Business Architect

Mackenzie Investments; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 119,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & recognition

Health & dental coverage

Retirement with employer match

Hybrid & flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Mackenzie Investments is seeking a seasoned Business Architect to support initiatives across portfolios, partnering with leaders to shape future-state capabilities and roadmaps. The role focuses on translating strategy into actionable architectures and measurable outcomes within a hybrid, Canada-wide context.

You will collaborate with technology, delivery teams, and business units to design operating models and transformations that deliver real value and align with enterprise objectives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Business Architecture, Business Transformation, Strategic Planning, Operating Model Design, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing business capabilities, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, strategic planning, and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and priorities into capabilities, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with leaders to identify opportunities, define target-state outcomes, and support investment decisions.
• Assess business impacts, capability gaps, risks, and dependencies across strategic initiatives.
• Guide the evolution of business capabilities by identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve business outcomes and organizational effectiveness.
• Provide business architecture leadership to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Advance business architecture practices, standards, and reusable enterprise knowledge assets.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Facilitation

Education

Post-secondary education

Job description

Job Description

Refferal Level: Level 1

Mackenzie Investments

IGM Financial Inc. is a leading wealth and asset management company in Canada, managing approximately$310billionin assetsas of December 31, 2025. It offers financial planning and investment services to over two million Canadians through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments.

Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967, is a key part of IGM's business model, serving as a comprehensive asset-management partner for Canadian financial advisors and their clients.

At Mackenzie Investments You Can Build Your Career with Confidence.We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the fourth consecutive year and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. Our vision and strategy aim to innovate the industry and support Canadians in achieving their financial goals.

Join our team to engage in continuous learning and skill development in a supportive environment.Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work environment, where you spend three days a week in the office, connecting, collaborating, and enjoying quality time with your amazing colleagues!Our Values: Be better;we strive for improvement in everything we do.Be accountable;we foster clarity and are empowered to act responsibly.Be a team;we are united to drive collective impact to achieve our goals.

As a member of our Business Architecture team at IGM, you will join a collaborative group that partners with business and technology leaders to shape practical paths from strategy to execution. The team helps leaders understand current challenges, define future-state capabilities and operating models, and create roadmaps that support meaningful business change across Distribution, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Corporate Operations, Technology, and Enterprise Functions.

We are seeking a Business Architect to support initiatives across business portfolios, platforms, and enterprise priorities. You will partner closely with business leaders, technology teams, delivery teams, and subject matter experts to define future-state business capabilities, operating models, business processes, and transformation roadmaps that enable strategic outcomes and improve organizational effectiveness.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in complex environments, facilitating conversations across diverse stakeholder groups, navigating ambiguity, and translating business needs into actionable architecture deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and priorities into capabilities, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with leaders to identify opportunities, define target-state outcomes, and support investment decisions.
• Assess business impacts, capability gaps, risks, and dependencies across strategic initiatives.
• Guide the evolution of business capabilities by identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve business outcomes and organizational effectiveness.
• Provide business architecture leadership to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Advance business architecture practices, standards, and reusable enterprise knowledge assets.

Required Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Business, Commerce, Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in Business Architecture, Business Transformation, Strategic Planning, Operating Model Design, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing business capabilities, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale transformation initiatives in complex organizations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, strategic planning, and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to analyze complex business challenges and translate strategy into measurable outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Business Architecture certification such as CBA, BAIP, TOGAF, or equivalent is considered an asset.

Candidate Profile

Strategic Thinker:You connect business objectives, capabilities, operating models, and initiatives into a coherent view of organizational change and value creation.

Collaborative Influencer:You build trusted relationships and help diverse groups reach alignment without relying on formal authority.

Transformation Partner:You enjoy helping organizations navigate change and can balance long-term thinking with practical execution.

Effective Facilitator:You create productive discussions, surface meaningful insights, and help stakeholders make informed decisions.

Strong Communicator:You can communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively to audiences ranging from working teams to senior leaders.

Continuous Learner:You are curious, adaptable, and committed to continuously improving both your own capabilities and the practices of the team around you.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to influence significant business and technology initiatives, help shape the future of Business Architecture at IGM, and work alongside experienced leaders across the organization. You will have the opportunity to contribute to enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, help mature our Business Architecture practice, and make a meaningful impact on how strategic change is designed and delivered across the organization.

The expected annual base salary range for this role is $118,500 - 152,500, which is determined based on skills, knowledge and experience and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for annual short-term incentive, health and well-being benefits, retirement and savings plan, paid time off and career development.

Benefits:

• COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION & RECOGNITION:competitive base salary, performance-weightedbonus, education/career support, option to join Employee Share Purchase Plan with employer matchingcomponent.

• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & INSURANCE:competitive health and dental coverage, flexible plan for you and your family and short-term & long-term disability plans.

• RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAMS:voluntaryGroup RRSP enrolment with employer matchingcomponent.

• WORK LIFE BALANCE:paid volunteer days, competitive time off including 10 wellness days off,WorkPerksdiscount program, hybrid & flex work arrangements.

• INCLUSIVE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY:living our core values: Be a Team, Be Accountable, Be Better, engaging with community through Business Resource Groups (BRG communities are volunteer employee-led groups formed around a common interest, identity, or background).

GM is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively - this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Mackenzie Investments is an accessible employer committed to providingbarrier-free recruitment experience. If you require accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment:

As part of our Talent Acquisition process, we may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to support activities such as candidate sourcing, application review, and interview scheduling.These tools support the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by people.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.