Senior Manager Business Architect

Company: XL CATLIN
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

Job Description - Senior Manager Business Architect (25AAOT27D20241010)Senior Manager Business ArchitectChicago, IL - Hartford, CT - Stamford, CT - USAReporting to Head of Business Architecture, as part of the Global Transformation and Change Delivery team, you will be supporting the development and implementation of this capability. Acting as a core member and representative of the Global Business Architecture capability you will be focusing on the development and deployment of the enterprise business architecture function, ways of working and collaboration across the organization.Essential Responsibilities:

• Support development of the baseline Business Architecture reference models. Working with the business, operations and technology teams to create agreed enterprise views to represent 'what' the business does; covering the value chains, capabilities, value streams, information and organization.
• Acquire a detailed understanding of business strategy, objectives and outcomes. Deploy business architecture models to support impact analysis and prioritization of strategic transition states and horizons.
• Assess strategic objectives and impact to existing capabilities and Target Operating Model across multiple domains including process, people, data and technology.
• Develop a detailed understanding of existing architecture landscape, across multiple domains.
• Design enterprise level visualizations and build an integrated view of the business using a repeatable approach, a consistent end to end framework and language.
• Support Strategic Transformation Portfolios and Programs, providing Business Architecture insights and strategic alignment assurance. Act as a key member of the Design Authority Board.
• Understand customer, partner and employee journeys, associated pain points and challenges, identify key opportunities and areas for improvement across the business and at an enterprise level.
• Support and identify ways to improve governance and prioritization by embedding business architecture models into business decision making as 'practical' reference points.
• Challenge and validate the scope of initiatives and demands together with the business to ensure that the business can take the right prioritization decisions.
• Work across business and technology teams including Strategy, Global Operations, Regional Operation Teams and Technology stakeholders to embed business architecture as a key component of transformation and ways of working.
• Collaborate with existing teams, business SMEs and experienced stakeholders to create business architecture views and models and enhance sense of ownership and to test 'usability' and application.
• Develop robust network and relationships with strategy, business, operations and technology teams.
• Act as an advocate of the Business Architecture capability and value proposition. Identify opportunities for demonstrating 'usefulness' and 'practical applications' to solve real and active challenges.
• Work with communication and change management capabilities to ensure insightful playback of achieved outcomes and objectives from a business perspective.
• Align and work with AXA Group Business Architecture function to align and ensure consistency in strategies and approaches.
• Develop and maintain a business architecture knowledge base to have up-to-date models and blueprints to use at anytime.Required Skills and Abilities:
• Proven track record in similar role developing and implementing business architecture capabilities in a large organization, preferably in the insurance and/or financial services sectors. From either in-house transformation or consulting role background.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with an ability to think strategically, manage complexity, significant change and multiple key priorities.
• In depth IT / Operations knowledge and understanding of related transformation disciplines (e.g. strategic planning, enterprise architecture, portfolio management, process optimization and change management).
• Experience of contributing to portfolios, programs and projects at a strategic level and being able to see the big picture; both within a Scaled Agile and Waterfall delivery context.
• Able to establish and maintain relationships with senior business stakeholders.
• Team player able to work effectively at all levels of our organization with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus.Desired Skills and Abilities:
• Used to working within a matrix organization structure, across global cross-functional teams with a focus on proactive communication and management of multiple stakeholders.
• A member of the Business Architecture Guild and Certified Business Architect (CBA), with experience of other methodologies such as TOGAF.
• Communication, persuasion and advocacy with excellent listening, spoken and written messaging appropriate for all levels of the organization. Having the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Excellent analytical, logical and interpretive ability at a management level to interpret scenarios, express concepts or models and make the decisions required to maintain consistency across a broad scope.
• Having a passion for driving change and promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Open-minded, humble and trustworthy.
• Business outcome and results driven mindset.
• Can work with autonomy and demonstrating the drive and courage required to take the initiative and challenge ambiguity and tradition.
• Willing to serve the overall objective of enterprise-wide consistency above any local goals.
• Sense of humor and team player.Location: US-IL-Chicago - Other Locations: US-CT-Hartford, US-CT-StamfordJob Field: Project & Change ManagementSchedule: Full-timeJob Type: Standard
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