Director – Business Architect recruitment
The Product Business Architect acts as the strategic middleman between the Product Owner, Product Strategist and Functional departments. The primary responsibility will be to take the "big picture" future view of the structure of the organisation.
Implements operational strategy and architecture through engagement with the customer-facing divisions, external vendors, enterprise architecture, support functions, and other post-trade functions.
Identifies expertise to support and drive the operating model and the end to end process (re)design, covering network, centre, and team, to support delivery of operational strategy.
Delivers implementation of the change management programme integrating Investment with Strategy Governance, HR, IT Business Architecture and customer-facing divisions.
Establishes and maintains appropriate governance for changes to operational strategy (as appropriate).
*Proven Operational management experience including optimisation of service propositions, business architecture and operational resources.
*Strong knowledge of both Product, Process, Data and IT environments.
*A broad background in Operations Change Management.
*Knowledge of, and experience using, process design and improvement tools / methodologies.
*Knowledge of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) for developing an enterprise architecture.
*Strong analytical skills, ability to demonstrate flexibility regarding problem solving.
*Proven ability to perform at a senior level and influence strategic decision-makers and functional stakeholders.
*Strong Stakeholder Management communication skills, fluent in English (written/verbal).
*Effective team leader and player, able to work in virtual global teams in a matrix organization (Leader, Facilitator, Partner).
*Ability to work in fast paced environment keep pace with the GBS offering, technical innovation and market driven initiatives.
*Open minded, able to share information with, transfer knowledge and expertise to/from team members.