Senior Business Systems Architect

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

📋 Description

• Act as the primary IT contact and trusted advisor for G&A stakeholders on a daily basis.

• Convert business needs into effective, scalable, and well-documented solutions.

• Spearhead hands-on initiatives for process enhancement and optimize the value of existing platforms.

• Foster user adoption through training, communication, and change management in coordination with the Business Process Owner.

• Manage and provide support for G&A applications, particularly in Procurement, CLM, and finance platforms.

• Conduct configuration, enhancements, user acceptance testing, security administration, and release/regression testing.

• Collaborate with an outsourced remote Managed Service Provider (MSP) on ticket triage, backlog prioritization, SLA monitoring, and escalations.

• Assist in contract lifecycle management, procurement, supplier data, spending, inventory, and reporting processes.

• Assess and pilot new business technologies.

• Discover and develop opportunities for AI, Copilot, and workflow automation.

• Implement automation solutions to enhance efficiency and user experience.

• Analyze emerging technologies to modernize manual workflows.

• Collaborate on the design, construction, and maintenance of enterprise integrations.

• Fulfill IT SOX, ITGC, audit, security, and SDLC/change-management requirements, including the preparation of evidence and support for walkthroughs.

• Ensure that solutions comply with standards for compliance, scalability, and operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Systems, or a related field.

• 8–12 years of practical experience in enterprise business systems.

• Proven track record of achieving efficiency improvements using AI technologies and tools.

• Robust administration and implementation experience in Procurement/P2P (Coupa) and contract lifecycle management (Ironclad or similar).

• In-depth knowledge of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, inventory, supplier onboarding, legal operations, and related controls.

• Experience managing MSP partnerships and accountability for outsourced or offshore application support.

• Strong understanding of evidential SOX, ITGC, audit controls, and governance requirements.

• Experience in supporting cross-functional business application integrations.

• Proficient in reporting, analytics, and process design.

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Azure framework, including the Power Platform.

• Hands-on subject matter expert in business systems with expertise in Coupa and CLM.

• Proven success in delivering AI-enabled process enhancements.

• Comfortable collaborating directly with auditors, offshore/remote support teams, and business process owners.

• Capable of balancing strategic projects with day-to-day support and compliance tasks.

• Professional certifications in enterprise platforms (Coupa, Ironclad, etc.) are preferred but not mandatory.

• ITIL, TOGAF, or similar technology governance/architecture certification is preferred.

• Familiarity with legal spend/matter management (Brightflag or equivalent), ERP (NetSuite or comparable), and SaaS integrations/APIs/middleware/workflow automation platforms (such as Workato) is preferred but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.