Working as a Functional Architect, you'll capture defined processes, functions and feature requirements based upon business ideas and requirements to contribute to the IT strategy. You'll provide the technical impact analysis to ensure that IT solutions comply with standardised AXA frameworks. 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.
Responsibilities
* Gathering business requirements including objectives, required features and functionality within the plan phase
* Classifying requirements, functions and features that are a must have, important and nice to have that drives the improvement of the user experience
* Delivering business and high-level IT impact analysis to ensure all implications are considered in decision-making
* Providing options and assessment for different routes to market
* Contributing to the development of the business case
* Developing process and requirements analysis to ensure alignment to target enterprise architecture
* Monitoring the delivery of business requirements across the lifecycle, contributing to post-implementation reviews to ensure that mandatory features have been delivered
* Contributing to prioritisation and development of IT plan and budget
As part of our commitment to equal opportunities and an inclusive environment, AXA UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion and we provide support through our Disability Confidence programme. If you require accessibility support, contact our Talent Acquisition team.
Qualifications
* Previous Senior Business Analysis or Business Architecture experience, with significant IT strategy/architecture experience in a large commercial organisation
* Commercial/business knowledge to understand and integrate business and IT strategies
* Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and influencing skills at senior management level
* Ability to document business requirements into technical speak
* Understanding of systems life cycles, methodologies and system integration
* Track record of collaboration and reuse of solutions in global organisations
* Ability to manage a demanding workload
* TOGAF Certified or equivalent desired
* As a precondition of employment, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom
AXA UK Support Functions power AXA\'s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. We are committed to offering a fair and inclusive experience to all candidates and encourage feedback and reporting of concerns in good faith. Our benefits and interview process details are provided as part of the advert.
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