Principal Architect - Data, AI, and Analytics
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LocationDearborn, MI, United States
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 18, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live18h ago
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Lead a team of more than 40 architects
Lead a cross-platform effort to align design and implementation of data, AI and analytics technologies
Lead a team that advises groups on data, AI and Analytics systems reliability, performance, and business needs
Lead a team that advises data engineering teams on domain driven design, data modeling, master data platform architectures, canonical modeling, and enterprise data integration patterns
Drive technical alignment across all regions and skill teams
Collaborate with cloud and enterprise data center database infrastructure teams
Collaborate with teams working on data, AI and analytics systems and related technologies
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, developers, operations, and technical product managers
Seamlessly integrate and define roadmaps for strategic tool selection and strategic systems roadmap
Influence leaders, architects, managers, and engineers across the company
Lead by example regarding technical and software architecture by participating in design sessions and engineering projects
Lead a team of architects located in Dearborn, Michigan and Chennai, India
Advise and mentor leaders and engineers on diverse topics including Data, AI and Analytics systems
Have domain knowledge in Automotive or Manufacturing or Industrials
Skills
Data
AI
Analytics
domain driven design
data modeling
master data platform architectures
canonical modeling
enterprise data integration patterns
cloud
enterprise data center database infrastructure
knowledge graph
semantic layer
LLMs
data catalog
About the role
The Principal Architect, Data, AI, and Analytics leads a team of architects who guide, shape and influence the direction of the data, analytics, and AI that underly all of Ford’s business. The Principal Architect works with senior leaders in Enterprise Technology and the Global Data & Analytics organization to ensure that Ford makes critical decisions based on a solid foundation of enterprise data.
Responsibilities
This role will:
• Lead a team of more than 40 architects around the world who engage with teams who are building and managing systems across the Data, AI and Analytics platforms.
• Lead a cross-platform effort to align the design and implementation of data (design, transform, and storage), AI (Applied AI) and analytics (reporting, semantic layer, LLMs use of data catalog, and Knowledge Graph) technologies with overall technical strategy and industry trends.
• Lead a team that advises groups across the company on how to ensure that data, AI and Analytics systems are reliable, performant, and meet business needs.
• Lead a team that advises data engineering teams on domain driven design, data modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical), master data platform architectures, canonical modeling, and various enterprise data integration patterns
• Drive technical alignment across all regions and skill teams to appropriately align systems to industry and company standards.
• Collaborate with cloud and enterprise data center database infrastructure teams to build/configure the fit-for-purpose data platforms for functional use
• Have domain knowledge in Automotive or Manufacturing or Industrials would be considered ideal
• Collaborate with teams working on data, AI and analytics systems and related technologies to ensure that they are connected with the longer-term portfolio strategy and roadmap, and use judgement as to when these teams need to use existing, commonly deployed technologies and when to blaze a new path.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Infrastructure, developers, operations, and technical product managers, to gather requirements and ensure the platforms and systems meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Seamlessly integrate and define roadmaps for our strategic tool selection and our strategic systems roadmap.
Additionally, the scope of this role will:
• Influence leaders, architects, managers, and engineers across the company
• Lead by example regarding technical and software architecture by participating in design sessions and engineering projects
• Lead a team of architects located in Dearborn, Michigan and Chennai, India.
• Advise and mentor leaders and engineers on diverse topics including Data, AI and Analytics systems.