Business Architect

Home Hardware Stores Limited; St. Jacobs; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Home Hardware is seeking a Business Architect to drive digital transformation in its retail systems landscape. The role involves aligning business needs with technology, leading design and analysis, and enhancing operational efficiencies across various functions. This position offers growth in a supportive environment with competitive benefits, emphasizing community values.

Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision coverage

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Annual Bonus Program

Employee Family Assistance Program

Discounts from retail stores

Competitive vacation time

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in business architecture or analysis in retail.
• Experience generating project charters and proposing solutions.
• Strong domain expertise in Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Store Operations.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into actionable solutions.
• Lead optimization of retail processes in multiple areas.
• Develop and maintain key business architecture artifacts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Diploma in Business Systems, Information Systems or related field

Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Fabric

Power Platform

Microsoft Dynamics 365

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Welcome Home!

We’re more than Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supplies retailer—we’re part of communities across the nation.

Shape the Future of Retail through Business-Driven Architecture

As the Business Architect, you will play a key role in aligning business needs with technology capabilities to drive digital transformation across Home Hardware’s cloud and on-premise environments. You’ll lead the design, analysis, and planning of enterprise solutions across our retail systems landscape – including Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, and Store Operations. Reporting to the Manager, Business Solutions, this opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented and strategically minded professional eager to shape impactful solutions.

Ready to make an impact in a new role? Here’s how :

• Translate complex business requirements into clear, scalable, and actionable solution designs and system workflows.
• Act as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring business needs are accurately reflected in solution roadmaps.
• Lead the analysis and optimization of end-to-end retail processes across :
• Merchandising & Inventory Management
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Store Operations (POS, Inventory, Loyalty)
• Retail Finance (AP, AR, GL, Forecasting)
• Support and guide solution design across in-store platforms, ensuring smooth integration into a centralized Host environment.
• Develop and maintain key business architecture artifacts, including business capability maps, process models, and current / future state architecture diagrams.
• Generate clear, detailed and well-structured project charters and functional documentation based on business and technical input.
• Leverage Azure DevOps for managing workstreams, user stories, releases, and documentation.
• Utilize Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform tools for process automation, reporting, and low-code solution development.
• Stay informed on AI / ML trends in retail and identify opportunities to enhance automation, customer engagement, and data-driven decision-making.
• Work within hybrid cloud / on-premise environments, ensuring system integrity, scalability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• A Diploma in Business Systems, Information Systems or related field. Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP) is a plus.
• Five to eight years of experience in business architecture, business analysis, or solution design within a retail or enterprise environment.
• Strong domain expertise across core retail functions – Merchandise, Finance, Supply Chain, and In-Store Operations.
• Demonstrated experience in integrating Host systems with Warehouse Management, Ecommerce platforms, and in-store solutions such as POS, Loyalty, and Inventory systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft technologies, including Azure DevOps, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar retail ERP platforms.
• A solid understanding of Agile / SAFe methodologies.
• Familiarity with cloud and on-premise architecture models, and hybrid deployment strategies.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills – able to bridge business and technical perspectives effectively.
• Experience generating comprehensive project charters, business cases, and solution recommendations.
• Awareness of AI applications in retail such as intelligent automation, demand forecasting, and predictive analytics.
• A flexible, results-oriented approach with the ability to manage competing priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.
• The ability to be onsite three days a week at our corporate office in St. Jacobs, to accommodate our hybrid working model.

How we’ll make you feel at Home

Our Team Members enjoy life at Home with our strong culture of support and inclusion, excellent benefits, and a team that always has your back. You will receive :

• Competitive earnings opportunity.
• Annual Incentive / Bonus Program.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Paramedical, Disability coverage, Out of Country Travel Insurance, Life Insurance, Employee Family Assistance Program.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with Company Match, and choice of contribution level.
• Group RRSP.
• Discounts from our corporate retail stores.
• Competitive vacation time.
• Personal and sick time.
• Employee Discount Program through Venngo WorkPerks.

Bring your unique skills, thrive with interesting and challenging work, and experience what it’s like at Home. Apply today - this is a great opportunity to join a proudly Canadian company that is 100% ready to help you build your future.

Home Hardware recognizes the value of a diverse team. We believe that different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger as an organization. Applicants representing the full diversity of communities in Canada are encouraged to apply with confidence. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.

Canadians call us Home Hardware. We call it Home.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

Retail

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