Business Data Architect - Global Market Leader

Dark Light is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Business Architect position with one of our prestigious clients. This role is perfect for a driven professional looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, focusing on aligning business needs with technological solutions.

As a Business Architect, you will:

• Define and document business processes and changes, and manage change initiatives.
• Initiate and support PCRs (Process Change Requests) to align application changes with business processes.
• Conduct requirements gathering, describe current and future processes, and ensure successful delivery.
• Provide first-line application and process-related support and escalate issues to second-line support when necessary.
• Lead GAP sessions and manage data migration preparations during onboarding and rollouts.
• Ensure operational readiness by configuring systems, training end users, managing access rights, and completing user acceptance tests.
• Develop and maintain scalable business and data architecture, ensuring alignment with the end-state architecture.
• Act as a liaison between business units and the software delivery center, resolving conflicts and guiding solution directions.
• Manage product backlogs, prioritize features, and approve user stories.
• Oversee the project change request process to ensure scope and budget adherence.
• Handle stakeholder management and ensure successful product launches.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience in business and data architecture with a holistic view of these domains.
• Proven track record in managing business processes, change management, and requirements gathering.
• Strong ability to act as a mediator in solution conflicts and direct the solution path.
• Experience in software architecture
• Familiarity with ArchiMate and BPMN
• Knowledge of supply chain processes
• Excellent communication skills in English; proficiency in Dutch is a plus.
• Ability to work autonomously, ask pertinent questions, and execute tasks efficiently.
• Experience in setting up governance structures and guiding stakeholders, including process owners and solution architects.

• Attractive compensation, both payroll and freelance: We offer competitive compensation packages that reflect your skills and experience. Our agency applies a minimal mark-up, guaranteeing a great deal for you and the client.
• Opportunity to work on diverse and impactful projects, including SAP rollouts and new tool implemenations (e.g. MDM tool).
• Collaboration with a team of highly skilled solution architects.
• A supportive environment fostering professional growth and development.
• Flexibility in working arrangements, with the possibility of remote work and on-site interactions.

This Business Architect role is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to contribute to significant projects and drive business success. If you have the expertise and are ready to take on new challenges, we invite you to apply and become part of a forward-thinking team.