Strategic Business Architect: Bridge IT & Business Value

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care support

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off and holidays

Relocation assistance possible

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is hiring a strategic Business Architect to join Enterprise Technology. You’ll bridge complex SAP/legacy solutions with business value streams, acting as a liaison to ensure architecture is sound and well-governed.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this hybrid role requires onsite presence four days a week and relocation support for qualified candidates. You’ll drive alignment through blueprinting sessions, develop training, and partner with Portfolio Architects to standardize models and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Technology.
• 2+ years as a Business Architect or Business Analyst with ability to present concepts to stakeholders.
• 2+ years in strategy planning, requirements management, and current vs future state modeling.
• 2+ years with enterprise architecture tools (YouDesign, Miro, Signavio, LeanIX, Visio).
• 2+ years of analytical experience with Excel for data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Bridge communication between Product Owners, Architects and Business Leads to align roadmaps with business value.
• Lead blueprinting and sessions to drive consensus on future-state models and integrations.
• Develop relationships to contribute to portfolio planning and integration initiatives.
• Create training materials to help audiences understand architecture standards and methods.

Skills

Strategic translator

Stakeholder management

Architecture governance

Portfolio planning

Communication

Jira governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

YouDesign

Miro

Signavio

LeanIX

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Ford Motor Company is hiring a strategic Business Architect to join Enterprise Technology. You’ll bridge complex SAP/legacy solutions with business value streams, acting as a liaison to ensure architecture is sound and well-governed.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this hybrid role requires onsite presence four days a week and relocation support for qualified candidates. You’ll drive alignment through blueprinting sessions, develop training, and partner with Portfolio Architects to standardize models and