Global IT Director – Business Systems Architecture

Global IT Director - Business Systems Architecture

London

Competitive

Monday - Friday 

The Boston Consulting Group 

Permanent 

This is a senior role responsible for BCG’s enterprise application architecture, driving a unified strategy which connects across the domains of business, information, systems & technology architecture. This role leads a team of application architects across our IT application/service portfolio and is pivotal in driving the maturation of the broader architecture practice within BCG.

Responsibilities

• Establish target architecture & roadmaps
  • Partner with business relationship managers, service owners & key business partners to develop a comprehensive target state architecture including capabilities, application & information
  • Consolidate planned target architecture to support each function’s 3+ year plans
  • At an overall level, ensure the disparate functional architectures & plans are aligned, compatible & will enable the business needs to support BCG’s growth aligned to our target operating model (TOM) & costs
  • Ensure systems level architecture is aligned with business capabilities & overall technical architecture
• Once the target architecture is established, work diligently to ensure future plans align & are compatible with defined target architecture. Ensure dependencies are clear & systems components (or services) are created that can be leveraged & re-used throughout IT
• Take an active leadership role in architecture governance, including:
  • Coordination of the IT Architecture Review Board
  • Primary representative for architecture & applications in IT’s “3x3” project review process
  • Facilitation of the architect network in establishing standards & guidelines
• Coordinate with other IT architects to ensure the business, system & technical target architectures & strategic plans are aligned
• Lead training for all IT staff on latest systems architecture best practices
• As member of the IT management team, take active role in helping to evolve the organisation’s processes, methodologies & capabilities

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in related field; advanced technical degree or MBA preferred
• Extensive experience in a role responsible for driving global process & system change initiatives
• Experience working for a complex global organisation
• Experience in establishing IT systems architecture & strategic plans
• Proven experience leading technical innovation in a complex global organisation
• Basic knowledge of standard architecture frameworks required. Familiarity with BOST Enterprise architecture framework a plus

• Strong broad cross-functional technical experience required
• Common knowledge of the software packages or like-software packages BCG leverages is preferred. These include: Microsoft Office Suite, MS SharePoint, MS Dynamics, collaboration tools, Oracle Financials, Tableau, Business Objects, Custom development
• Experience with cloud based development platforms (PaaS), latest knowledge of technologies & mobile technologies preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, & PowerPoint

• Fluent in English (written & verbal) – other language skills beneficial
• Prior global experience, preferably in a professional services organisation

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong combination of strategic planning & driving technical innovation across a wide array of technologies
• Deep architecture knowledge
• Experience practically applying architecture frameworks to solve business needs & in creating cost effective scalable architectures for a growing business

• Ability to take initiative & find ways to get things done
• Strong oral & written communication skills
• Ability to build trust & work collaboratively with senior leadership & stakeholders
• Effectively communicate at the business stakeholder, process & technical levels
• Ability to work well independently &  as part of a team bringing a sense of urgency to the tasks
• High level of initiative, self-motivation, resourcefulness, collaboration & patience

• Strategic thinking to define target architecture several years ahead of current capabilities
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Ability to drive & implement change in a matrix, less-structured governance model
• Ability to influence others without direct authority
• Displays consideration & respect for others
• Consistently puts team success ahead of personal opinions & preferences
• Excellent strategic planning skills

• Ability to successfully & effectively manage at both the detail & high levels of multiple initiatives

• Strong customer orientation towards internal customers

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Interested applicants should upload a covering letter & CV directly to the website.

Posted: 14 August 2018         Closing: 11 September 2018