Key Responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION 4. Industry-Facing GDIA Brand Amplification
- GDIA FBS Strategic Transformation Architecture
- Lead the end-to-end GDIA FBS India transformation charter spanning ISA, SSDA, MEA, DPE, AIAC, Ford Credit, and adjacent sub-domains, ensuring unified direction and measurable business impact.
- Own FBS Business Operationsincluding strategic planning, budgeting, operational metrics, governance rigor, headcount/workforce planning, productivity levers, and vendor/partner optimization.
- Architect next-generation operating models and governance frameworks, defining scalable execution patterns, cross-domain integration mechanisms, and repeatable transformation playbooks.
- Build unified execution and collaboration architectures across ISA, SSDA, MEA, DPE, AIAC, and Ford Credit by designing shared services, reusable design patterns, platform-level synergies, and standardized ways of working.
- Act as the enterprise integratordriving alignment between US and India leadership, harmonizing priorities, and ensuring a single, cohesive GDIA FBS operating rhythm.
- Lead Business Operations Architecture including headcount planning, workforce strategy, operational rhythms, and leadership governance.
- Own Purchase Services & Vendor Management, ensuring alignment to enterprise architecture, technical delivery standards, and cost optimization frameworks.
- Architect a data-driven vendor performance model with KPIs, value realization, capability maturity, and TCO optimization.
- GDIA FBS Business Operations & Vendor Strategy
- Cross-Domain Leadership Alignment & Collaboration
- Partner deeply with senior directors across sub-domains to drive cross-functional alignment, shared OKRs, and integrated delivery mechanisms.
- Facilitate executive collaboration forums, ensuring India GDIA leadership functions as a unified, high-impact force driving enterprise outcomes.
- Build strong operating mechanisms ensuring seamless coordination with global GDIA and FBS leadership.
- Position GDIA FBS as an industry leader in AI, Data Engineering, Analytics, and Digital Platforms.
- Drive partnerships with ecosystem players, global consulting firms, cloud hyperscalers, and academia.
- Architect and execute meetups, roundtables, thought-leadership forums, conferences, and external evangelism to showcase GDIA's technical depth.
- Innovation & Culture Building
- Architect and run GDIA-wide Hackathons, Innovation Challenges, and Tech Accelerators to spark creativity and build an innovation-first culture.
- Create repeatable mechanisms for idea incubation, PoCs, and rapid experimentation across the GDIA portfolio.
- Partner with tech and architecture leaders to ensure innovation is aligned with GDIA's AI-native platform vision.
- Leadership Enablement, Engagement & People Programs
- Lead the planning and orchestration of All-Hands, Leadership Visits, Town Halls, Tech Showcases, and Culture Programs.
- Build GDIA-wide rhythms for learning, recognition, capability upliftment, and organizational cohesion.
- Design and drive the Monthly GDIA FBS All Hands for knowledge sharing, recognition, and celebration.
- High-Bar Hiring & Talent Architecture
- Raise the talent bar across GDIA by building scalable hiring mechanisms, competency frameworks, and interview processes.
- Partner with senior technical leaders to attract and onboard TOP talent in architecture, platform engineering, AI/ML, analytics, and cloud.
- Influence hiring strategy based on tech roadmaps and evolving skill demands.
- Deep Technical Acumen & Architecture Alignment
- Work closely with architects and engineering leaders to ensure operational models, vendor skills, and talent pipelines support:
- AI-Native Data Platforms
- Enterprise Metadata & Governance
- Agentic AI Systems
- Cloud-Native Platform Engineering
- Large-Scale Data Processing & Analytics
- Ensure alignment of transformation initiatives with Ford's next-gen data and AI architecture blueprint.
Responsibilities
Shape the future of Ford's AI, Data and Analytics org.
As the GDIA FBS Transformation Leader, you will unite strategy, technology, operations, and culture to amplify impact, accelerate innovation, and elevate GDIA as an industry powerhouse
Technical & Architectural Strength
- Strong grounding in modern data, AI, cloud, and platform architecture concepts.
- Ability to partner credibly with senior architects, engineers, and tech leaders.
Leadership & Influence
- Proven experience leading cross-functional, multi-domain transformation at enterprise scale.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management and executive presence.
Operational Excellence
- Known for designing and running light-weight, high-velocity operating structures that scale.
- Ability to simplify complexity and drive outcomes with clarity, discipline, and speed.
Innovation Mindset
- Passion for building innovation ecosystems, hackathons, PoCs, talent communities, and tech accelerators.
Competency Matrix
Competency
Description
Enterprise Transformation Architecture
Ability to architect multi-layered transformation frameworks, operating models, governance structures.
Technology & Data Platform Architecture Acumen
Understanding of AI-native data platforms, metadata systems, ingestion frameworks, ML enablement, data governance, and enterprise analytics stacks.
Cross-Organizational Leadership
Ability to unify diverse senior leaders across multiple GDIA sub-domains and geographies.
Vendor & Partner Ecosystem Strategy
Expertise in vendor management, capability evaluation, commercial modeling, and strategic sourcing.
Execution Architecture
Design and operationalize large-scale collaboration rhythms, leadership interlocks, and execution frameworks.
Innovation & Community Leadership
Ability to architect hackathons, communities of practice, learning cohorts, and thought-leadership events.
Strategic Communication & Influence
Executive storytelling, stakeholder alignment, operating reviews, and transformation evangelism.
Talent Architecture & Organizational Design
Designing hiring processes, leadership pathways, capability maps, and workforce strategy.
Qualifications
Master's Degree
