• The ability to capture an enterprise-wide view and understanding of the business and varying

  degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes and capabilities, enabling technologies,

  and governance

• The ability to recognize structural issues within the organization, functional interdependencies and

   cross-silo redundancies

• Conceptual thinking and ability to translate concepts in concrete outcomes as well as the ability to

   apply architectural principles to business solutions

• The ability to assimilate and correlate disconnected documentation and drawings, and articulate

   their collective relevance to the organization and to high-priority business issues

• Experience using model-based representations that can be adjusted as required to collect, aggregate

  or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business

• The ability to visualize and create high-level models that can be used in future analysis to extend

  and mature business architecture 

• Experience in planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives

• Experience in modelling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques

• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the

  organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations

• The ability to act as a liaison between Business and IT 

• Team player able to work effectively at all levels of an organization with the ability to influence others

   to move toward consensus

• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities

• At least 10 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior experience in Business Architecture or

   Enterprise Architecture role or a function with Business Strategic content is required

• Knowledge and prior experience in support functions like Risk, Compliance, IT, HR or Finance is an

  asset

• Fluent in English; knowledge of French or Dutch is a plus

• Good overall IT knowledge that allows you to assess what can or cannot easily be developed is an

   asset (e.g. educational background in computer science or in engineering can help)