Strategic Business Architect for Hybrid Cloud & AI

International Business Machines Corporation; Zürich; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting seeks a Business Architect to focus on structuring and aligning business and IT for client initiatives. You will mobilize experts and orchestrate communities of practice, delivering rigorous leadership across projects and ongoing client relationships.

Responsibilities include shaping strategy, prescribing design decisions, and assessing initiatives to maximize business value. Master’s degree preferred with deep domain understanding.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyze business value, role-players, culture, and processes to deliver client business intent.
• Experience with holistic views and models to assess initiatives and risks.
• Deliver coordinated business and technical design decisions bridging business and IT.
• Shaping business strategy by influencing prioritization of change initiatives.
• Mobilizing experts and communities of practice for leadership and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Shape Business Strategy: Influence prioritization of change initiatives across business and technology.
• Analyze and Prescribe Design Decisions: Document operational business design and ensure value delivery.
• Orchestrate Expertise: Lead IBM and partner experts for projects and relationships.
• Assess Business Initiatives: Evaluate overlaps, dependencies, risk, and stakeholder impact.
• Drive Business Value: Analyze factors to deliver client business intent.

Skills

Business Analysis

Strategic Leadership

Technical Design Decisions

Conceptual Leadership

Business-IT Alignment

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting seeks a Business Architect to focus on structuring and aligning business and IT for client initiatives. You will mobilize experts and orchestrate communities of practice, delivering rigorous leadership across projects and ongoing client relationships.

Responsibilities include shaping strategy, prescribing design decisions, and assessing initiatives to maximize business value. Master’s degree preferred with deep domain understanding.