Business Architect - Pv W2

Job Description -

Business Architect - PV W2

Duration : 18+ Months + 1 Year Extension

Location : Remote w/ travel to Buffalo, NY required every 4 to 6 weeks (mandatory no exceptions); Travel & lodging expenses will be reimbursed

MOI : Skype

Linkedin is must with profile Picture & project description.

Job Title: Business Architect

Location: Buffalo, NY (Preferred) / Remote (Will be expected to travel to Buffalo, NY every 4-6 weeks with Monday through Thursday in office)

Department: Enterprise Architecture

Reports To: Enterprise Architecture Manager

Job Summary

The Business Architect defines and evolves the enterprise s business architecture to ensure alignment between strategy, operating model, and execution.

This role establishes clarity on:

• What the business is trying to achieve (strategy and outcomes)
• How value is delivered (value streams)
• What the business must be able to do (capabilities)

The Business Architect serves as the bridge between business strategy and enterprise execution, shaping target-state models, informing investment decisions, and ensuring initiatives deliver measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Alignment
  • Translate business strategy into capability, value stream, and initiative roadmaps
  • Ensure initiatives align to strategic objectives and target outcome
• Business Architecture Modeling
  • Develop and maintain business capability maps, value streams, and operating models
  • Define current-state and target-state business architectures [linkedin.com]
• Transformation & Investment Guidance
  • Identify capability gaps and prioritize investments based on business value
  • Support portfolio planning and initiative prioritization
• Enterprise Analysis & Design
  • Assess business processes, structures, and systems for alignment and efficiency
  • Define business-driven requirements for transformation efforts
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Partner with executives, product teams, EA, and delivery teams
  • Facilitate alignment across business and technology stakeholders
• Governance & Standards
  • Establish and enforce business architecture standards and frameworks
  • Ensure traceability from strategy through execution
• Cross-Architecture Alignment
  • Collaborate with Enterprise, Solution, and Data Architects to align designs
  • Ensure business intent is reflected in solution and technology decisions.

Expected Skills

• Strategic thinking and business model design
• Capability modeling and value stream mapping
• Systems thinking and enterprise analysis
• Stakeholder facilitation and executive communication
• Problem-solving and structured decision-making
• Financial and investment analysis (business case, prioritization)
• Influence without authority across complex organizations
• Visualization and modeling (e.g., capability maps, operating models)

Expected Knowledge

• Business Architecture Guild / BIZBOK concepts and practices
• Capabilities, value streams, organization, information mapping
• Enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, FEAPO-aligned definitions)
• Operating model design and business transformation methods
• Financial services industry structure, regulations, and risk considerations
• Portfolio management and investment prioritization
• SDLC and technology delivery lifecycle alignment
• Data, process, and organizational design principles

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Business, Technology, or related field (Master s preferred)
• 10+ years experience in business architecture, strategy, consulting, or transformation roles
• Demonstrated experience building business architecture artifacts (capability maps, value streams, operating models)
• Experience working in large, complex enterprises (financial services preferred)
• Certifications (preferred, not required):
  • Certified Business Architect (CBA ) Business Architecture Guild
  • TOGAF or equivalent EA certification

Expected Deliverables

• Business capability maps (L1 L3) with ownership and maturity assessment
• Value stream maps tied to customer journeys and outcomes
• Current-state and target-state business architecture views
• Business architecture roadmaps aligned to strategy and investment plans
• Capability heatmaps and gap analyses
• Business-driven input into enterprise roadmaps and portfolio decisions
• Executive-ready models and strategy artifacts
• Traceability from strategy ? capabilities ? initiatives ? outcomes