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Ford Motor Company Architecture Leader in Dearborn, Michigan
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
In this position:
The Consulting Architect, Analytics Platform Architecture is responsible for overseeing the management of the technology strategy of the Analytics Platform aligned to the organization's business strategy, processes, information flow, and technology to achieve its goals. The role is responsible for overseeing the management of the enterprise architecture strategy, including models and the lower-level technical components for business capabilities, business process and information needed to achieve the GDIA business strategy. The role is required to develop strategy roadmaps in collaboration with business leaders that will address the actions that are necessary to achieve the business vision for Analytics Platforms.
What you'll do:
Oversees the management of the technology strategy for GDIA’s analytics platforms aligned to the business strategy, processes, information flow, and technology to achieve its goals.
Oversees the management of the enterprise architecture models and the lower-level technical components including business capabilities, business process and information needed to achieve business strategy.
Develops the technology strategic roadmap in collaboration with business leaders that will address the actions that are necessary to achieve the business vision.
Explores new and disruptive technologies that assist the management in identifying mega-trends in technology and business strategies in the analytics space.
Builds and leads a world-class software enterprise architecture team to maintain leading-edge solution architecture.
Serves as a communication link between the team and management to cascade goals and strategy downwards.
Be an expert and champion for enterprise architecture, educating and influencing partners on the benefits, approaches, and strategies of enterprise architecture.
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry and technical developments to grow core technical skills and proficiencies.
Works closely with GDIA to cultivate new analytics platform technology opportunities.
Lead and reinforce the architecture engagement between the architecture and GDIA product teams.
Partners with product teams to ensure the delivery model is aligned to overall analytics strategy and patterns.
You'll have:
Bachelor's Degree
10 Years of Experience
Must be able to think and act strategically, without constraints, and be able to operationalize.
Strong demonstrated competencies across the entire Business landscape.
Strong demonstrated competencies working across multiple organizations including GDIA, ITO, and ET teams.
Strong communication and collaborative skills.
Strong demonstrated competencies in Analytics Architecture.
Proven ability to work closely with management one to three levels above, both in the business and ET.
Technical subject matter expert in Enterprise Architecture Development.
In depth architecture expertise across all aspects of architecture (Business, solution, information, application, and infrastructure).
Experience developing architecture strategies for major areas.
In depth technical understanding of the Analytics domain, including tools, infrastructure, and services.
Strong technology and cloud architecture experience, preferred Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Big Query, and related Google Analytics technologies and services.
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, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD__;!!N_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!FQOIgEskFZNkwgDWVKZJ3zlOsezrE3SagX44Q5JCBGSdrAqeWjNVr2Qr45vcZiOs7zFofqFhxeJ4AQ$)
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
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Requisition ID : 26891