Business Architecture Manager

Job title: Business Architecture Manager

About the Role Accenture is seeking a Business Architecture Manager (Senior Level) in Houston, TX to define, analyze, and document business requirements and processes for program/project specifications and objectives. The role focuses on developing an integrated view of the enterprise using a repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry-standard techniques, and providing functional solutions and support to the development team.

What You'll Do

• Define, analyze, solve, and document business requirements and processes for Accenture or our clients’ program/project specifications and objectives.
• Develop an integrated view of the enterprise using a repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry standard techniques.
• Gather and analyze information to define and review project specifications and requirements.
• Write functional specifications using cases and requirements that describe the necessary system changes or new system features.
• Develop strategy and functionality, and demonstrate functional solutions to business, IT client, and the development team.
• Provide functional support to the development team to use the functional specifications and requirements to develop technical solutions.
• Identify and assess complex problems, and create solutions that require in-depth evaluation of variable factors and will be implemented by the team.
• Act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments, and make decisions that impact the team through regular consultation with senior management.
• Adhere to strategic direction set by senior management.

What We're Looking For

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4 years of experience in the IT consulting industry.
• 4 years of experience in each of the following:
• Working in Agile project management;
• Liaising with client leadership in executing program and project management responsibilities;
• Conducting Agile project planning events with client senior leadership to map out work plans utilizing Agile methodologies including SAFe, Lean, or Scrum;
• Collaborating with key stakeholders including Project Managers, Business Owners, and IT Partners to generate and contribute to scope definition and delivery approach definition;
• Leading an onshore and offshore Agile team to balance, prioritize, restructure, and reallocating tasks;
• Coordinating User Acceptance Testing with Business Stakeholders, Project Managers, and IT Partners;
• Liaising with clients in the property and casualty line of business;
• Backlog and delivery management tools including Jira and MS Office applications.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.