Senior Business Architect

Company 1; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 94,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Toronto is seeking a Senior Business Architect to support technology and operations strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience in driving large business transformations and capability assessments. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement with a salary range between 94,220.00 CAD and 174,980.00 CAD, along with customizable benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans.

Benefits

Health, dental, and mental health benefits

Retirement savings plans

Generous paid time off program

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience driving large business transformations.
• Ability to perform complex capability and value stream assessments.
• Experience with outcome-based transformation roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Complete capability and value stream assessments.
• Improve innovation and transformation for foundational capabilities.
• Develop integrated views of business architecture.

Skills

Driving business transformations

Capability and value stream assessments

Communication skills

Model-based representations

Education

Degree in business, marketing, finance, or technology

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Business Architect to join Canada segments Technology & Operations Strategy team.

We are at the forefront of redefining our business and operating model using the latest artificial intelligence and automation innovations. Support Canadas business and tech transformation by assessing capabilities and value streams.

We are an organization that values diverse and big thinking rewards both behaviors and delivery and focuses on growth and continuous improvement all in support of Manulifes mission to help clients and one another succeed.

Position Responsibilities :

Complete capability and value stream assessments to address end-to-end business and technology impacts and ensure ongoing alignment between strategy and implementation.

Improve innovation and transformation for foundational capabilities to improve benefit through process standardization and technology re-use.

Identify common business and solution patterns; partner with technology teams to build out and govern reference architectures.

Develop an integrated view of organizations business architecture to support capability value stream or customer journey assessments and to define and govern outcome-based transformation roadmaps.

Keep updated on tech advancements and market trends research competitors for innovation opportunities to improve our business model.

Help accomplish key project breakthroughs and overall project deliverables on schedule within budget and following relevant standards.

Required Qualifications :

8 years relevant experience driving large business transformations

Ability to successfully drive complex capability and value stream assessments across multiple functions or business units.

Ability to recognize structural issues within the organization functional interdependencies and cross-silo redundancies and work effectively at all levels of an organization to influence others to move toward consensus.

Experience with capability value stream and customer experience assessments SWOT analysis definition and governance of outcome-based transformation roadmaps.

Experience using model-based representations and business architecture blueprints that can be adjusted as required to collect aggregate or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business.

Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations.

Preferred Qualifications :

Minimum 8 years experience in business and technology transformation roles with a degree in business marketing finance or technology.

When you join our team :

Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

As part of our distributed team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife / John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) sexual orientation genetic characteristics veteran status gender identity gender expression age marital status family status disability or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife / John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process contact .

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

94220.00 CAD - $174980.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education / training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption / surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee / family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Atl,Coaching,Autocad,Financial Planning,Architecture

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1