Sr. Business Architect

phData; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Business Architect to drive business value through data and analytics. In this role, you will collaborate with clients to understand their needs and develop business architectures that align with strategic goals. You'll bridge the gap between business strategy and technology implementation, ensuring successful project outcomes. With a remote-first culture and a commitment to professional development, this position offers the autonomy to excel in a dynamic environment. If you're passionate about leveraging data to improve business processes, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Remote-First Work Environment

4 weeks of PTO plus 10 Holidays

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Casual work environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years in business analysis or product development in Data and Analytics.
• Experience in developing data strategies aligned with business goals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand their data and analytics needs.
• Design business architectures that align with strategic goals.
• Lead workshops to align stakeholders on project objectives.

Skills

Business Analysis

Data Strategies

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Data Governance Tools

Business Process Modeling Tools

Job description

Join phData, a dynamic and innovative leader in the modern data stack. We partner with major cloud data platforms like Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP, Fivetran, Pinecone, Glean, and dbt to deliver cutting-edge services and solutions. We're committed to helping global enterprises overcome their toughest data challenges.

phData is a remote-first global company with employees based in the United States, Latin America, and India. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity, ownership, and trust. Even though we're growing extremely fast, we maintain a casual, exciting work environment. We hire top performers and allow you the autonomy to deliver results.

• 5x Snowflake Partner of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Fivetran, dbt, Atlation, Matillion Partner of the Year
• #1 Partner in Snowflake Advanced Certifications
• 600+ Expert Cloud Certifications (Sigma, AWS, Azure, Dataiku, etc)
• Recognized as an award-winning workplace in US, India, and LATAM

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Business Architect, you ensure that both ongoing and upcoming work delivers business value to the client. Additionally, you confirm the technical delivery team has the essential resources, clear priorities, and requirements to succeed when they begin their participation in a project.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients to understand their business needs and objectives
• Gather inputs from clients to understand where they are today, their vision for leveraging data, analytics, and AI, and extract themes to underpin recommendations
• Design and develop business architectures that align with clients' strategic goals
• Identify opportunities for leveraging data and AI to improve business processes and outcomes
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure the successful implementation of solutions
• Conduct gap analysis and recommend improvements to existing business processes, including Data Governance
• Recommend and design a future state Data Governance Program, focused on operational and functional aspects
• Lead workshops and meetings to align stakeholders on project goals and deliverables
• Create detailed documentation, including business capability maps, process flows, and solution blueprints
• Develop and deliver presentations to senior executives and stakeholders
• Establish and grow customer relationships
• Bridge the gap between business strategy and technology implementation, ensuring engineering efforts align with business needs
• Drive project team outcomes by ensuring alignment between business objectives, solution implementation, and measurable success metrics

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in business analysis or product development within the Data and Analytics industry
• Understanding of data management, analytics, and AI technologies
• Proven experience developing data strategies that align with enterprise vision and business goals
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into business language
• Direct client-facing experience in a consulting or professional services organization
• Proven experience in designing and implementing business solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Project management and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentation and storytelling abilities
• Experience facilitating workshops and interviews with business and technical teams

Preferred Experience:

• Business process modeling and analysis
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Conceptual modeling and analysis
• Change management and stakeholder engagement

Why phData? We offer:

• Remote-First Work Environment
• Casual, award-winning small-business work environment
• Collaborative culture that prizes autonomy, creativity, and transparency
• Competitive compensation, excellent benefits, 4 weeks of PTO plus 10 Holidays (and other perks)
• Accelerated learning and professional development through training and certifications

phData celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other protected characteristics. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at People Operations.