*Senior Business Architect – Strategic Transformation (Banking & AI)

Recruit Action inc.; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment services provider is seeking a Senior Business Architect for strategic transformation in the insurance industry. This hybrid position involves leading cross-functional initiatives, shaping digital strategies, and driving innovation. Candidates should possess over 10 years of transformation experience and a degree in business management or related fields. Competitive salary up to $125 per hour and a 12-month contract with potential for permanence are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in transformation roles across business and technology domains.
• Proven success in managing complex, multi-stakeholder transformations.
• Experience with capability modeling, value stream analysis, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business leaders to understand strategy and objectives.
• Execute complex business transformations across functions.
• Align business and technology strategies for enterprise change.

Skills

Business transformation

Process optimization

Enterprise capability assessments

Stakeholder management

Strategic alignment

Communication skills

Education

Degree in business management, marketing, finance, or technology

Job description

Senior Business Architect – AI & Digital Transformation

Strategic transformation role in the insurance industry for a senior-level professional with deep expertise in business architecture, process optimization, and enterprise capability assessments. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to lead cross-functional change initiatives, shape digital strategies, and drive impactful innovation.

What is in it for you:

• Salaried: $95-105 per hour.
• Incorporated Business Rate: $115-125 per hour.
• 12-month contract with the potential for permanent employment.
• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
• Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.
• Hybrid work: in-office Tuesday to Thursday.
• Location: Toronto or Waterloo.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with business leaders to understand strategy, objectives, and key results.
• Execute complex business transformations and capability assessments across functions.
• Align business and technology strategies to drive cohesive enterprise change.
• Identify common solution patterns and partner with technology teams to implement reusable reference architectures.
• Lead business architecture activities, including customer journey mapping and outcome-based transformation planning.
• Monitor market trends and emerging technologies to propose innovative solutions.
• Guide product/vendor integration from an architectural perspective to optimize value and reduce risk.
• Support milestone tracking and ensure delivery of project outcomes on time and within scope.

What you will need to succeed:

• A degree in business management, marketing, finance, or technology.
• 10+ years' experience in transformation roles across business and technology domains.
• Proven success in managing complex, multi-stakeholder transformations with competing priorities.
• Strong ability to identify structural inefficiencies and build consensus across organizational silos.
• Skilled in bridging business needs and IT capabilities, ensuring strategic and operational alignment.
• Experience with capability modeling, value stream analysis, and transformation roadmap governance.
• Proficient in using model-based representations and business architecture blueprints.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills at all organizational levels.

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