Director, EFS Business Architecture

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Department: EFS Operations & Enablement

Job Number: REQ7275

Location: You’ll work from a remote location in Canada. Travel to Alberta is required.
Apply by: March 17, 2024
Paygrade: N-OTH
System Title: Leader 9, Project Delivery
# Positions available: 1
Leader: Roy D’Souza, VP, EFS Operations & Enablement

As ATB’s next Director of Business Architecture, you will identify and prioritize the business capabilities required to enable the EFS business strategy. You will work collaboratively across the enterprise to ensure strategic alignment and serve as the bridge between multiple stakeholders to represent Everyday Financial Services (EFS) priorities while identifying financial benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Business Architecture Practice and center of excellence for ATB as a consumer of business strategy, journeys and client experience.
• Develop a Roadmap of Business Capabilities to enable the EFS strategy over the next 3-5 years.
• Manage the in-take process in EFS for all new initiatives to ensure they align to the business architecture, the business plan and overarching strategy - working closely with the EFS Strategy Council.
• Create a collaborative and transparent bridge between the Business and Client Experience & Technology (CXT) ensuring that there is alignment, understanding and acceptance of the EFS business architecture.
• Work collaboratively with Technology Architects to guide solutions to support business needs.
• Continue to identify, create and support Value Streams that drive EFS business metrics.
• Develop high level business case benefits to support value streams and prioritization - supported by enterprise strategy and values.
• Provide high level requirements to business analysts when introducing roadmap capabilities into projects. Serving as a guide for analysts to write detailed business requirements.
• Maintain and evolve the EFS in-take process for continuous improvement to make it easier for project initiators, to not lose sight of valuable ideas, and to ensure strong stakeholder engagement.
• Find ways to drive purposeful innovation to support the EFS.

Characteristics:

• You are a big picture enterprise thinker.
• You have a natural curiosity to effectively question ‘why’ to drive ultimate value for clients while also driving business results.
• You make connections across business units, partners, and strategically aligned external vendors.
• You are a leader and influencer - an excellent connector, listener, negotiator, who is able to connect with people at various levels within ATB and expertise and build trust.
• You are a futurist and understand the business implications of current and fast approaching business, technology, and regulatory trends.
• You are a natural leader, comfortable with presenting to and facilitating discussions with senior business leaders and are skilled at building consensus cross-functionally.
• You are able to oversee governance, strategy and operations of the different business functions involved in projects​.
• You are able to manage and coordinate business projects through all phases of initiation, documentation, development and implementation​.
• You are analytical, assessing and measuring progress to deliverables, schedules, and KPIs​.
• You are able to organize cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project (i.e., product on schedule and within budget constraints)​.

Requirements

Core Skills:

• Ability to network & cultivate productive working relationships at various levels within ATB
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence, develop consensus and gain buy-in with partners and stakeholders
• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to lead and manage multiple priorities
• Practiced in driving collaboration among key stakeholders, asking the difficult questions and driving to great answers.
• Knowledgeable about current trends, which necessitates commitment to continuing education and learning to stay abreast of new developments and generate optimal advisory
• Demonstrated ability to translate business and enterprise strategic objectives into effective tactical projects and processes
• Strong business Acumen - understand the big picture around how ATB and the business are changing and are effective at planning, business operations, financial management, and strategy
• Ability to be the bridge between business and technology - translate what business needs so technology team can understand
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to translate corporate requirements and connect with internal business partners, team members, clients and communities

Education & Experience:

• Post secondary degree in Business, Finance or a related field
• Graduates degree or MBA would be an asset
• 10 years of related experience
• Experience in business architecture would be preferred
• Knowledge of the banking ecosystem

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying!

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying, reach out to them and ask them for a referral link to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.

Benefits

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We are dedicated to building a workforce reflective of the diversity within our communities and creating an environment where every team member has what they need to reach their potential. We encourage candidates from all equity-seeking groups to apply.

What happens next?

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