Senior Business Architect

Description:

This role will represent business interests and partner with Sun Life Financial’s technology groups to ensure the right solutions are identified, designed, developed, implemented and maintained. This role will need to understand the current state of business and operational processes and work with the Director of Business Architecture to develop the right Target Operating Models to enable Canadian Operations to achieve their strategic & operational objectives, ensuring consistency, efficiency and quality.

What you need to Succeed?

• Strategy development and management

• A thought leader, inquisitive and comfortable in challenging the status quo

• Experience in design and modeling of business solutions

• Deep analytical skills including effectively using modeling tools and methodologies to fully understand the business need

• Executive level presentation skills - written and oral - to effectively communicate and influence at all levels within the organization

• Ability to lead through influence in a complex and evolving environment, to meet challenging timelines and organizational goals, and work in ambiguous situations

• Strong relationship management skills and ability to foster strong internal relationships with leaders across Canadian Operations as well as Functional or Business leaders across SLF

• Time management, with the ability to create and meet quick deadlines

• A university degree in business and/or an IT discipline

• Undergraduate or Post Graduate degree in Business/Commerce or Business Administration would be an asset

What you will do?

• Provide business architecture support to Operations’ portfolio of projects. Oversee the definition, development and implementation of solutions from a business architecture perspective. Provide guidance to project teams to ensure effective use of tools & technologies as well as alignment with business strategy & roadmap.

• Evaluate new technologies in partnership with Enterprise Services and identify optimal solutions that align with Operations strategy & roadmap.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation by monitoring and evaluating current state results & trends.

• Fully assess impacts of proposed changes and make appropriate recommendations to senior management.

• Accountable for business solution design: strategically examining business needs and solution alternatives, to ensure an integrated view of the business translates into final solution designs that are effective, generate positive results and fit within the architectural and business vision and framework.