Senior Business Architect; Content Strategist

Senior Business Architect (Content Strategist)

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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Krasan Consulting Services, is seeking the following.

Role: Content Strategist / Business Analyst (Senior Business Architect)

Location: Remote

Project: SharePoint Portal Development Project

Notes: Candidates should be able to travel 2-3 days quarterly to Springfield, IL, as per client requirements, based on project needs.

We are seeking a detail‑oriented Content Strategist with Business Analyst capabilities to join our team on a SharePoint portal development project. This role will be instrumental in helping our client consolidate and organize content spread across multiple systems including SharePoint, Laserfiche, iDrives, and other repositories into a unified, searchable portal experience. The ideal candidate combines strong content management expertise with analytical thinking and a consultative approach.

You will help define how users discover and interact with content across the organization through intuitive navigation and faceted search functionality.

• Develop and document a comprehensive content management plan for migrating and organizing content from disparate systems
• Design and refine taxonomies and metadata frameworks to support findability across departments
• Define content types, tagging conventions, and governance standards for documents, HTML pages, media files, and other digital assets
• Conduct content audits and inventories across existing systems to assess scope and migration requirements

• Design intuitive navigation structures and site hierarchies for the SharePoint portal
• Develop requirements for global faceted search functionality that enables users to filter and locate content efficiently
• Create content models and wireframes that illustrate how information will be organized and accessed
• Collaborate with UX and technical teams to ensure the architecture supports user needs

• Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and discovery sessions
• Translate business needs into functional specifications and user stories
• Develop process flows and documentation for content workflows and lifecycle management
• Support product thinking by identifying opportunities to improve how the organization manages and leverages its content

• Define migration strategies and prioritization for content across multiple source systems
• Develop mapping documentation to guide content transformation and metadata alignment
• Establish quality assurance criteria for migrated content
• Coordinate with technical teams to ensure successful content transfer

• Facilitate meetings and workshops with client stakeholders across departments
• Present findings, recommendations, and project updates in a clear and professional manner
• Build consensus around content standards and governance approaches
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the client on content management best practices

• 3-5 years of experience in content strategy, information architecture, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience working on web or portal development projects
• Strong understanding of taxonomies, metadata schemas, and controlled vocabularies
• Experience with content migration planning and execution
• Solid business analysis skills, including requirements gathering and documentation
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deliverables
• Professional consulting presence with strong communication and presentation abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, including UX designers, developers, and business stakeholders

• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint (Online or On‑Premises)
• Background in library science, information science, or records management
• Familiarity with enterprise content management systems (Laserfiche, Open Text, etc.)
• Understanding of UX principles and user‑centered…