Business Architectc

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Develop business architecture models for capabilities, value streams, services, organizational units, stakeholders, processes, information concepts, and strategic objectives.
• Assess current state, define target state, develop capability maps, and assess capability maturity, performance, importance, and transformation needs.
• Model value chains, value streams, operating models, organizational responsibilities, business services, and cross-functional interactions.
• Connect strategic objectives and initiatives to capabilities, services, processes, applications, data, and transformation programs where relevant.
• Identify architecture gaps, overlaps, dependencies, duplication, pain points, and improvement opportunities; support transformation roadmaps and transition states.
• Collaborate across business and architecture disciplines, facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews, and support process architecture.
• Produce architecture views, heatmaps, matrices, catalogs, and executive presentations; support governance, standards, portfolio planning, and initiative review.

Required experience

• Minimum 8–10 years in business architecture, enterprise architecture, business analysis, transformation, strategy, operating model design, or management consulting.
• At least 4–5 years in business architecture or a closely related senior role.
• Demonstrated experience developing capability maps, value streams, operating models, and current- and target-state business architecture.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, or organizational improvement programs.
• Experience engaging senior business stakeholders, facilitating workshops, and translating strategic objectives into actionable transformation priorities.

Frameworks and tools

• Preferred frameworks and methods include TOGAF, ArchiMate, Business Architecture Guild/BIZBOK concepts, BPMN, capability-based planning, value stream mapping, operating model design, and business process management and transformation methods.
• Preferred tools include Bizzdesign, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Orbus/iServer, ARIS, MEGA HOPEX, or similar enterprise architecture and process modeling platforms.

Preferred qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Management, or a related discipline is preferred.
• TOGAF certification is highly desirable; ArchiMate certification is desirable, and Business Architecture, BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or relevant transformation certifications are advantageous.

Personal attributes