Enterprise Business Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Michigan.

📋 Description

• Convert business strategies into practical capability maps, value streams, and target operating models.

• Develop and sustain enterprise capability models to identify gaps, redundancies, and investment prospects.

• Evaluate current business processes and organizational structures to pinpoint inefficiencies and foster enhancements.

• Create future-state business architectures, which encompass process redesign, organizational alignment, and capability roadmaps.

• Facilitate workshops and interviews with business unit leaders, subject matter experts, and technology teams.

• Set up and uphold business architecture standards, frameworks, and governance processes.

• Work in conjunction with Enterprise, Solution, Data, and Technical Architects to harmonize business and IT architecture.

• Aid investment planning by connecting capabilities to strategic initiatives while identifying dependencies, risks, and value drivers.

• Articulate architectural vision and reasoning to promote the adoption of new business models.

• Curate, organize, and maintain educational content for enterprise architecture learning pathways and employee development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• Over 7 years of experience in business/enterprise architecture, strategy, or management consulting.

• Proficiency with enterprise architecture tools (e.g., ServiceNow, YouDesign, etc.).

• Strong understanding of business architecture frameworks and methodologies (such as TOGAF, BIZBOK).

• Demonstrated experience in developing capability models, value stream maps, and target operating models.

• Proven capability to evaluate business operations, analyze findings, and provide recommendations that facilitate informed decision-making.

• Excellent analytical abilities to assess current processes and pinpoint inefficiencies, gaps, and redundancies.

• Competence in translating business strategy into actionable roadmaps and investment priorities.

• Experience leading workshops and interviews to gather requirements and build consensus among stakeholders.

• Strong collaborative skills across functions with Enterprise, Solution, Data, and Technical Architects.

• Proven experience in establishing governance processes and architecture standards within an enterprise.

• Exceptional communication and change management skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all organizational levels.

• Business acumen to connect capabilities to strategic initiatives and assess risks, dependencies, and value drivers.

• Preferred: experience with large-scale digital transformation or IT investment planning initiatives.

• Preferred: knowledge of Agile and portfolio management practices.

• Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.

• Flexible family care days.

• Paid parental leave.

• Programs for new parent ramp-up.

• Subsidized backup childcare.

• Family-building benefits, including reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy expenses.

• Fertility treatment support.

• Vehicle discount program available for employees and their family members.

• Management lease options.

• Tuition assistance offered.

• Active and established employee resource groups.

• Paid time off for both individual and team community service activities.

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Paid time off policy.

• Option to purchase additional vacation days.