Business Process Architect

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Project Role : Business Process Architect Project Role Description : Analyze and design new business processes to create the documentation that guides the implementation of new processes and technologies. Partner with the business to define product requirements and use cases to meet process and functional requirements. Participate in user and task analysis to represent business needs. Must have skills : Business Process IT Alignment Good to have skills : NA Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: The IT Business Partner serves as a strategic liaison between business priorities and technology delivery, ensuring alignment, transparency, and measurable outcomes. Each ELT member is supported by an IT Business Partner who translates business needs into actionable technology initiatives, providing visibility into progress, value, and risk while enabling informed-decision making. What This Role Supports Provides end-to-end visibility coordination across the Demand - Decisions - Delivery - Value lifecycle, ensuring transparency at every stage. Translate business needs into clear outcomes, business cases, and prioritized work Ensures initiatives align to enterprise standards, available platforms, and the strategic priorities in partnership with Architecture Provide visibility into small, medium, and large work efforts, showing where each item is within the lifecycle Support value realization by connecting delivery outcomes to business impact Partner with IT Finance on investment visibility, funding alignment, and ROI tracking Apply an AI-first lens in partnership with the AI Hub to improve intake, prioritization, and decision-making while ensuring business requests are evaluated through an AI-first approach Key Responsibilities Partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities, pain points, and opportunities for growth and efficiency Facilitate demand intake and support prioritization discussions, surfacing dependencies, risks, and trade-offs Enable informed decision-making by providing clear visibility into status, risk, and progress Engage with delivery teams to stay connected to execution, help remove blockers, and ensure alignment to intended outcomes Support structured communication cadences (business reviews, portfolio reporting, escalations) Collaborate with vendor management and procurement as needed to support solution evaluation Accountability Boundary - Alignment & Delivery Partnership Activity - IT Business Partner Demand intake & prioritization : Responsible - Facilitates and coordinates Business case & value framing: Responsible - Supports Sequencing & trade-offs: Responsible - Facilitates with stakeholders Delivery execution & sprints: Informed - Engaged for alignment and visibility Blocker removal in delivery: Consults - Escalates and coordinates support Progress transparency to business: Responsible – Provides business-facing view Architecture alignment: Accountable – Ensures alignment to standards Value realization & outcomes: Responsible – Tracks outcomes vs. expectations Stakeholder communication: Responsible – Leads Communication Resource allocation & capacity: Consulted - Surfaces constraints Core Capabilities: Capability: Summary Business Acumen: Translates business needs into value-driven technology outcomes Stakeholder Engagement: Builds and maintains strong relationships across business and IT Prioritization & Coordination: Facilitates prioritization and sequencing decisions Communication & Influence: Clearly communicates status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders Delivery Awareness: Maintains visibility into delivery progress and engages as needed AI & Data Literacy: Leverages AI-enabled tools to improve intake and decision-making Architecture Awareness: Understands enterprise platforms and aligns work accordingly Value Realization: Connects delivery outputs to business outcomes Financial Awareness: Partners on funding alignment and cost transparency Vendor Awareness: Support solutions evaluation and vendor considerations Qualifications Required: 12 - 15 years of experience in IT, product, or business relationship management Experience supporting business stakeholders and technology delivery initiatives Experience with business case development, prioritization, and/or portfolio coordination Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience Preferred: BRM certification (BRMP/CBRM) PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications Experience with AI-enabled tools or data-driven decision making Background in SaaS, enterprise software, or tax technology 15 years full time education About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. 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