Staff Business Architect

Job ID: 65259
Location: Palo Alto, California
Category: PD Operations and Quality

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At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

Job Type: Full time
Work Type: Hybrid

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As a Staff Business Architect – Transformation Lead within Ford’s ADVEV organization, you will lead high-impact business and technology transformation initiatives that enable Ford’s electric vehicle strategy. This role will focus on defining and delivering new business capabilities, operating models, and cross-functional processes that support the evolving needs of Ford’s EV programs.

You will work across Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Supply Chain, Logistics, and other key functions to identify capability gaps, clarify business problems, design future-state solutions, and drive adoption of new processes and tools. Your leadership will be essential as EVDD tools, emerging capabilities, and legacy Ford systems continue to converge.

This is a highly collaborative role requiring strategic thinking, strong business architecture discipline, stakeholder influence, and the ability to drive change in a dynamic environment.

What you’ll do…

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.

You’ll have…

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
10+ 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.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $127,100-$239,900
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/ll6
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid
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From day one, Ford invests in you with medical benefits built to help you plan for what’s next. You’ll also get support for you and your family that meets you at every step, so you can move forward with confidence.

Health and Wellness

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and unique wellness perks keep you and your family supported every step of the way.
Financial and Retirement Programs

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Flexible Vacation and Holidays

Enjoy your time away from work with generous vacation, holidays, and flexible family leave designed to help you balance life and work with ease.
Vehicle Discount Program

The best thing about building great products is driving them! The second-best thing: sharing your discount with family and friends so they can drive them, too.
Family Growth and Support

Grow your family confidently with fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, and a supportive new-parent ramp-up program.
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Ford gives me the space to innovate, to lead, and to serve — all while staying true to who I am as an engineer, educator, and parent. It’s not just a career; it’s a community that drives change.

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