Business Architect

Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture shape how we operate by aligning People, Processes, Information and Technology to strategic priorities. We drive simplification, agility and customer-centric design, supporting a product-aligned operating model and ensuring long-term value across product, data and technology domains. As Business Architect, you'll shape UKI's future-state business architecture for a given function, driving simplification, capability definition and operating-model alignment with strategic priorities. You'll enable strong decision-making, partner across Product Owners, Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture, and help ensure our architecture delivers real value across product, data and technology domains. This role is UK-based with hybrid working options. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition. What you'll be doing: Support the design of future state business architecture for AXA UKI in terms of how People, Processes, Information and Technology inter-operate. Complete thorough gap analyses of current vs. future state operating models. Outline roadmaps for the target state business architecture and recommend a programme of work to deliver it with the Business/Tribes. Work closely with the business and tribe leads in decision making by consulting on technical, operational and business architecture dimensions to ensure all implications of decisions are understood and ensure alignment to the business strategy priorities and the future state operating model design. Partner with Product Owners, Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment of business and IT change initiatives to business strategy priorities and the future state operating model design. Support the Business Architecture team to create, develop, and maintain business architecture documentation. Ensure working with other business architecture we can develop common cross business capabilities. Strive for business simplification by using business architecture skills/assets to highlight opportunities for standardising processes and portfolios where possible, working with expertise from other teams, such as Operational Excellence Managers, Enterprise Architects, Business Analysts, etc. Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply. We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you're excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you're not sure you tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply. What you'll bring: Experience in business architecture, strategy, or transformation roles within large, complex organisations. Strong understanding of business strategy and ability to translate it into architectural models and plans. Skilled in capturing and analysing business requirements across diverse stakeholder groups. Proficient in business process modelling (e.g. BPMN) and operating model design. Comfortable using data to assess performance and inform design decisions. Experience evaluating solutions and assessing feasibility, value, and alignment to strategic goals. Good communicator with proven ability to influence and build consensus across business and IT. Familiarity with EA frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman. As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom. What we offer: At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive: Competitive annual salary dependent on experience Annual company & performance-based bonus Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions) Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary) Private medical cover 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave Wellbeing services & resources AXA employee discounts To apply, click on the 'apply for this job' button, you'll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don't discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we're proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to daniel.harrison@axa-uk.co.uk. 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