About the Job

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Business Architect to join our team, playing a critical role in aligning business strategies with execution.

As a key leader, you will bridge the gap between business capabilities, processes, and technology, ensuring that all efforts are closely aligned with the enterprise's goals and objectives.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, improve operational efficiency, and champion transformational initiatives that deliver measurable value. If you are passionate about strategic leadership, enterprise architecture, and fostering business growth, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us.

What you do

Collaborate with executives and stakeholders to translate business vision, goals, and strategies into actionable plans, aligning them with organizational objectives.
Develop business capability models and roadmaps to support strategic priorities and guide long-term planning.
Design and implement enterprise business architecture frameworks that enhance operational efficiency and scalability across the organization.
Map end-to-end business processes, identify opportunities for improvement or transformation, and optimize business operations.
Act as a trusted advisor, working closely with IT, product, and operations teams to ensure alignment between business needs and technology solutions.
Facilitate workshops and discussions to elicit requirements, capabilities, and desired outcomes, ensuring effective collaboration across teams.
Define and implement business architecture governance, ensuring adherence to standards and frameworks while developing KPIs and success metrics to measure and report on the value of architecture initiatives.

What you bring

Strong understanding of business capability modeling, process mapping, and enterprise frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, BIZBOK).
Proven experience aligning technology solutions with business objectives.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
Industry experience in financial services, healthcare, or technology and proficiency in business architecture tools ( Sparx EA, ARIS, MEGA or equivalent).
7+ years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or related strategic roles.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field, as well as certifications like Certified Business Architect (CBA), TOGAF or similar.
Master’s degree or MBA is a plus

What we offer

We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking, and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

You. IT.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.