National Life Group · 17 hours ago
Business Architect
Montpelier, VT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $146K/yr
5+ years expNational Life Group is one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies, committed to providing families with stability. The Business Architect role supports the strategic direction and implementation of business architecture solutions, ensuring alignment between business goals, operational processes, and enabling technology.
Health CareInsuranceLife Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the enterprise business architecture repositories, including capability maps, value streams, and customer journey maps
Contribute to the development and documentation of the target operating model that defines how the organization delivers value to customers and stakeholders
Partner with business leaders and transformation teams to identify opportunities for capability growth, efficiency, and standardization
Conduct operational impact assessments for new products, enhancements, and process changes to evaluate downstream implications on people, processes, and systems
Collaborate with Product, Operations, and IT partners to evaluate how initiatives align to enterprise capabilities, value streams, and operating model design
Provide recommendations and mitigation strategies to support business readiness and minimize risk during change implementation
Ensure business architecture artifacts are maintained in a structured repository that supports reuse, traceability, and decision-making
Use architectural tools (e.g. customer journey maps, capability maps, process maps, etc.) to identify performance gaps, investment priorities, and improvement opportunities
Partner with the Operations Excellence and PMO teams to embed capability-driven thinking into project planning and prioritization
Support senior leaders by providing architectural insights on operating model design and business readiness
Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and alignment discussions to validate models and decisions
Present complex information in a clear, concise manner tailored to the audience—from front-line leaders to executives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, computer science, information systems or other related fields
Minimum five (5) years of experience in business architecture, business analysis, process design, or strategic transformation roles in complex, cross-functional organizations
Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport building, active listening and appreciative inquiry building trusted relationships with stakeholders and partners
Willingness to dig deep and develop working knowledge of business operating model, processes and enabling technology
Deep analytical skills with the ability to assimilate disparate pieces of information, articulate their relevance to problem solving and apply the knowledge for optimal outcomes
Strong written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven track record of making timely decisions based on facts, circumstances and needs of the business
Preferred
Master's degree in business, finance, computer science, information systems or other related fields
Life & annuity industry knowledge
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Professional SCRUM Product Owner (PSPO) certification
Six Sigma certification
Certified Business Architect (CBA) certification
Benefits
Flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs
Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
Discretionary annual incentive programs
Company
National Life Group
National Life Group offers life insurance, and annuity products to help individuals, families and businesses pursue financial needs.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
M
Mehran Assadi
Chairman, CEO & President
Recent News
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