Business Architect

HealthPartners is hiring a Business Architect. This role reports up to the HealthPartners Administrative Systems Business Architecture team. This role is expected to: bridge the gap between high-level company strategy and day-to-day execution and help map an organization’s business capabilities, workflows, and value streams under the guidance of more senior architects. This entry-level role focuses on documenting processes and analyzing operational data to drive strategic alignment. This person may also be expected to participate as a business analyst or project manager on complex, cross-functional projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination

• Five to Seven (5-7) years of business analysis
• At least Two (2) years of project management or product ownership experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong business systems analysis and data analysis skills
• Strong process modeling skills using visual tools like Microsoft Visio or Lucidchart.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills; ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions with stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and appropriately delegate
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a complex multi-functional environment
• Project management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination

• One to Three (1-3) Experience as Business Architect
• Two to Four (2-4) years of Project Management or Product Ownership experience
• HealthPartners experience in systems implementations

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Foundational knowledge of frameworks like TOGAF or BIZBOK

Experience with systems analysis, application development, testing, and implementation support

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• (50%) – Interview stakeholders, analyze data (decompose, synthesize, distill, amalgamate), and create various deliverables such as process models, context diagram, decomposition diagrams, fit/gap analysis documents and business/systems context diagrams.
• (20%) – Create analysis and presentation artifacts and discuss findings with stakeholders and leader groups.
• (30%) – As needed, participate as a business analyst or project manager in projects implementations they are assigned to.

ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Consult/Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives to analyze the wider, cross-functional ecosystem to ensure solutions across multiple projects are aligned.
• Participate in departmental and divisional planning activities
• Collaborate with leaders and departments to resolve shared issues and support process redesign
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned by the Director