Senior Business Architecture Consultant

Company: CGL
Department: Enterprise Transformation Office
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: This role operates in English
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

The Senior Consultant, Business Architecture works with leaders and their teams across the group of companies to develop strategies, target operating models, and roadmaps that align functional dependencies and business outcomes across enterprise programs. Through effective facilitation, the Senior Consultant will enable leaders and their teams to develop a deep understanding of current and target state roadmaps and create actionable prioritization and alignment. This role will support the establishment and evolution of an engaged community of practice in business architecture.

This role is a member of the Business Architecture and Transformation team that has an overall mandate to support enterprise transformation programs and initiatives. Knowledge and/or background in LEAN and other process improvement methodologies would be helpful in partnership with our team and with our business partners.

How you will create impact:

• Drive the build of the enterprise business architecture function, developing business architecture strategies, target operating models and business capability roadmaps at the enterprise level.
• Identify and document prioritization of business capabilities at the enterprise level and document recommended changes and conclusions.
• Identify and socialize the alignment of business strategy to supporting services and capabilities (people, process, and technology).
• Engage Senior Leaders in supporting and driving the necessary changes as required.
• Work with Senior Leaders to identify, define and develop approaches that leverage business architecture methodology to better align strategy with execution in their lines of business.

• Document and communicate complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and working to persuade others to adopt a different point of view based on findings and conclusions

• Leverage a continuous improvement mindset and toolkit with the development of recommendations
• Provide leadership, coaching and consultation to our business partners and subject matter experts on Business Architecture best practices.
• Present findings and recommendations to business leaders for decision making and or setting direction.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

• You have a bachelor's degree in business administration or an MBA. Having a business architecture certification would be an asset.
• You have 6-9 years experience working in the Financial Services or Consulting industry.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in Business Architecture and Operational Excellence Methodologies.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in LEAN and/or other Process Improvement Methodologies.
• Experienced in Enterprise Transformation Methodologies.
• Highly skilled critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Highly skilled and experienced in end-to-end Business Consultation (which contemplates significant organizational change).
• Highly skilled and experienced in professional and sensitive Business Communications and executive presentations.

What you need to know:

• Occasional travel may be required.
• Extended work hours (including evenings and weekends) may be required.
• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What's in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options to support personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Volunteer opportunities to give back to your community