IT Business Architect

IT Business Architect Apply Now ( Save Job Job ID R25 Address 3200 Hackberry Road, Irving, Texas, 75063, United States Location Irving, Texas Job Summary:Develops and champions the definition, implementation, and execution of the processes for the definition, maintenance, and conformance management of the Business Architecture. Responsible for the maintenance of the key Business Architecture deliverables, including business capabilities, value streams, process mapping and modeling, data modeling, and business use cases. Establishes and cultivates relationships within business units across the enterprise and IT to understand business processes and business drivers, business requirements, solutions strategies, alternatives, etc., being considered and/or implemented. Business Architectural leadership in the resolutions of inter-program and inter-project issues. Champions ongoing publicity and communication of the Business Architecture both within the information systems community and the Business unit. Responsibilities:u2022 Provides overall direction, guidance, and definition of Business Architecture to effectively support business strategyu2022 Acts as a subject matter expert in the development of Business Architecture framework development, tool suite selection and design, and methodology developmentu2022 Apply and utilize business modeling methods to ensure results-oriented deliverables in a way that can be recreated and used as a corporate knowledge resource available to project level initiatives, and executive decision makingu2022 Work with all levels of business leadership (including executive leadership) to document current and future state business capabilities and business requirementsu2022 Leads senior management and leadership through the development of a business architecture plan for the line of business. Evaluate and present information that will facilitate effective and timely decision-making through written and oral communication materials that effectively summarize findings with recommendationsu2022 Advise & guide senior IT leadership in ensuring IT meets each business group's desired capabilitiesu2022 Develop/refine Business Architecture artifacts/templates and create business capability roadmaps that span a 3- to 5- year time horizon; work with the business to integrate capability planning and roadmaps into their strategic planning and project implementationsu2022 Collaborate with business leaders in providing input and capability information as inputs to develop business case for initiatives; leads these efforts in proactive engagements with businessu2022 Conduct analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities through process improvement, systems enhancement, user training, and/or software procurementu2022 Functions as a liaison to Business and IT partners in order to gain a broad understanding of industry trends and innovations, and their impact on technology; Keeps abreast of technology, customer needs, and industry-related trendsu2022 Engage with the Enterprise, Solution, and Domain Architects to assist with translating business capabilities to technical designs; collaborates closely with IT Architects to design optimal technical solutions to meet business needs while aligning with IT strategiesu2022 Promotes and leads ongoing publicity and communication of Business Architecture within IT and the enterpriseu2022 Participate and assist in developing regular Enterprise Architecture processesu2022 Consult with Industry Experts to provide guidance to IT/Business leadership on current industry trendsu2022 Be able to speak to both business & IT strategic road maps to ensure alignmentu2022 Gathers and validates business and technology requirements to establish scope and parameters of requirements and define project impact, outcome criteria, and metricsu2022 Collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure customer needs are met by reviewing requirements, status updates and associated issues; manage customer relationships and expectations by developing a communication process to keep others up-to-date on project resultsu2022 Initiates and manages risk assessment process to completion, which includes risk documentation and risk mitigation controlsu2022 Establishes systems specifications and objectives, based on business requirements and cost effectivenessu2022 Develops and maintains process maps and data flow maps for business systems and makes plans to accommodate future work requests u2022 Maintains work plans, incident tracking, error tracking, and documentation required to effectively manage deliverables and expectations consistent with business requirementsu2022 Coordinates and conducts user training sessions; develops and updates user documentation, written instructions, job aids, training guides, manuals and materials for users and applications meets with users to provide information regarding system changes and enhancements and to address any questions or issuesu2022 Prepares complex reports, correspondence, and other documents; participates on assigned committees and task forces; attends meetings, conferences and training sessions for assigned projectsu2022 Advises and guides business units in the process of developing system enhancements, ideas and work requests. Captures potential benefits to assist with prioritizationu2022 Completes other duties, including special projects, as assigned by Management Education Requirements:u2022 Bacheloru2019s Degree preferred in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related fieldu2022 Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture certification preferred (TOGAF and/or BIZBOK) Experience Requirements:u2022 Experience with MS SharePoint, SQL and business process management tools preferredu2022 8+ years of planning, analysis, and/or enterprise or business architectural experience u2022 3+ yearsu2019 experience with delivering executive presentations and interfacing with executive leadershipu2022 2+ years of experience with Business Process Modeling Notation 2.0 (BPMN 2.0) and experience constructing business process models and process flows, constructing data flows and models, developing business capability models and value streamsu2022 Expertise in creating business use cases and business scenarios with human-centered design, including developing personas, journey mapping, and leveraging Design Thinking principlesu2022 Has an advanced understanding of the business systems used by business client(s) Skill Requirements:u2022 Demonstrated expertise with Word, Excel and other MS Office suite applicationsu2022 Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills and the ability to research and resolve issues u2022 Strong facilitation skills for requirement elicitation and management communicationsu2022 Self-starter requiring minimal supervision and critical thinkeru2022 Good understanding of business issues and technical implicationsu2022 Excellent understanding of client operations and systemsu2022 Good problem-solving skills and attitudeu2022 Ability to influence without authorityu2022 Ability to handle diverse situations, multiple initiatives, and rapidly changing priorities u2022 Ability to present information, both verbal and written, in a clear and concise manneru2022 Ability to multi-task and track multiple efforts concurrentlyu2022 Ability to develop estimations, including the work steps and effort hours u2022 Broad knowledge of business applications, operating systems, network systems, Internet, telecommunication systems, and all other relevant technology platforms u2022 Ability to translate business requirement(s) into detailed technical documentationu2022 Experience with software deployment processesu2022 Familiarity with waterfall, agile and iterative software development lifecyclesu2022 Ability to test thoroughly including boundary testing, negative testing, ad hoc testing and regression testingu2022 Ability to troubleshoot issues in the certification and production environmentsu2022 Understanding of organizational change management (OCM) to assist with adoption of system changesu2022 Ability to perform repeated bending, standing and reachingu2022 Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the individuals assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change the duties and responsibilities of this job to meet business and organizational needs as necessary. Visa sponsorship is not available If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companyu2019s sole discretion, consistent with the law. For a general description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position, please visit this link (.