfluencing Skills

Industry Keywords

Complex Product DevelopmentManufacturing EnvironmentsCross-Functional ProgramsStakeholder EngagementEnterprise Systems Integration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

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
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments
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
Visa sponsorship is available