Business Architect

Position Overview

The Business Architect works with Valuation management and staff, both locally and with local international offices, designing and implementing end-to-end operating model delivering value aligned with corporate strategies. This role collaborate cross-functionally, including with Valuation, Operations, Finance, to define standards and to enable advancement and integration of RGA processes and systems, ensures data integrity and processes within the Valuation platform and with areas outside Valuation, and minimizes disruptions to the actuarial reporting process.

Responsibilities

• Implement change initiatives that are prioritized according to the business strategies.
• Deliver enhanced business values through an effective stakeholder engagement and organizational change management.
• Work with Valuation associates globally to support the adoption of enhanced business processes and system capabilities.
• Develop advanced understanding of RGA's Valuation processes, data, and systems within and outside Valuation and ensure the end-to-end integration.
• Actively define and promote best practices and standardized business processes, mastered data, governance, and controls outside and within the Valuation function.
• Actively lead the cross-functional efforts and provide constructive feedback to ensure that the management strategies are properly incorporated into the overall architecture.
• Engaged IT resources to ensure business requirements are met and implement the proper technical solutions aligned with the business strategies.

Requirements

Education and Experience

Required:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent related work experience
• 2+ years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, etc.

Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart domain knowledge and complex information.
• Advanced level of skills in customer relationship management and change management.
• Advanced ability to collaborate and liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
• Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into implementable specifications and support the implementation of technical and business solutions.
• Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills.
• Advanced level of investigative, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and SQL/Query skills.
• Advanced ability to recognize and articulate the process improvement opportunities and the capability gaps.
• Intermediate ability to set goals and manage multiple assigned tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions.
• Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with departmental goals and objectives.
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours with users in different time zones.
• Hands-on knowledge of program management and software development lifecycle and methodologies.
• General business knowledge.

Company Overview

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The general pay range for this position is $74,100 -$118,700 per year. Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles, and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

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