Business Architect - London, United Kingdom - Steria Recruitment

Steria Recruitment

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London, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Intelligent Resource Recruitment is working in partnership with a major Client in the UK. We are currently recruiting for
Business Architectto be
London based out

Job Title = Business Architect

Location =London

Duration= 6 months

Description:

- strategic analysis models and methods to deconstruct a problem to identify, clarify and articulate change.

Translate business strategy into a practical architecture products & services that achieve clients outcomes, aligning with supervision, policy, competition, enforcement or market oversight, risk, or general counsel etc.).
Provide recommendation & assurance to senior stakeholders (including SLT) and various Design
Authorities to resolve for crossdivisional impacts, and ensuring a standard approach and quality of design work across the organisation. Identifying opportunities for business innovation and shape design proposals for executing them; driving innovationwithin the business where this

- delivers quick wins and business benefit and is in the boundary of the business architecture

Discovering, challenging, recommending, and articulating operating model change,

- strategic questions and responses to achieve strategic goals.

Own and Deliver business aligned consistent architecture products, e.g. business architecture

- roadmap, capability model and value maps, Target Operating Models (TOMs), high level designs,
- impact and risk assessments in accordance with agreed standards, which detail the key
- components the organisation needs, the scale of the change and the transition required to
- achieve its target state and deliver its strategic and business objectives.

Contribute to the relevant communities of practice, providing thought leadership, coaching and

- mentoring of other employees to build the overall business architect capability within

Technology Division.
What you will get from the role:
The Technology is ambitious, with an established and forward-thinking digital strategy, focused on

- exploiting cloud technologies, and an operating model recognised as more pioneering than many in the
- private sector. Technology Divisions is actively focused on the professional development of colleagues
- throughout their careers with us. We are committed to establishing a culture of inclusion that enables
- diversity to underpin our ways of working.

Interesting and fast paced work with access to the latest tools, technologies and training
A friendly, inclusive environment and a supportive management team to help you be at your best
A unique insight into regulated industries and the opportunity to protect millions of people
A challenging and varied workload.

Skills and Experience required:

Experience working as a business architect / business analyst, either in professional services,

- financial services, or the public sector / regulated environment.

Experience in conducting market, customer and value assessments and using insights to shape

- business architecture in support of business strategies.

Experience of designing target operating models for large organisations and leading business

- areas through the development and execution of their strategy through business architecture.

Provide oversight and guidance of work of associates business architects.

Essential Criteria:

Expertise in architectural frameworks and concepts, methodologies and mapping standards and

- approaches i.e. capability maps, value chain analysis, value creation and business models and
- experience in the use of enterprise architecture tooling.

Detailed knowledge of people, processes, technology, partnerships/interactions and governance

- that supports the relevant business division and how divisional objectives, outcomes and
- initiatives impact other business areas.

Good facilitator, drawing out problems, active listening skills, involving and gaining commitment

- from the relevant stakeholders in the business with credibility and gravitas to establish trust,
- gaining consensus and buy-in, orchestrating engagement and collaboration with senior

A proactive and creative thinker, whilst grounded in the use of analysis tools and frameworks to

- solve problems and innovate.

Excellent communication skills able to translate technical information, challenges, and

- requirements into easily understandable and digestible content for a business audience.

Open, curious, collaborative, cando attitude.
Desirable Criteria:
Understanding of (or curiosity and willingness to learn about) the relevant divisions and their

- functions, processes and the outcomes they are seeking to achieve, including how this links to
- strategy and objectives.

CBA/BCS qualified
Experience with formal programme management methodologies (e.g. TOAGF, Prince2, MSP,
Agile, BizBoK)
Experience of Financial Services or a government / regulatory body and how the relationship

- between processes, people, data and systems within these organisations are key pillars in
- enabling business change.

Line management experience will be an advantage

Intelligent Resource Recruitment is committed tbarrier-free and inclusive recruitment. We are a Disability Confident recruiter, and a RIDI 100 and Business Disability Forum partner organization.

Intelligent Resource is committed to barrier-free and inclusive recruitment. We are a Disability Confident recruiter, and a RIDI 100 and Business Disability Forum partner organisation.