Strategic Business Architect: Turn Strategy into Solutions

Hastings Insurance Company; Hastings (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Hastings Insurance is seeking a Business Architect to translate organizational strategy into practical, scalable business solutions. You will work across the company to understand current operations, identify improvement opportunities, and design models that align with future goals.

You’ll partner with business and technology teams to connect priorities to execution, establish KPIs, and guide adoption of new architectures while enabling change and resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in insurance with knowledge of property and casualty products and processes.
• 5+ years of experience in business planning, process analysis, business architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification preferred.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with architecture frameworks and the ability to develop clear, actionable business models and architectural documentation.
• Knowledge of process mapping and related methodologies.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain business architecture frameworks, principles, models, and standards that guide enterprise initiatives and support our strategic direction.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to align business architecture with short- and long-term organizational goals.
• Analyze, model, and optimize business processes using tools and methodologies such as BPMN to identify opportunities for greater efficiency, scalability, and adaptability.
• Design business capability models and architectural solutions that connect organizational strategy with operational needs.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable business models and frameworks that support effective execution.
• Facilitate collaboration across business and technology teams to align operational needs, technology solutions, and strategic priorities.
• Establish metrics and key performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of business models and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Lead the implementation and adoption of new business architectures, including facilitating training and supporting teams through organizational change.
• Identify potential business and operational risks and develop mitigation strategies that support business continuity.
• Maintain current knowledge of business architecture practices, methodologies, and industry developments through continuing education and professional development.

Skills

Insurance knowledge

Business architecture

Process mapping

Strategic thinking

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

TOGAF

CBA

PCBA

Stakeholder alignment

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

BPMN

Job description

Hastings Insurance is seeking a Business Architect to translate organizational strategy into practical, scalable business solutions. You will work across the company to understand current operations, identify improvement opportunities, and design models that align with future goals.

You’ll partner with business and technology teams to connect priorities to execution, establish KPIs, and guide adoption of new architectures while enabling change and resilience.