Business Architect Consultant - Digital Commerce & Manufacturing (34643)

Business Architect Consultant - Digital Commerce & Manufacturing (34643)

Posted 1 week ago by 1765519993

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The Business Architect/Consultant role focuses on providing strategic advisory services to clients in the Industrial Manufacturing sector, particularly in digital commerce initiatives. This position involves guiding clients through discovery processes, defining future-state solutions, and supporting implementation teams. The consultant will leverage industry insights to address complex challenges and deliver high-quality strategic recommendations. The role requires a blend of business strategy expertise and digital commerce execution capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the leadership of client engagements by driving discovery activities and shaping the strategic direction.
  • Conduct structured workshops (requirements gathering, current-state analysis, pain-point exploration, and future-state visioning) to extract detailed, actionable insights.
  • Convert business challenges into clearly articulated requirements, user stories, and process designs-surfacing gaps, dependencies, and risks across business and technology teams.
  • Produce high-quality discovery deliverables, including: As-is and to-be process flows, Requirements documentation, User journeys, use cases, and activity diagrams, Integration and data considerations, Executive-ready summaries and recommendations.
  • Operate as a trusted advisor to senior client leaders by applying deep knowledge of Manufacturing and Digital Commerce ecosystems.
  • Provide guidance on strategic roadmaps, operating models, and modernization approaches.
  • Advise on digital commerce platform capabilities, solution components, and architectural considerations in partnership with technical architects.
  • Prepare concise decision-ready materials that help executives prioritize investments and understand business impact.
  • Assess digital commerce strategies or channels and recommend initiatives to drive measurable growth or efficiency.
  • Work closely with Engagement Managers/Directors to maintain scope, manage stakeholders, and ensure successful execution.
  • Ensure requirements are ready for implementation teams; validate estimates, assumptions, and solution approaches.
  • Collaborate with development and architecture teams to evaluate trade-offs between usability, performance, and technical feasibility.
  • Participate in or lead quarterly business reviews with clients to guide ongoing success and optimization.
  • Engage with industry analysts and stay current with trends in commerce, supply chain, and industrial manufacturing.
  • Create thought leadership content (articles, whitepapers, short videos/webinars) showcasing expertise in Manufacturing and Digital Commerce.
  • Represent The Company at conferences, webinars, and industry events as a subject-matter expert.

Key Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role within eCommerce or digital transformation environments.
  • Strong familiarity with the Industrial Manufacturing domain is highly preferred.
  • Proven background in eCommerce consulting-including strategy development, financial/business modeling, and competitive analysis.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and deliver solutions within scope, timelines, and budgets.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present to C-Suite audiences and distill complex information into clear priorities.
  • Business Analysis certification (e.g., CBAP, CCBA).
  • Experience working in a consulting or professional services environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are seeking a highly experienced Business Architect/Consultant with a strong understanding of the Industrial Manufacturing sector. This role plays a key part in helping our clients recognize the value of their partnership with us-acting as a strategic advisor across B2B, B2C/DTC Commerce, PIM, Supply Chain, and Marketplace initiatives.

Role Overview

The Business Architect/Consultant works at the intersection of business strategy and digital commerce execution. You will guide clients through discovery, define future-state solutions, support implementation teams, and serve as a trusted thought partner who brings clarity, structure, and industry insight to complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Discovery & Engagement Leadership

  • Support the leadership of client engagements by driving discovery activities and shaping the strategic direction.
  • Conduct structured workshops (requirements gathering, current-state analysis, pain-point exploration, and future-state visioning) to extract detailed, actionable insights.
  • Convert business challenges into clearly articulated requirements, user stories, and process designs-surfacing gaps, dependencies, and risks across business and technology teams.
  • Produce high-quality discovery deliverables, including:
  • As-is and to-be process flows
  • Requirements documentation
  • User journeys, use cases, and activity diagrams
  • Integration and data considerations
  • Executive-ready summaries and recommendations

Strategic Advisory

  • Operate as a trusted advisor to senior client leaders by applying deep knowledge of Manufacturing and Digital Commerce ecosystems.
  • Provide guidance on strategic roadmaps, operating models, and modernization approaches.
  • Advise on digital commerce platform capabilities, solution components, and architectural considerations in partnership with technical architects.
  • Prepare concise decision-ready materials that help executives prioritize investments and understand business impact.
  • Assess digital commerce strategies or channels and recommend initiatives to drive measurable growth or efficiency.

Client Delivery & Implementation Support

  • Work closely with Engagement Managers/Directors to maintain scope, manage stakeholders, and ensure successful execution.
  • Ensure requirements are ready for implementation teams; validate estimates, assumptions, and solution approaches.
  • Collaborate with development and architecture teams to evaluate trade-offs between usability, performance, and technical feasibility.
  • Participate in or lead quarterly business reviews with clients to guide ongoing success and optimization.

Thought Leadership

  • Engage with industry analysts and stay current with trends in commerce, supply chain, and industrial manufacturing.
  • Create thought leadership content (articles, whitepapers, short videos/webinars) showcasing expertise in Manufacturing and Digital Commerce.
  • Represent The Company at conferences, webinars, and industry events as a subject-matter expert.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role within eCommerce or digital transformation environments.
  • Strong familiarity with the Industrial Manufacturing domain is highly preferred.
  • Proven background in eCommerce consulting-including strategy development, financial/business modeling, and competitive analysis.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and deliver solutions within scope, timelines, and budgets.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present to C-Suite audiences and distill complex information into clear priorities.

Preferred Skills

  • Business Analysis certification (e.g., CBAP, CCBA).
  • Experience working in a consulting or professional services environment.