Business Architect

Summary

Join phData, a leading innovator in the modern data stack, partnering with major cloud data platforms. We are a remote-first global company committed to helping global enterprises overcome their toughest data challenges. As a Business Architect, you will ensure that ongoing and upcoming work delivers business value to the client and that the technical delivery team has the necessary resources to succeed. phData offers a casual, award-winning work environment, competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development. We are a remote-first company with employees across the US, Latin America, and India, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis or product development, within the Data and Analytics industry
• Understanding of data management, analytics, and AI technologies
• Proven experience developing data strategies that align with enterprise vision and business goals
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into business language
• Direct client-facing experience in a consulting or professional services organization
• Proven experience developing data strategies that align with enterprise vision and business goals
• Proven experience in designing and implementing business solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Project management and leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentation and storytelling abilities
• Experience facilitating workshops and interviews with business and technical teams

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand their business needs and objectives
• Gather inputs from clients to understand where they are today, their vision for leveraging data, analytics, and AI, and extract themes to underpin recommendations
• Design and develop business architectures that align with clients' strategic goals
• Identify opportunities for leveraging data and AI to improve business processes and outcomes
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure the successful implementation of solutions
• Conduct gap analysis and recommend improvements to existing business processes, including Data Governance
• Recommend and design a future state Data Governance Program, focused on the operational and functional aspects
• Lead workshops and meetings to align stakeholders on project goals and deliverables
• Create detailed documentation, including business capability maps, process flows, and solution blueprints
• Develop and deliver presentations to senior executives and stakeholders
• Establish and grow customer relationships
• Bridge the gap between business strategy and technology implementation, ensuring that engineering efforts align with business needs
• Drive project team outcomes by ensuring alignment between business objectives, solution implementation, and measurable success metrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Business process modeling and analysis
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Conceptual modeling and analysis
• Change management and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

• Remote-First Work Environment
• Casual, award-winning small-business work environment
• Collaborative culture that prizes autonomy, creativity, and transparency
• Competitive comp, excellent benefits, 4 weeks of PTO plus 10 Holidays (and other cool perks)
• Accelerated learning and professional development through advanced training and certifications