Business Architecture Advisor

iA Financial Group; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible group insurance plans

Competitive retirement savings plan

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation program, wellness days, and个人

Job summary

iA Financial Group is seeking a Business Architecture Advisor to lead the transformation of strategy into practical initiatives. You will influence senior stakeholders, translate complex business goals into actionable plans, and drive simplification across insurance and savings processes.

You will act as a cross-functional catalyst, maintain a holistic results orientation, and contribute to evolving architectural practices in a dynamic, hybrid environment with strong collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in business architecture or analyzing complex issues within insurance and savings sectors.
• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant field; advanced English and French proficiency.
• Proven ability to influence without formal authority and lead strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Turn strategy into concrete action by defining scope, structuring delivery, and assessing costs and risks with IT partners.
• Provide influential leadership as the business line representative in major initiatives and align stakeholders.
• Develop clear communications, models, and visuals to make issues understandable and actionable.
• Ensure solutions align with strategic objectives and identify opportunities to simplify processes.
• Analyze roadmaps, dependencies, and anticipate future actions with coherent plans.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and build a broad network of partners.
• Promote adoption of business solutions through advisory and technical communications.
• Monitor industry trends in insurance and savings to support team development and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication

Autonomy

Bilingual (English/French)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science

Job description

Build the future with us

Are you passionate about organizational transformation and eager to contribute to the purpose of a company that aims to help its clients feel confident and secure about their future?

As a Business Architecture Advisor, you will play a key leadership role in aligning strategy with execution. You will influence strategic direction and translate it into clear, practical, and achievable business solutions. You will actively contribute to simplifying complexity, structuring initiatives, and guiding decisions toward tangible results for the organization.

Your ability to simplify complex issues, connect strategic vision with operational realities, and engage stakeholders will make you an essential contributor to major transformation initiatives.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your leadership and influencing skills within an environment where people, collaboration, and meaningful impact are at the heart of our priorities. If you are recognized for your political acumen, pragmatism, and ability to move initiatives forward, this opportunity is for you.

What you'll accomplish with us

As a Business Architecture Advisor, you’ll be at the core of our mission. Here are the main responsibilities:

• Turn strategy into concrete action: Define the scope of initiatives, recommend appropriate business solutions, structure delivery through increments and priorities, and assess costs, benefits, and risks in collaboration with IT teams and partners.
• Provide influential leadership: Act as the business line representative in major initiatives, challenge proposed approaches, influence decision-making, and build alignment among stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Simplify and clarify: Develop communications, models, and visual representations that make business issues and solutions understandable and actionable, enabling timely decision-making.
• Ensure alignment and business value: Ensure that solutions are aligned with strategic objectives and identify concrete opportunities to optimize and simplify processes.
• Anticipate and structure the future: Analyze roadmaps, identify business impacts and dependencies, and recommend realistic and coherent action plans.
• Act as a cross-functional catalyst: Foster collaboration across teams, build bridges between areas of expertise, and maintain a holistic, results-oriented perspective.
• Promote and influence the adoption of business solutions: Support partners and distribution networks through advisory and communication activities by making solutions understandable, relevant, and aligned with their operational realities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and monitor industry trends: Maintain an active awareness of trends in the insurance and individual savings sectors and contribute to the development of team members by sharing best practices and market insights.
• Contribute to the evolution of practices: Maintain and enhance business architecture frameworks and share your expertise to support the team’s development.

What could accelerate your success in this role

We're looking for someone who:

• Demonstrates natural leadership and a strong ability to influence and engage stakeholders without formal authority.
• Possesses strategic thinking grounded in practical execution, with the ability to translate direction into clear and achievable actions and actively contribute to strategic planning.
• Is recognized for strong analytical skills and systems thinking, enabling them to anticipate challenges, interdependencies, and business impacts.
• Excels at simplifying complex issues and developing clear, structured, and compelling communications.
• Demonstrates excellent synthesis and communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages for both senior leadership and operational teams.
• Is highly pragmatic and results-oriented, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and uncertainty effectively, particularly in complex environments.
• Demonstrates a high degree of autonomy and effectively uses their decision-making latitude to move initiatives forward.
• Excels at building relationships and consensus while developing a strong network of partners.
• Holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or an equivalent field.
• Has a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, including significant experience in business architecture or in analyzing complex issues within the insurance and individual savings sectors.
• Possesses extensive knowledge of the sector's products, processes, systems, and distribution networks.
• Has an advanced level of English and French proficiency, as the role involves analyzing and structuring business initiatives, presenting strategic recommendations, and influencing decision-making with English-speaking and French-speaking partners on a daily basis.

Why you'll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence;
• AI is in everyone's hands, empowering you to increase your personal effectiveness while supporting the organization's growth;
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.

Competitive Benefits

• Flexible group insurance plans
• Competitive retirement savings plan
• Employee share purchase plan
• Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days
• Telemedicine services
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Ergonomic furniture program
• Performance bonus
• Discounts on iA products
• And much more!