Business Architect

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Job Summary: A leading financial institution is seeking a Business Architect to lead the definition and evolution of the operational and technological model, aligning business strategy with technological capabilities. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the definition of business architecture under frameworks such as BIAN. 2. Design and evolve AS-IS and TO-BE models, aligning strategy with technology. 3. Act as a bridge between business and technology, managing key stakeholders. DESCRIPTION A prominent financial sector institution is seeking a Business Architect to join its Enterprise Architecture team, playing a key role in defining and evolving the bank's operational and technological model. This area aims to align business strategy with technological capabilities through an integrated view of processes, applications, data, and architecture, ensuring each initiative contributes to the bank’s sustainable transformation in the short, medium, and long term. **Main Responsibilities** * Lead the definition of business architecture for assigned units, identifying value chains, key processes, pain points, and improvement opportunities under frameworks such as BIAN. * Design and evolve AS\-IS and TO\-BE models, ensuring alignment between business strategy and technological capabilities. * Build and maintain the business capability map, identifying gaps and defining solutions that enable the evolution of the technological ecosystem. * Translate strategic business needs into concrete technology initiatives, actively participating in the definition of the transformation roadmap. * Develop architecture artifacts (business and application) using standards such as ArchiMate and TOGAF. * Act as a bridge between business and technology, interacting with key stakeholders (CTO, Product Owners, business leaders, IT teams). * Identify technological and industry trends, proposing innovative solutions that generate competitive advantages. * Advise on building an integrated technological ecosystem, promoting reuse, simplification, and elimination of silos. * Support the execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring coherence with the bank’s target architecture. REQUIREMENTS **Education and Experience:** * Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields. Minimum experience of: * 4 years as a Business, Solutions, or Enterprise Architect, or * 5 years leading technical/functional teams, or * Experience in technology consulting firms (e.g., IBM, Microsoft, Oracle) or the financial sector. **Technical Knowledge:** * Architecture frameworks: TOGAF, ArchiMate (mandatory). * Knowledge of BIAN (desirable). * Experience in architectures related to risk, fraud, compliance, or marketing \& sales. * Familiarity with solutions such as FICO, IBM ODM, compliance tools, fraud tools, or Martech platforms. * Clear understanding of the distinction between architecture and software development. **Key Skills:** * Strategic thinking and long-term vision. * Ability to translate technical complexity into business value. * Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration. * Analytical mindset and transformation orientation.