Lead Business Architect

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in the UK is seeking a Lead Business Architect to drive transformative digital solutions. The role involves developing business architecture functions, engaging stakeholders, and aligning strategies to enhance digital capabilities. Join a diverse team and contribute to innovative projects while enjoying competitive benefits.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave per annum (plus 8 Bank Holidays)

Health Insurance

Pension Scheme

Annual Bonus Scheme

Annual Salary Review

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing business architecture functions.
• Proven track record in stakeholder communication strategies.
• Ability to conduct gap analysis and design capability models.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a structured implementation plan for Business Architecture.
• Design and execute a business engagement plan outlining stakeholder strategies.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews and gap analyses of existing capabilities.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Analysis

Digital Capability Mapping

Implementation Planning

Job description

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Permanent, Full-time UK-wide, remote

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Architect to collaborate closely with our multidisciplinary teams to architect and deliver cutting-edge digital solutions tailored to our clients' needs.

With a focus on excellence and a passion for pushing boundaries, you will contribute to Olive Jar Digital's mission of catalysing transformative change in the digital landscape.

About Olive Jar Digital

As we grow, we empower our teams to develop their roles and functions and offer support to help you progress from your current position to where you want to be.

Moving towards our 9th year, we are an established brand building digital products and services, and championing the provision of expert talent to enhance customer and in-house teams, satisfying all user needs.

We are a professional, fun, fully inclusive, and diverse digital consultancy, valuing everyone’s opinion.

With a significant growth plan over the next two years, we aim to expand our client-facing delivery team with designers, developers, and testers as we continue to grow our project portfolio.

Responsibilities

1. Develop and deliver a structured implementation plan for establishing the Business Architecture function, including key objectives, timelines, resources, and milestones.
2. Design and execute a business engagement plan outlining stakeholder communication strategies, engagement methods, and participation tracking.
3. Conduct a comprehensive review and gap analysis of existing business and digital capability artefacts to inform future state design.
4. Identify and document key value streams aligned with the client's strategic initiatives, detailing inputs, outputs, activities, and stakeholders.
5. Create a baseline Business Capability Model (Levels 1 and 2) for core functions, facilitating stakeholder workshops to iterate and refine it.
6. Map business capabilities to digital capabilities, identifying overlaps, gaps, and inconsistencies, and propose actionable resolutions.
7. Identify and prioritise areas for detailed Level 3 capability analysis using defined methodology based on value, risk, and performance.
8. Document and communicate the chosen Business Architecture methodology, including approaches for value stream development and repository structuring.
9. Engage and collaborate with internal stakeholders to align business architecture work with enterprise-level strategy and planning processes.
10. Contribute to functional maturity planning and knowledge transfer to support the future in-house business architecture capability.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave per annum (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• Health Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Annual Salary Review
• Electric Car Scheme