Senior IT Business Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee and assist in moderate to complex projects that define business capabilities while analyzing issues or opportunities.

• Assess business technology requests and spearhead analysis to outline scope, sizing, and implementation requirements.

• Develop systems scope and objectives through research, fact-finding, and a thorough understanding of business solutions and requirements.

• Act as a liaison among stakeholders to gather, organize, evaluate, and confirm workflow and information-system change needs.

• Manage moderately to complex projects, creating process maps, value-chain maps, conceptual design specifications, and use-case artifacts.

• Generate business capability views, capability heatmaps, value-stream analyses, high-level business context diagrams, and information-mapping documents.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and pinpoint opportunities to enhance processes and foster continuous improvement.

• Cultivate and develop business relationships that support program success.

• Identify alternative strategies to facilitate informed decision-making.

• Create communications and presentations related to business systems, processes, and analysis.

• Collaborate with business leaders, IT leaders, architects, analysts, product owners/managers, and implementation teams.

• Guide scoping, estimation, and solutioning for new systems or business solutions.

• Ensure that technology architecture is aligned with business objectives and manage project scope.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business, Economics, or a related field.

• 7 years of demonstrated business experience in roles such as business architect, consultant, or similar positions.

• Familiarity with the Insurance domain.

• Strong practical knowledge of IT systems and their corresponding business applications.

• Understanding of organizational functions, customers, and their processes.

• Capability to collaborate effectively as part of a project team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Comprehensive technical knowledge of IT business systems and related applications.

• Ability to conduct independent research on project and technology-related matters.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Skilled in building consensus across teams and functions.

• Familiarity with business capability models, operating models, and analytical tools and techniques.

• Competence in balancing competing priorities and managing sensitive topics and team dynamics.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, and other business-related software.

• Preference for candidates located in the Central or Eastern US time zone, or those willing to work during Central or Eastern time zone business hours.

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• All work must be conducted within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.

• Performance-based bonuses or sales incentives.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Paid time off along with 10 corporate holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Company-sponsored life insurance.

• Resources for Mental and Financial Well-Being.

• Flexible work environment.

• Fully remote work from any location within the United States.

• Occasional travel to corporate offices may be necessary.

• Access to corporate office work locations for associates residing within 60 miles.