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Business Architect

Sia

Amsterdam
Full-time
5-10 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Business Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Business Process Architecture
BPMN
Process Design
Process Repository Tools
Strategic Alignment
Portfolio Management
Business Analysis
Requirements Documentation
Stakeholder Management
Governance
Analytical Problem-Solving
Team Leadership
Dutch
English

Job Description

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes. Job Description The Business Architect plays a crucial role at the client in aligning business strategy with execution by developing and maintaining a holistic view of the business through enterprise architecture. The role is responsible for designing complex business changes in a structured manner to ensure the clients business achieves its goals. The Business Architect collaborates with stakeholders throughout the client organization to define and align capabilities, processes, information, and supporting technology. What will you be doing Architecture Drafting Business Process Architecture (As-Is and To-Be), including clear domain definition and dependencies Documenting this architecture in a Process Repository (e.g., Adonis, ARIS, Signavio) Acting as a bridge between Business, IT, Data, and Product, and their respective architectures Ensuring consistency and coherence in the architecture by applying and promoting best practices and standards. Strategic business alignment Translating strategic objectives into concrete tactical frameworks and solution directions. Advising on the impact of strategic and tactical decisions on the organization. Portfolio Management Aligning the project portfolio with business goals and assisting with prioritization Identifying and managing dependencies between projects Business Analysis & Design Collaborating with business stakeholders to understand and document business needs and requirements. Collaborating with data and IT teams to design technical solutions that meet business needs, taking into account technical capabilities and limitations. Advising on the best approach. Participating in programs and projects to ensure correct architectural choices and alignment with the target architecture. Governance & Guidance Establishing and managing governance with other Architects (Business, Data, IT) to properly shape and support programs through guidelines and advice Responsible for assigned business / process designers within department/domain/project on a content level Qualifications Qualifications and Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of BPMN, Process Architecture, and Process Design tooling Experience working in complex, dynamic environments. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, to translate shop floor issues to C-Level and vice versa. Enjoys working in teams and contributing to strong collaboration between colleagues and clients. Both business and technical background Ability to effectively liaise with both business and technical stakeholders Ability to think in complex structures and translate these into work packages and governance for alignment. Managing (teams of) professionals on content. Fluent in Dutch and English. Do you recognize yourself in the description below? Then apply immediately! You are someone who looks beyond the present and provides strategic direction regarding what is needed. With strong analytical skills, you're great in tactical thinking, you quickly bring structure to complex issues and make sharp choices. You communicate clearly and know how to bring people along, ensuring that collaboration proceeds effectively and naturally. You work in a goal-oriented manner and take responsibility for achieving results, while remaining flexible and adapting easily in a changing environment. With your natural leadership and clear vision, you provide direction, create momentum, and know how to inspire the team. Additional Information Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a work permit for this position. Sia is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or disciplinary actions, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, and business needs. Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs. Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

Core Responsibilities

Develop and maintain business and process architectures that align business strategy with execution, documenting current and target processes and their dependencies. Advise on strategic decisions, portfolio priorities, business requirements, solution design, and architectural governance while coordinating business, data, IT, and product stakeholders.

Requirements

The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, knowledge of BPMN and process architecture and design tools, and experience in complex, dynamic environments. Candidates should have business and technical backgrounds, strong communication and stakeholder-management abilities, leadership experience, and fluency in Dutch and English.

About Sia

Industry: Business Consulting and Services

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Sia is a global consulting group of 3,000 consultants in 20 countries, founded in 1999 and born digital. Sia puts AI into production, and has done it for more than 15 years. We take organizations through the whole transformation: strategy, deployment, enablement, adoption and culture, because AI creates value only when it runs in production and business teams make it their own. Our Forward Deployed Engineers work embedded with client teams, and our Agent Store offers 1,000+ production-ready agents. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

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