Location: Wakefield (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)
At cardfactory, we're looking for a talented Business Architect to join our Transformation team and help us deliver our strategic ambitions as we continue to grow as a leading omnichannel retailer.
Working closely with business leaders, transformation teams and technology colleagues, you'll play a key role in helping us understand where we are today, define where we want to be in the future, and shape the changes needed to get there. You'll translate business strategy into practical solutions, developing operating models, capability maps and roadmaps that support business growth and improve how we serve our customers and colleagues.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a wide range of strategic initiatives, collaborating with teams across the business to ensure change is aligned, well-designed and delivers lasting value.
What You'll Be Doing
In this role you will support the design of future business operating models, capabilities and ways of working that help deliver our strategic goals. You'll work with stakeholders across the business to identify opportunities for improvement, understand the impact of change and develop clear plans that support successful transformation. You'll also help inform investment decisions by defining business outcomes, benefits and measures of success, ensuring change initiatives remain focused on delivering value.
What We're Looking For
Essential
- Experience in Business Architecture, Business Analysis, Operating Model Design, Transformation or a similar discipline.
- Experience defining business capabilities, target operating models and transformation roadmaps.
- Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
- Ability to translate complex business challenges into clear, practical solutions.
- Experience working collaboratively across business and technology teams.
Desirable
- Experience within retail, omnichannel or customer-focused organisations.
- Knowledge of business architecture frameworks and capability modelling.
- Experience supporting digital, data or technology-enabled transformation.
- Understanding of benefits realisation and value management.
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to further your Business Architecture career within a well-known retail brand undergoing significant transformation. You'll have the chance to work on high-profile initiatives, influence how change is delivered across the organisation and help shape the future of cardfactory alongside experienced business and technology professionals.