Enterprise Business Architect

Job Title: Enterprise Business Architect

Work Model: Remote (with travel to Buffalo, NY every 4-6 weeks)

Nature & Scope:

Positional Overview

We are seeking a visionary Business Architect to serve as the bridge between business strategy and enterprise execution, shaping target-state models, informing investment decisions, and ensuring initiatives deliver measurable business value. 

This role establishes clarity on:

·       What the business is trying to achieve (strategy and outcomes)

·       How value is delivered (value streams)

·       What the business must be able to do (capabilities)

This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong business/technology translation expertise, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation in the financial sector.

Role & Responsibility:

Tasks That Will Lead To Your Success

·       Strategy Alignment - Translate business strategy into capability, value stream, and initiative roadmaps. Ensure initiatives align to strategic objectives and target outcome

·       Business Architecture Modeling - Develop and maintain business capability maps, value streams, and operating models. Define current-state and target-state business architectures [linkedin.com]

·       Transformation & Investment Guidance - Identify capability gaps and prioritize investments based on business value.  Support portfolio planning and initiative prioritization

·       Enterprise Analysis & Design - Assess business processes, structures, and systems for alignment and efficiency.  Define business-driven requirements for transformation efforts

·       Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with executives, product teams, EA, and delivery teams.  Facilitate alignment across business and technology stakeholders

·       Governance & Standards - Establish and enforce business architecture standards and frameworks.  Ensure traceability from strategy through execution

·       Cross-Architecture Alignment - Collaborate with Enterprise, Solution, and Data Architects to align designs.  Ensuring business intent is reflected in solution and technology decisions.

Skills that will Lead To Your Success

·        Strategic thinking and business model design

·       Capability modeling and value stream mapping

·       Systems thinking and enterprise analysis

·       Stakeholder facilitation and executive communication

·       Problem-solving and structured decision-making

·       Financial and investment analysis (business case, prioritization)

·       Influence without authority across complex organizations

·       Visualization and modeling (e.g., capability maps, operating models)

·       Business Architecture Guild / BIZBOK concepts and practices

·       Capabilities, value streams, organization, information mapping

·       Enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, FEAPO-aligned definitions)

·       Operating model design and business transformation methods

·       Financial services industry structure, regulations, and risk considerations

·       Portfolio management and investment prioritization

·       SDLC and technology delivery lifecycle alignment

·       Data, process, and organizational design principles

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred)

·       10+ years experience in business architecture, strategy, consulting, or transformation roles

·       Demonstrated experience building business architecture artifacts (capability maps, value streams, operating models)

·       Experience working in large, complex enterprises (financial services preferred)

·       Certifications (preferred, not required):

o   Certified Business Architect (CBA®) – Business Architecture Guild

o   TOGAF or equivalent EA certification

Preferred Qualifications  

·       Certifications: TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AI/ML specialty certifications.

·       Practical experience with model risk governance (SR 11‑7), OCC guidance, and related financial services regulatory frameworks.

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