Business Architect

We are looking for an experienced Business Architect to work for one for an IT Consultancy, on-site 2 days per week with one of their prestigious London clients.

They are currently undergoing a data collection project and are looking for a Business Architect who will be responsible for the design and delivery of Business Architecture related artefacts for the data programme. The job holder is expected to work closely with senior business leaders to understand their vision, strategy, outcomes and develop practical road maps.

Recent Experience

• Recent experience working as a Business Architect on significant business outcomes is mandatory
• Ability to take the lead on Business Architecture engagements whilst working in collaboration with a mixed team that could include architects, business analysts, and other business & technical staff
• Demonstrable experience of interacting with business and technical stakeholders, possessing the credibility to influence, negotiate, and challenge prevailing thinking
• Demonstrable experience of being able to lead on knowledge sharing and presenting Business Architecture outputs with other teams across an organisation
• Familiarity working in matrix management structures both in reporting line and delegates, possessing the ability to motivate, empower and mentor a successful team.

Responsibilities

• Ability to adjust the structure/formality of an engagement based on requirements
• Work closely with executives to understand their vision, the business strategy, mission, goals and objectives
• Interpret and contextualise the strategy including both internal and external views and inputs from across the organisation
• Develop concrete domain/enterprise-wide multi-year route maps that incorporate capability based planning approaches
• Develop an enterprise understanding of the core and supporting capabilities of the business, including the people, information, assets, processes, and systems involved
• Work across business and technical teams to ensure technology investment decisions deliver on business outcomes
• Ensure potential initiatives align to the overall Business Architecture
• Support and contribute to the development of the Business Architecture community of practice.
• Develop the target state and road-map for operating models supporting changes to the Technology department and align it to major business change projects and their operating models.
• Support production of Technical views of the Operating Model including across Data, Systems and Infrastructure.
• Valid SC (Security Check) clearance or willingness to go through the process

Please apply now to discuss in more detail!