AVP Business Architecture & Process Improvement

Primerica; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day one health, dental, and vision

401(k) Plan with match

Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer

Life and disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Primerica is hiring a Center of Excellence Manager to lead the growth of the Center of Excellence, mentor business analysts, and advance best practices in business analysis and software development.

You will guide teams through waterfall, agile, and lean methodologies, align with technology trends, and drive process improvements across projects and programs within a dynamic IT organization.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 10+ yrs as a Business Analyst, Product Manager, Business Architect or similar.
• Experience: software development environment and process development.
• Certifications: CBAP, PMP or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth and development of the Center of Excellence toward best practices.
• Mentor business analysts and improve team maturity.
• Promote understanding of current and future trends in technology and software.

Skills

Waterfall

Agile

Lean software development

Mentoring

Business analysis

Team leadership

SQL

Jira

VersionOne

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

CBAP or PMP (preferred)

Tools

Jira

VersionOne

MS Project

PEGA

Mulesoft

Mainframe

Job description

Join Our Team

In 2025, USA Today recognized Primerica as a Top Workplace USA for the fifth year in a row, and Newsweek named Primerica one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Primerica as a Top Workplace for the eleventh consecutive year, and Forbes recognized Primerica as one of America’s Best Employers for Women for the fifth year in a row. In addition, for the tenth time Primerica has been voted a Best Employer by Gwinnett Magazine. Primerica is a great place to work! Join our team to experience what it’s like to work at “one of the best places to work in the metro Atlanta”.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

What will I be doing?

As a Center of Excellence Manager, you will be expected to drive the continuing growth and development of the Center of Excellence towards business analysis best practices, industry best practices, and overall maturity. You should be comfortable understanding current and future trends and be able to mentor business analysts and improve the team towards creating a true Center of Excellence.

Requirements:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ yrs. of experience as a Business Analyst, Product Manager, Business
• Architect or similar role
• 5-7 years of experience managing a team of people and engagement staffing
• Experience working in software development environment and developing underlying processes
• CBAP, PMP, or similar certification preferred

Knowledge:

• Waterfall, Agile, and Lean software development methodologies
• Knowledge of current trends and innovations in technology and computer software applications
• Understanding of various logic diagrams and requirements documentation methods and formats
• Understanding of client/server and Web-based technologies,
• Specific knowledge of business analysis methodologies and tools
• Familiarity with business process improvement methodologies
• Business Architecture principles and methodologies

Software Experience:

• Moderate to Advanced user of the Microsoft Office suite of products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• MS Project Experience (Nice to Have)
• Jira, VersionOne or similar agile lifecycle management tool
• Quality Management and SQL experience preferred
• Previous experience in IT Business Analysis or IT Business Consulting
• PEGA and Mulesoft experience (Nice to Have)
• On Prem Mainframe and Cloud-based development Knowledge (Nice to Have)

FLSA status:
This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay):

Yes

Our Benefits:

• Day one health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Plan with competitive employer match
• Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
• Professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events

It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless ofrace, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.