Business Architect

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

Create exceptional experiences for our clients and advisors, enabled through technology and rooted in our enterprise strategy. Bring a strategic, enterprise viewpoint to deliver interconnected end-to-end experiences, bridging the gap between business strategy and its successful execution, and assuring delivery of desired business outcomes.
Assists in improving the customer experience by gathering customer insights, analyzing data, mining information across all customer touchpoints and channels and translating it into actionable activities

Key Responsibilities

• Use business architecture tools and techniques in a variety of business scenarios to assess areas for improvement and changes necessary to carry out strategy.  This includes capability assessments, solution analysis, investment prioritization, and road-mapping.
• Assist with the creation of journey maps and other analytical visuals used to convey the customer perspective.
• Support projects and operations to deliver on agreed-upon business outcomes.
• Build knowledge of industry, technology, and end-user trends and educate both IT and the business on opportunities.  Participate in Proof of Concept and Prototype initiatives to demonstrate potential value.
• Advocate a Customer-Centric Culture.  Lead by example by being an advocate for the Customer Experience across the organization.
• Become a trusted business partner on business architecture matters. Assess innovative technologies that drive the business forward and maintain or create a competitive advantage for the firm. Ensure that the business architecture and customer experience strategy align to and enable business goals.
• Participate in cross-functional design teams and group discussions.  Gather input about customer experiences and opportunities for improvement.  Understand key drivers of VoC performance.
• Develop and apply knowledge of related business capabilities, customer and market requirements, as well as enterprise and business architecture discipline. Build and maintain a strong business unit relationship, with expertise and insight into the business, the business strategy, and the industry. Gain knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies. Support the delivery of concept analysis work to evaluate opportunities and design solutions to support and inform domain and capability road maps.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Business, or related field; or equivalent work experience. 
• 5-7 years of relevant experience required.
• 2+ years relevant experience, including impact analysis, solution design, project delivery, business requirements, competitive and industry research, process documentation. 
• Experience supporting or leading business process improvement/optimization/re-engineering initiatives or projects.  
• Knowledge of basic architectural principles with an aptitude to learn methods and tools to solve for business challenges. 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to effectively communicate with peers. 
• Is resourceful and has an aptitude to learn quickly. Knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel and Visio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile certification preferred.
• Experience supporting large projects during all phases. Ability to think strategically and understand the difference between long and short term priorities. 
• High level understanding of business operations and key business drivers. 
• Experience supporting Agile projects. 
• Demonstrated success working in highly collaborative environment with ability to lead.

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $110,000 - $135,000 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insuranceFull timeExemptTechnologyTECH Technology

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.