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Enterprise Business Architect

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Enterprise Business Architect

Reporting To: Head of Enterprise Business Architecture

Job Purpose:

The Enterprise Business Architect is responsible for developing and maintaining business architecture that supports strategic objectives. This role involves leading conversations and initiatives with business stakeholders to align IT solutions with business needs, driving business process improvements, and ensuring the adaptability of business models in response to changing market dynamics.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Business Architecture Development:

  • Develop and maintain the current and target state business architectures.
  • Identify opportunities to align IT and business strategies, enhancing business efficiency and competitiveness.

2. Leadership in Business Capabilities:

  • Lead discussions with business stakeholders to understand and anticipate their needs.
  • Drive initiatives that translate business requirements into architectural designs that support business transformation.

3. Governance and Standards Compliance:

  • Ensure that business architecture and initiatives comply with all regulatory standards and align with enterprise-wide architectural standards.
  • Govern the implementation of business architecture standards across projects and initiatives.

4. Innovation and Research:

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and developments in global banking.
  • Produce insightful research on future trends and potential business impacts.

5. Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key business and IT stakeholders.
  • Effectively communicate architectural plans and strategies across the organization.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in business architecture within a financial services environment.
  • Proven experience in managing large-scale business architecture projects that align with IT initiatives.
  • Strong Banking domain knowledge (e.g. payments, transfers, QR, cards, call center, customer onboarding, CRM, omni-channel experience, lending, wealth management, insurance, digital marketplace).

Desired Skills and Competencies:

  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
  • Proficient in TOGAF or similar architectural frameworks.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence and engage diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Deep understanding of global banking processes and challenges.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively.
  • Customer centric mind-set
  • Strong E2E understanding