Enterprise Business Architect – Strategy & Change Leader

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross NC in Durham is seeking a Principal Business Architect to bridge business strategy with capabilities across people, process, technology, and information. You will partner with senior leaders to tackle complex business problems and shape enterprise architecture.

In this high-visibility role, you will lead workshops, advise on data-driven decisions, develop roadmaps, and monitor industry trends. The position offers Hybrid-Flex with both in-office and remote work opportunities and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required).
• 8+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field.

Responsibilities

• Interact with senior leaders across the company on complex business problems.
• Facilitate decision-making workshops with senior leaders.
• Advise on low-risk/high-value alternatives.
• Apply business tools to drive data-driven decisions and planning.
• Contribute to enterprise business architecture models.
• Translate strategies into business roadmaps and annual portfolios.
• Analyze current and future states and root causes.
• Understand business behavior patterns to achieve goals.
• Monitor industry and technology trends and provide actionable recommendations.
• Develop and maintain enterprise business planning processes.
• Influence leaders to apply planning disciplines to achieve goals.
• Build relationships with strategy owners and business leaders.

Skills

Business consulting

Strategy development

Enterprise architecture

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Root-cause analysis

SWOT analysis

Scenario planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Blue Cross NC in Durham is seeking a Principal Business Architect to bridge business strategy with capabilities across people, process, technology, and information. You will partner with senior leaders to tackle complex business problems and shape enterprise architecture.

In this high-visibility role, you will lead workshops, advise on data-driven decisions, develop roadmaps, and monitor industry trends. The position offers Hybrid-Flex with both in-office and remote work opportunities and a