Define and formalize requirements for prioritized initiatives, produce Enterprise Architect business architecture deliverables, synthesize information into decision recommendations, support implementation teams, and operate at the interface between initiative governance and execution within large transformation programs; insurance experience is a significant asset.
- Client is seeking
a Senior Business Architect whose primary mandate is to define and formalize
the requirements related to prioritized initiatives, prioritizing the
implementation teams. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Enterprise
Architect business architecture deliverables, demonstrating a structured and
practical approach, not just conceptual experience.
- The client
explicitly values the ability to synthesize information and formulate recommendations for
decision-making, positioning this role at the interface between initiative
governance and execution.
- The
requirement of five years of experience in business architecture and
transformation programs, combined with knowledge of the insurance sector as a
significant asset, indicates that the client prioritizes someone with a mature
methodology, with industry knowledge as a differentiating factor.
- The ideal
candidate has delivered business architectures within the context of
large-scale organizational transformations, ideally in the insurance sector.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS TABLE
REQUIRED
- 10 years of
relevant experience | Required | All requirements
- 5 years in
business architecture | Required | All requirements
- 5 years in
transformation programs | Required | All requirements
- Ability to
capture and define business needs | Required | All requirements
- Bachelor's
degree in a relevant discipline | Required | All requirements
DESIRED
- Proficiency
in Enterprise Architect and production of architectural deliverables | Required
| All requirements
- Analysis of
the impacts and expected benefits of initiatives | Required | All requirements
- Formulation
of recommendations for decision-making | Required | All requirements
- Support for
implementation teams | Required | All requirements
ASSET
- Knowledge
of the insurance industry | Required | All Requirements
- Note: The
10 years of relevant experience and the 5 years in business architecture + 5
years in transformation are considered separate, but may overlap, requirements.
A candidate with 10 years in business architecture, including 5 years in
transformation, meets both.
WHAT WE
DON'T WANT
- Candidates
without concrete experience in formal business architecture (business analyst,
generalist consultant, or project manager without architecture deliverables).
- Candidates
who have not worked with Enterprise Architect or without experience with an
equivalent structured architecture tool.
- Candidates
with less than 5 years of business architecture experience, regardless of total
experience.
- Candidates
without experience in a transformation program context (one-off projects only).
- Candidates
without a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
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