Business Architect – 6-Month Contract (Outside IR35)
Rate: £600 per day (Outside IR35)
Location: Remote - Some Travel to London
Duration: 6 months
Start Date: ASAP
Overview
My Technology client are looking for an experienced Business Architect to join a major transformation programme.
This is a hands-on strategic role requiring someone who can blend business architecture expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and practical delivery capability.
Ideally this person will have a proven track record in defining operating models, identifying gaps, and ensuring alignment between business strategy and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Operating Model Development
* Define and evolve the organisation’s operating model to support the shift from an outsourced model to a right-sourced model.
Gap Analysis
* Assess current vs. target state, identifying gaps and defining clear remediation plans.
Strategic Alignment
* Ensure the business architecture directly supports the organisation’s strategic goals and transformation objectives.
Change Management
* Guide the business through architectural and operating model changes, ensuring smooth transitions and stakeholder buy-in.
Process Architecture
* Oversee the design and optimisation of core business processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency across the future-state model.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to capture requirements, communicate architecture decisions, and maintain alignment.
Capability Modelling
* Define and document the organisational capabilities required to achieve strategic goals.
Value Stream Mapping
* Identify and map end-to-end value streams that deliver value to customers.
Information Mapping
* Design information flows and data models that underpin the target operating model.
Governance
* Establish and maintain governance frameworks to ensure business architecture standards are met and sustained.
Key Skills and Experience
* Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
* Demonstrable experience in operating model design and implementation.
* Deep understanding of business processes, information flows, and capability modelling.
* Hands-on experience with business architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, BIZBOK, etc.).
* Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Experience using business architecture and modelling tools.
* Previous involvement in transformation or right-sourcing initiatives highly desirab