Strategic Lead: Business Architecture & Transformation

Kyndryl; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking an experienced Lead, Business Architecture to drive enterprise alignment of strategy, capabilities, and execution from Frisco, TX. This onsite role leads architecture frameworks and transformation programs across business and IT, partnering with executives and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The successful candidate will mentor junior staff and shape capability maps while influencing senior stakeholders and governing standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, management consulting, or transformation roles.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale business transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of business architecture frameworks (e.g., BIZBOK, TOGAF).
• Strong experience with business capability modeling, value stream mapping, and process design.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise business architecture, including capability models, value streams, and operating models.
• Align business strategy with execution by translating strategic objectives into actionable frameworks and initiatives.
• Drive enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives, including process optimization, modernization, and organizational design.
• Partner with executive stakeholders, product management, and IT leadership to ensure alignment across business and technology domains.
• Develop and evolve business capability maps to support prioritization, investment planning, and roadmap development.
• Identify operational gaps, redundancies, and inefficiencies; recommend and implement improvements.
• Establish and enforce business architecture standards, governance, and best practices.
• Facilitate cross‑functional workshops to align stakeholders and define business requirements.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects (data, application, and technology) to ensure integrated, scalable solutions.
• Support portfolio planning, investment decisions, and benefits realization tracking.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and analysts

Skills

Leadership experience

Enterprise architecture

Business architecture

TOGAF / BIZBOK

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

LeanIX

ArchiMate

Visio

Sparx EA

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking an experienced Lead, Business Architecture to drive enterprise alignment of strategy, capabilities, and execution from Frisco, TX. This onsite role leads architecture frameworks and transformation programs across business and IT, partnering with executives and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The successful candidate will mentor junior staff and shape capability maps while influencing senior stakeholders and governing standards across the organization.