Principal Business Architect

First Citizens Bank

Iowa

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Banking Services, Business Architecture, Business Operations, Business Practices, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Compensation and Benefits, Cross-Functional, Enterprise Architecture, Establish Priorities, Financial Services, High School Diploma, Leadership, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Operational Strategy, Regulations, Risk, Software Development, Strategic Planning, Systems Engineering, TOGAF - The Open Group Architecture Framework, Thought Leadership
LOCATION
Iowa
POSTED
3 days ago
Overview:

The Principal Business Architect, within the Technology Organization, serves as a senior strategic advisor who bridges business strategy and execution by defining enterprise capability maps, value streams, and transformation roadmaps. This role operates as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping business architecture direction and identifying opportunities to leverage capabilities to drive organizational outcomes.

 

The Principal Business Architect leads through influence, establishing frameworks, generating strategic insights, and creating actionable workstreams for the broader architecture team. This role ensures alignment between business strategy, operating maps, and technology investments while guiding the adoption of business architecture practices across the enterprise

Responsibilities:
  • Partner with senior leadership to align business and operational strategy with enterprise architecture
  • Define and evolve business capability maps, value streams, and Operating frameworks to support strategic planning
  • Identify and generate strategic initiatives and workstreams by analyzing capability gaps, value streams and emerging business needs
  • Facilitate discussions and workshops across all business units to align on priorities, capabilities and future state design
  • Act as a thought leader and advisor on business architecture and transformation, bringing forward new ideas for leveraging the business capability mapping
  • Drive high-impact assessments and solutions that enable enterprise transformation
  • Lead assessments and impact analyses to inform decision-making on complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Guide and influence other business architects on the team by setting direction, prioritizing work, and ensuring alignment to enterprise goals
Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management

 

Required Area of Experience: Strategic business architecture or enterprise planning; leading enterprise-level initiatives or transformation programs; stakeholder engagement at senior leadership levels  

 

Preferred: Experience in the financial services sector; involvement in regulatory change, digital banking, or risk initiatives. Experience with business architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, BIZBOK, BIAN)

 

Current FCB Contractor/Contigent worker

 

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

About the Company

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First Citizens Bank

First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts. As the largest family-controlled bank in the United States, First Citizens is continuing a unique legacy of strength, stability, and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens also operates a nationwide direct bank and a network over 550 branches in 22 states. Industry specialists bring a depth of expertise that helps businesses and individuals meet their specific goals at every stage of their financial journey. First Citizens Bank brings together personal service and powerful tools to help customers do more with their money – and make more of their future.  

Looking for a career with CIT? CIT is now a division of First Citizens Bank.

First Citizens Bank. Forever First®

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Banking
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Prescription Drug Coverage, Professional Development, 401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, Retirement / Pension Plans, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
1898
WEBSITE
https://www.firstcitizens.com