Business Architect

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Business Architect.

The Business Architecture Team are the custodians of Private Banking and Wealth and Premier Solutions, linking propositions with tech solutions to create client and business value.

You will work with the Business Architecture team for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to define the target operating model and business capabilities—including customer and process journeys—aligned to the strategy for Private Banking and Wealth and Premier Solutions in the region. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with Technology Architecture to design optimal system platforms and preparing documentation for submission to the Private Banking and Wealth and Premier Solutions Design Authority, which governs global design and architecture standards across Strategic Value Streams.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you’ll:

• Support various domains and Private Banking and Wealth and Premier Solutions markets to align their business strategies with the appropriate solution via clear choice assessment and business architecture design
• Supports documentation of business’ strategic vision (goals, products, target customer groups etc.) and develop key artifacts, including customer journeys, capability maps and business architecture, aligning business strategies with operational elements such as process, people and technology
• Analyse current state against target state architecture to identify gaps and opportunities to help develop innovative solutions for business challenges
• Collaborate with technology architects and the business to support Private Banking and Wealth and Premier Solutions markets’ alignment to the Future State Architecture
• Support EMEA Business Architecture Leadership in ensuring that business architecture is well documented and communicated, ensuring change activity is informed by target business and operating models
• Support domains and business teams with architecture decisions required to progress delivery of new capabilities at pace, whilst helping drive open and honest communication with key stakeholders, ensuring all available options are considered and key design decisions are informed
• Collaborate with Business Architecture teams in other IWPB business lines as required and technology architecture teams
• Interlock with cross-functional teams (e.g. Ops, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Legal) to ensure feasibility of the architecture design

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Ability to grasp complex business and technology problems
• Analytical skills to derive insight from large amount of imperfect data and information
• Problem-solving abilities to identify gaps and opportunities to help develop innovative solutions for business challenges
• Experience with Target Business and Operating Models, particularly developing key artefacts
• Some knowledge of private banking and wealth management business (e.g. products, segmentation) is preferred
• Awareness of the purpose, culture and fundamentals of Business Architecture
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, and is proactive in delivering results independently with minimal supervision
• Experience of working…