Senior Business Architect – HR Transformation Job ID: JP054317

Senior Business Architect – HR Transformation 

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Business Architect to lead the design of a future-state business architecture within a large service-oriented organization. The initial focus will be on HR transformation, including time registration, core HR, and soft HR processes. The role is highly strategic, supporting executive decision-making and ensuring that organizational, process, and operating model choices are defined independently of any specific technology or vendor.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and develop the future business architecture and target operating model.
• Analyze current HR processes, governance structures, dependencies, and organizational challenges.
• Design future-state scenarios and transformation roadmaps for HR operations and related business functions.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment across executive leadership, management, and operational teams.
• Establish guiding principles, business architecture frameworks, and governance models.
• Conduct gap analyses between current and target operating models.
• Develop transformation scenarios, risk assessments, and prioritization frameworks.
• Support strategic decision-making before software selection or implementation initiatives begin.
• Ensure vendor-neutral recommendations and business-driven transformation choices.
• Coach stakeholders on business architecture methodologies and change management practices.

Deliverables

• Business architecture framework and guiding principles.
• Target operating model and governance structure.
• Process and dependency inventory.
• Current-state and future-state gap analysis.
• Transformation scenarios and scenario comparisons.
• Risk assessments and mitigation recommendations.
• Prioritization framework and phased implementation roadmap.
• Executive-level recommendations supporting strategic decision-making.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in business architecture within complex organizations.
• Proven track record advising executive leadership, senior management, or C-level stakeholders.
• Strong experience in business transformation and process optimization initiatives.
• Experience defining target operating models and organizational transformation strategies.
• Knowledge of HR transformation, including core HR, soft HR, workforce administration, and time registration processes.
• Experience supporting procurement, vendor selection, or transformation initiatives in complex environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and change management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within service-oriented or people-centric organizations.
• Familiarity with HR systems, payroll processes, and workforce management solutions.
• Experience coaching teams on business architecture methodologies and governance practices.

Profile

• Strategic and analytical thinker.
• Independent and vendor-neutral advisor.
• Strong facilitator capable of aligning diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to translate complex business challenges into actionable transformation strategies.

Languages

• Dutch: Native or bilingual proficiency.
• English: Full professional proficiency.

Work Environment

• Hybrid working model.
• Location: Brussels, Belgium.
• Long-term assignment with possible extension.