Director, Central Transformation

As the Director Central Transformation you are the primary architect of the technical vision and architectural roadmap for Fords enterprise-wide transformation. Reporting into the Product Creation & Industrialization leadership you will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and technical execution. You will drive the adoption of advanced methodologies and digital technologies to achieve scalable improvements fostering a world-class culture of technical innovation and engineering excellence.

You Will...

Strategic Architecture & Standards: Define the long-term technical roadmap and establish the Gold Standard for process engineering automation and digital transformation frameworks across all business units.
Value-Driven Portfolio Management: Strategically oversee the transformation portfolio and Waste Inventory driving decisions on resource distribution and investment allocation to maximize enterprise ROI.
Technical Authority & Mentorship: Provide expert architectural review and guidance to central and dedicated teams ensuring technical rigor innovative solution design and adherence to established standards.
Enterprise Integration & Stakeholder Alignment: Lead the technical design of complex cross-functional programs partnering with IT and GDIA to ensure seamless integration with existing enterprise systems.
Capability Advancement: Champion a culture of technical excellence by driving enterprise-wide skill development knowledge sharing and a first-principles approach to problem-solving.
Technical Risk Governance: Proactively identify assess and mitigate architectural and systemic risks associated with large-scale integrations and complex transformation efforts.
Impact & Performance Measurement: Define and track sophisticated KPIs to measure the effectiveness of implemented solutions utilizing data-driven insights to fuel continuous optimization.

Youll Have...

Visionary Technical Leadership: Ability to define enterprise-level technical standards and drive long-term architectural coherence across a global organization.

Executive Leadership & Talent Development: Proven experience in leading inspiring and coaching high-performing technical teams toward a shared vision of innovation.

Strategic Change Management: Expertise in driving organizational adoption managing resistance and leading teams through large-scale technical transitions.
Complex Problem Solving: Deep mastery of Lean Six Sigma Value Stream Mapping and other continuous improvement frameworks to solve intricate technical challenges at scale.

Communication & Influence: Superior ability to translate complex technical roadmaps into clear business value for executive leadership and diverse technical stakeholders.

Program & Portfolio Execution: Strong capabilities in overseeing the technical lifecycle of complex transformation programs from design to enterprise-wide rollout.
Financial & Business Acumen: Deep understanding of the technical cost implications ROI and long-term financial benefits associated with transformation investments.

Navigating Ambiguity: The resilience to lead effectively through uncertainty providing clear direction and structured solutions in rapidly changing environments.

Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering (Industrial Software Systems) Computer Science or a related technical field.

Experience: 10 years of progressive technical leadership in operational excellence or business transformation with a heavy emphasis on technology-driven solutions.

Strategic Track Record: Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise-wide technical strategies and architectures.

Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt or equivalent highly desirable.

What youll receive in return...

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates 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: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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