Summary: As a Senior Business Architect at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), you will play a pivotal role in transforming the organization into a customer-focused entity by designing and optimizing business capabilities and operating models. This position involves strategic alignment across various teams to enhance efficiency and innovation while ensuring that transformation initiatives are effectively governed. You will lead the development of a comprehensive business architecture framework that supports MaPS' strategic objectives and digital transformation goals. Your work will directly impact the delivery of integrated, user-centered services to improve financial wellbeing for individuals in need.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain a business architecture framework aligned with MaPS’ strategic objectives.
• Map and optimize business capabilities, processes, and value streams for integrated service delivery.
• Lead the development of target operating models to promote efficiency and improved customer outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between business strategy and operational delivery.
• Identify and shape transformation opportunities to enhance organizational performance.
• Develop and embed business design principles to guide decision-making across the organization.
• Provide business architecture assurance to maintain coherence across programs and projects.
• Act as a strategic connector between business and digital teams to ensure cohesive service design.
• Translate complex architectural concepts into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement using business architecture insights.

Key Skills:

• Experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or operating model design.
• Ability to map and optimize business capabilities and processes for strategic transformation.
• Strong understanding of digital services and customer-centric operating models.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills at senior leadership levels.
• Strategic and analytical thinking with the ability to create actionable plans.
• Experience in public sector or complex multi-stakeholder environments.

Salary (Rate): 90000

City: Bedford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other