Enterprise Business Architect

Vaco; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking an Enterprise Business Architecture Lead to drive transformation initiatives and align business strategy, processes, and technology investments across the organization. You will establish and lead the business architecture function, advising executives while shaping future operating models and governance frameworks.

The role requires 10+ years in business architecture, enterprise transformation, or management consulting, with strong capability modeling and stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in business architecture, enterprise transformation, strategy, or management consulting.
• Experience building or maturing a business architecture function.
• Strong expertise in capability modeling, value stream mapping, business process architecture, and operating model design.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting enterprise platform governance and large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with architecture and process modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the business architecture practice, frameworks, and governance standards.
• Develop and maintain enterprise capability models, value streams, and business process architecture.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable operating models.
• Identify capability gaps, process improvements, and transformation opportunities.
• Provide oversight for enterprise platforms, governance, and technology investment decisions.
• Facilitate workshops and align cross-functional stakeholders around business priorities and future-state strategies.
• Drive business and technology alignment across enterprise initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

TOGAF

BIZBOK

Architecture modeling tools

Job description

Enterprise Business Architecture Lead

Our client is seeking an experienced Enterprise Business Architecture Lead to drive business transformation initiatives and align business strategy, processes, and technology investments across the organization. This individual will establish and lead the business architecture function, serving as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders while shaping future-state operating models and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the business architecture practice, frameworks, and governance standards.
• Develop and maintain enterprise capability models, value streams, and business process architecture.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable operating models.
• Identify capability gaps, process improvements, and transformation opportunities.
• Provide oversight for enterprise platforms, governance, and technology investment decisions.
• Facilitate workshops and align cross-functional stakeholders around business priorities and future-state strategies.
• Drive business and technology alignment across enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in business architecture, enterprise transformation, strategy, or management consulting.
• Experience building or maturing a business architecture function.
• Strong expertise in capability modeling, value stream mapping, business process architecture, and operating model design.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting enterprise platform governance and large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with architecture and process modeling tools.

Preferred

• MBA or advanced degree.
• TOGAF, BIZBOK, or related certifications.
• Background in management consulting and enterprise operating model transformation.