Description:
Reporting to AVP Chief Architect, the Senior Business Architect is responsible for enabling the functioning, mentorship and planning for various Business Capability inputs, outputs and measures.
You will provide direct input into the governance cycle that supports the achievement of key goals, planning and execution of various business scenarios, and delivery of bottom-line business value.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop the long-term roadmap of initiatives with business rationale for each initiative (cost/benefit, strategic alignment, etc.).
- Continually improve capability expertise by staying abreast of industry trends and participation in industry committees and/or conferences.
- Collaborate with various business partners like Project Delivery, Technology Delivery and Operations for regular inquiries, feedback and changes.
- Help develop portfolio dashboard and capability success metrics, for overall efficiency of capabilities assigned.
- Use innovative thinking and identify impacts of an initiative on all user groups; resolve needs, requirements, priorities and solutions.
- Build the business case by collaborating with collaborators defining project benefits measures and effort estimates to achieve benefit results/objectives.
- Ensure traceability of requirements/user stories to the business solution and benefits realization throughout an initiative.
- Reduce costs and build capacity by identifying gaps and applying analysis methodologies to implement improvements with processes, data and technology.
- Contribute to personal and team development of skills and capability through training, mentorship of junior members of the team.
OTHER ATTRIBUTES:
Communication:
- Communicate appropriately with all levels of the organization.
- Understanding of product ownership practices across the project life-cycle.
- Strong leadership and influence skills to optimally lead collaborators towards a common goal.
- Good judgment understanding what issues to call out, what to resolve, and providing creative and strategic recommendations.
- Self-starter with ability to take initiative and work independently with outstanding attention to detail.