Prudential plc · 13 hours ago
Director, Business Architecture
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$147K/yr - $221K/yr
7+ years expPrudential is seeking a skilled Business Architect to join our Group Insurance organization as we continue our growth and transformation journey. This critical role seeks to enhance the alignment of strategy to execution by translating business strategies into actionable capability investments supported by future state architecture.
Asset ManagementConsultingFinancial ServicesHealth CareInsurance
Responsibilities
Partners with business, technology and cross-functional stakeholders to help translate business strategies into actionable capabilities, with a focus on growth, profitability, customer experience and risk
Evaluates gaps in business capabilities that impact the achievement of future business goals and recommends changes/enhancements to approach, investments, etc
Partners with the portfolio team to support facilitation of strategic planning by providing key inputs to help our stakeholders evaluate capability scope for value, effort, dependencies and other implications to inform prioritization and sequencing
Helps to establish multi-year roadmaps that achieve the future state, align supporting teams and guide investments with actionable recommendations by leveraging knowledge of the business’ strategy and internal technology and business processes
Maintains business capability models and facilitates maturity assessments to support ongoing roadmap refinement and execution
Operates as a bridge between strategy and execution, business and technology, through early engagement with delivery teams for capability definition and solutioning (including in support of vendor RFIs/RFPs)
Uses business architecture methodology and standardized, relevant artifacts (e.g. capability heatmaps, roadmaps, blueprints, scorecards, etc.). to enable the approach and communication
Collaborates with technology and execution teams to ensure continuous delivery of business outcomes, identify opportunities to evolve the business architecture and monitor closure of capability gaps
Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure continuous delivery of business value, and encourages utilization of broadly reusable technologies, tools, value streams and processes that impact speed to value and time to market
Becomes a trusted advisor to business leaders developing and executing strategies
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience with responsibilities that include strategy development and/or execution, business analysis, process improvement
Strong understanding of business architecture concepts and ability to apply best practices to drive business outcomes
Proven ability to lead and execute strategic initiatives, ideally within an agile framework – Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban – and familiarity with SDLC principles and fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence peers and stakeholders across business and technology
Strategic, analytical and highly collaborative, driving structured, informed decision-making and alignment in support of organizational goals and priorities
Bachelor's degree required
Ability to travel, based on business needs (up to 10-15%)
Preferred
Group insurance experience preferred, but not required
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
Company
Prudential plc
We are Prudential. For Every Life, For Every Future.
Founded in 1848Central, Hong Kong Island, HKG
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas W Myers, CLU, ChFC
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-12-04
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