Business Architect

JODAYN | جودين; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

JODAYN | جودين is seeking a seasoned Business Architect to translate strategy into structured architecture models, capabilities, value streams, and operating models. You will collaborate with business and technology leaders to assess current landscapes, identify gaps, and design target-state architectures that enable complex transformation programs.

In this role, you will map strategic objectives to capabilities, drive governance and transformation roadmaps, and communicate insights through

Qualifications

• Must have strong background in business architecture concepts and frameworks.
• Ability to translate strategy into structured architecture artifacts.
• Experience applying TOGAF and ArchiMate methods in large programs.
• Proven track record facilitating executive-level workshops.

Responsibilities

• Translate organizational strategy into capabilities, value streams, and operating models.
• Define target-state architecture and map initiatives to business services and processes.
• Develop capability maps and assess maturity, performance, and transformation needs.
• Collaborate with enterprise, data, application, and security architects for alignment.
• Lead workshops with senior stakeholders and document executive-level insights.
• Support governance, roadmaps, portfolio planning, and prioritization.

Skills

Business capability modeling

Value chain & value stream modeling

Operating model analysis

Business service architecture

Organization & stakeholder modeling

Business process architecture

Strategy-to-execution alignment

Transformation roadmap development

Stakeholder engagement & workshop fac

Architecture governance

Consulting, analysis & executive comm

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Management, or related discipline

TOGAF certification

ArchiMate certification

Business Architecture, BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or transformation certifications

Tools

Bizzdesign

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Orbus / iServer

ARIS

MEGA HOPEX

Business process modeling tools

Job description

The Business Architect is responsible for translating organizational strategy and business priorities into structured business architecture models, capabilities, value streams, operating models, services, and transformation roadmaps. The role works closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand the current business landscape, identify capability gaps, define target-state business architecture, and ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business change initiatives, and enterprise architecture.

Requirements

• Develop and maintain business architecture models covering capabilities, value streams, business services, organizational units, stakeholders, processes, information concepts, and strategic objectives
• Assess the current-state business architecture and define target-state business architecture aligned with organizational strategy and transformation priorities
• Develop business capability maps and assess capability maturity, performance, importance, and transformation needs
• Define and model enterprise value chains and value streams to show how value is created and delivered to customers, beneficiaries, and stakeholders
• Analyze operating models, organizational responsibilities, business services, and cross-functional interactions
• Map strategic objectives and initiatives to business capabilities, services, processes, applications, data, and transformation programs where relevant
• Identify business architecture gaps, overlaps, dependencies, duplication, pain points, and improvement opportunities
• Support the development of business transformation roadmaps and transition states based on prioritized capability improvements
• Collaborate with enterprise, data, application, technology, security, and solution architects to ensure end-to-end architectural alignment
• Support business process architecture and identify relationships between business capabilities, value streams, processes, and services
• Facilitate workshops and interviews with senior stakeholders, business owners, process owners, and subject matter experts
• Produce clear architecture views, heatmaps, matrices, catalogs, and executive-level presentations to communicate business architecture insights
• Support architecture governance and evaluate proposed initiatives against business architecture principles and target-state direction
• Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, principles, reference models, and governance practices
• Support portfolio planning and prioritization by providing visibility into business capabilities, dependencies, and transformation impact

Required Experience

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, business analysis, transformation, strategy, operating model design, or management consulting
• At least 4-5 years of experience in a business architecture or closely related senior role
• Demonstrated experience developing business capability maps, value streams, operating models, and current-state / target-state business architecture
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, or organizational improvement programs
• Experience engaging senior business stakeholders and facilitating architecture or transformation workshops
• Experience translating strategic objectives into structured business architecture and actionable transformation priorities

Core Competencies

• Business capability modeling
• Value chain and value stream modeling
• Operating model analysis
• Business service architecture
• Organization and stakeholder modeling
• Business process architecture
• Strategy-to-execution alignment
• Business architecture gap analysis
• Transformation roadmap development
• Stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation
• Architecture governance
• Consulting, analysis, and executive communication

Preferred Frameworks, Standards & Methods

• TOGAF
• ArchiMate
• Business Architecture Guild / BIZBOK concepts
• BPMN
• Capability-based planning
• Value stream mapping
• Operating model design
• Business process management and transformation methods
• Relevant national or sector-specific enterprise architecture frameworks where applicable

Preferred Tools

• Bizzdesign
• Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Orbus / iServer
• ARIS
• MEGA HOPEX or similar enterprise architecture platforms
• Business process modeling and collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Management, or a related discipline
• TOGAF certification is highly desirable
• ArchiMate certification is desirable
• Business Architecture, BPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or relevant transformation certifications are advantageous

Personal Attributes

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking
• Ability to connect business strategy with operating capabilities and transformation initiatives
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively with executives, business owners, and technical teams
• Strong consulting mindset and structured problem-solving approach
• Ability to simplify complex business structures into clear architecture models and executive insights