Banking Business Architect: Strategy to Transformation

robusta; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Robusta in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned Business Architect to define and maintain business architecture across banking environments, aligning strategy, capabilities, processes, operating models with enterprise architecture and SAMA requirements.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams to translate objectives into architectural capabilities, perform current/target state analyses, gap assessments, and support governance and transformation roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related roles.
• Experience in banking or financial services is preferred.
• Experience in a SAMA-regulated environment is an advantage.
• Strong experience in business capability mapping and business architecture modeling.
• Experience defining current-state, target-state, and gap analysis.
• Good understanding of Enterprise Architecture, business processes, and operating models.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• TOGAF, BIZBOK, CBAP, or similar certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Business Architecture models, standards, and documentation.
• Define business capabilities and maintain business capability maps.
• Develop current-state and target-state Business Architecture.
• Conduct gap and impact analysis between current and target states.
• Translate business strategy into architectural requirements and capabilities.
• Map key business processes, value streams, and operating models.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements and Enterprise Architecture.
• Assess business impact of proposed technology and transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architects, and technology teams.
• Support transformation initiatives and business capability roadmaps.
• Identify dependencies and impacts across business, processes, capabilities, and technology.
• Participate in architecture governance and reviews.

Skills

Business Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering

Job description

Robusta in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned Business Architect to define and maintain business architecture across banking environments, aligning strategy, capabilities, processes, operating models with enterprise architecture and SAMA requirements.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams to translate objectives into architectural capabilities, perform current/target state analyses, gap assessments, and support governance and transformation roadmaps.