Job Title: Business Architect
Location: Dublin (Remote)
Contract Type: 2 months (initially)
Working Pattern: Remote
Rate: €500 per day (Outside IR35)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Business Architect to support the design and delivery of a large-scale transformation program. This role will be instrumental in shaping strategic initiatives, ensuring architectural alignment, and bridging the gap between business and technical teams across Phase 1 and Phase 2 activities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support Active Delivery (Phase 1):

• Provide business architecture input into Phase 1 initiatives currently underway.

• Identify and address overlaps or dependencies between initiatives to ensure alignment.

• Support the Risk & Controls gap analysis through business process and data architecture insights.

2. Target Architecture Development:

• Collaborate with technical leads and Group stakeholders to define the north star target architecture.

• Document and communicate the business architecture perspective to align with the overall technical strategy.

• Identify capability gaps and recommend transitional steps to move from current to target state.

3. Phase 2 Planning & Shaping:

• Partner with initiative leads to review and assess proposed Phase 2 initiatives.

• Evaluate the strategic fit of initiatives against the target architecture.

• Prioritise and sequence initiatives based on business value, risk, and dependencies.

• Contribute to the development of Phase 2 scope, resource planning, and cost estimation.

4. CPC Impact Review:

• Lead the assessment of CPC (Critical Process Controls) impacts across both Phase 1 and proposed Phase 2 initiatives.

• Identify implications on process, data, and controls and propose effective mitigation strategies.

5. Outputs & Governance:

• Produce a clear and comprehensive view of the target business architecture to support executive decision-making.

• Deliver summary updates and briefing materials for governance forums, focusing on architectural alignment, risks, and priorities.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in business architecture and strategic planning within large transformation programmes.

• Strong understanding of enterprise and solution architecture frameworks

• Demonstrated ability to align business and technical strategies in complex organisations.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, governance, and communication skills.

• Financial services or regulated industry experience desirable.