Business Architect

Valorem Reply; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Philadelphia is seeking a Business Architect to develop comprehensive architecture blueprints. The role involves advising C-suite executives, designing operational models, and ensuring technology alignment with business strategies. Ideal candidates should have extensive management consulting experience, a relevant degree, and a strong background in sales force solutions. This position offers opportunities for significant impact and involvement in technology transformations.

Qualifications

• 10 years of management consulting experience focused on Marketing strategy.
• Proven experience designing CRM strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop business architecture blueprints aligning strategy with technology.
• Assess current-state vs future-state architecture gaps.
• Provide strategic guidance on technology-enabled transformations.

Skills

Management consulting expertise

Sales Force Automation (SFA) solutions

Go-to-Market strategy

Partner Channel Development

Executive stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Solutions

Salesforce

Google Solutions

Job description

Overview

Valorem Reply, part of the Reply Network, is a leader in Microsoft-based IT solutions. We support and advise our Giant Tech customers in all aspects of Microsoft, and other industry-leading technologies. From designing and developing custom solutions and low-code solutions, to implementing and managing them seamlessly, Valorem Reply helps customers unlock the potential of their IT infrastructure to enable their sales and partner initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive business architecture blueprints that align organizational strategy with technology capabilities
• Define business capability maps and assess current-state versus future-state architecture gaps
• Serve as a trusted business advisor to C-suite executives and senior leadership, providing strategic guidance on technology-enabled business transformation
• Guide clients through complex decision-making processes regarding technology investments and business model innovations
• Analyze existing business processes and recommend architectural improvements for efficiency and scalability
• Design organizational operating models that support digital transformation goals
• Establish business architecture standards, frameworks, and methodologies across the enterprise
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, solution architects, and technical teams to ensure business requirements are properly translated into technical specifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Information Systems, or related field
• 10 years of management consulting experience with focus on Marketing strategy and operations, Partner Incentive program design, management, and optimization
• Proven experience designing and implementing Sales Force Automation (SFA) solutions and CRM strategies
• Strong background in Go-to-Market strategy development and execution across multiple channels
• Experience in Sales/ Partner Channel Development, Management
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field
• Enterprise Technology Platform Experience: Direct experience working with or implementing solutions from major technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, F5, Amazon (AWS), and Meta platforms
• Background in channel partner management and partner ecosystem development
• Experience with marketing technology stack integration and marketing operations
• Knowledge of incentive compensation design and sales performance management
• Business Process Automation: Proven experience designing and implementing workflow automation, robotic process automation (RPA), and intelligent document processing solutions
• AI-Driven Strategy Development: Experience with AI/ML solution architecture, including predictive analytics, recommendation engines, and automated decision-making systems for business optimization
• Operational Efficiency Optimization: Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements that deliver measurable ROI, cost reduction, and productivity gains

About Reply

Reply specializes in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. Reply is a network of highly specialized companies supporting global industrial groups operating in the telecom and media, industry and services, banking, insurance and public administration sectors in the definition and development of business models enabled for the new paradigms of AI, cloud computing, digital media and the Internet of Things. Reply services include Consulting, System Integration and Digital Services.

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