Staff Business Systems Architect, Treasury; Cash Mgmt, Pension, FX
Burbank, CA

Job Description

Job Description

The Staff Business Architect is a technologist with an in-depth understanding of Treasury functions (Global Cash Management, Foreign Exchange, Controls and Compliance) and has the ability to successfully collaborate cross functionally to drive the technology-enabled strategy and solutions with the Treasury team.

This role will work within a BSA Community of Practice for Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) that exist to drive consistency and excellence of the BSA service across EBS.

The Staff Business Architect will:

* Be the main liaison with partner(s) and senior business stakeholders for Treasury departments (Global Cash Management, Foreign Exchange, Pension, Controls and Compliance), working with them to agree the strategic direction of the Treasury domain
* Define capability roadmaps to support the technology delivery within Treasury departments
* Develop business case documentation and support to further project authorization processes and deliverables
* Propose, define, and deliver projects that enable the capability roadmap and strategies, in support of the stated business outcomes
* Do all of the above in the context of EBS's emerging Business Architecture framework, while helping to develop and refine the framework with other members of the department
* Provide input to the group's 5YP, AOP and periodic forecasts
* Elicit and document business capabilities, outcomes, and technology enabled requirements
* Create project authorization deliverables including business case development, solution design, and financial proforma
* Develop technical specifications necessary to allow technical solution partners to implement a solution that satisfies the requirements and delivers the intended outcomes
* Test strategy definition and development, oversight of scripts development and quality assurance
* Participate in change management as required to allow initiatives to succeed
* Demonstrate a deep appreciation of new/emerging technology, and how it could be used to deliver business outcomes
* Demonstrated success in pursuing continuous improvement, always challenging the status quo

Job Type

Full Time

Segment

The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)

Category

Technology

Basic Qualifications

8+ years in a business partnering role in a Corporate environment of a similar size/complexity as a Solutions Architect or a Technical Business Architect.

Demonstrable deep experience in defining strategies and delivering large technical projects that enabled them

Experience with working with a portfolio of applications and adding value to increase application capability

Business Architecture framework expertise (such as the BizBok)

Experience of Solution Architecture principles

Formal Business Architecture qualifications

Business

The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Treasury management systems including cash management, bank management, FX trading systems

Experience in SAP Bank account module for processing of incoming and outgoing payments

Understanding of Global Financial data communication through service bureau, point to point, etc.

Postal Code

91502

Responsibilities

Leadership Skills:

A self-starter, who can effectively navigate a complex organizational structure, managing teams through

influence and direct line management.

Ability to establish executive level relationships across the various business and technology executives within

TWDC, from SVP downwards.

Establish and manage effective working relationships in a matrix environment with other departments, groups

and staff with whom work must be coordinated or interfaced. Comfortable leading without necessarily having the overt authority to do so.

A person that can decide and act without having the total picture and is comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.

Execution Skills:

With a proven track record of execution, the candidate must be able to deliver the capability roadmap for the Treasury domain by defining a clear vision of desired outcomes tied to business needs.

Deep domain and technical expertise will be essential, as will be accomplished leadership in a matrixed environment of internal and external partners, and suppliers.

A "working IT technologist" who gets into the details and is experienced in managing multiple medium to large scale initiatives and cross functional teams.

Equally comfortable with executives, manager-level stakeholders, architects and developers--this is a hands-on position with regards to people and detail.

Ability to identify and marshal resources (people, funding, support) to get projects initiated and completed.

Ability to lead a significant transformation in the business technology platforms.

Practical knowledge and applied experience related to Business Architecture principles.

Extensive knowledge of the enterprise technology landscape and ability to leverage that knowledge in delivering business outcomes with speed.

A practitioner of the Solutions Architecture principles and can effectively proceed through review boards and other SA activities.

Experience:

* A strong business orientation combined with strong IT technical skills.
* Previous experience in managing both direct and indirect teams.
* Proven ability to manage complex vendor, supplier, sub-contractor relationships.
* Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment.
* Proven ability to build and motivate a team to achieve well-communicated expectations.
* Proven strong negotiating and consensus building abilities.
* Proven delivery application portfolios inclusive of XaaS technologies and on-prem sol
* Proven ability to manage a project budget
* Proven ability to participate in departmental financial processes such as five-year planning, annual operating plan and forecasts
* Preferred experience with the applications involved in the Treasury domain
* Wide experience with a variety of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies across waterfall and agile
* Deep understanding of Business Architecture principles
* Exemplary communications skills
* Current understanding of new/emerging technology and its application in business
* Demonstrable deep experience in defining strategies and delivering large projects that enabled them
* Experience with RFP, RFI and vendor negotiations.
* Exemplary communications skills and ability to use story telling and artifacts.
* Current understanding of new/emerging technology and its application in business

Job Description

The Staff Business Architect is a technologist with an in-depth understanding of Treasury functions (Global Cash Management, Foreign Exchange, Controls and Compliance) and has the ability to successfully collaborate cross functionally to drive the technology-enabled strategy and solutions with the Treasury team.

This role will work within a BSA Community of Practice for Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) that exist to drive consistency and excellence of the BSA service across EBS.

The Staff Business Architect will:

* Be the main liaison with partner(s) and senior business stakeholders for Treasury departments (Global Cash Management, Foreign Exchange, Pension, Controls and Compliance), working with them to agree the strategic direction of the Treasury domain
* Define capability roadmaps to support the technology delivery within Treasury departments
* Develop business case documentation and support to further project authorization processes and deliverables
* Propose, define, and deliver projects that enable the capability roadmap and strategies, in support of the stated business outcomes
* Do all of the above in the context of EBS's emerging Business Architecture framework, while helping to develop and refine the framework with other members of the department
* Provide input to the group's 5YP, AOP and periodic forecasts
* Elicit and document business capabilities, outcomes, and technology enabled requirements
* Create project authorization deliverables including business case development, solution design, and financial proforma
* Develop technical specifications necessary to allow technical solution partners to implement a solution that satisfies the requirements and delivers the intended outcomes
* Test strategy definition and development, oversight of scripts development and quality assurance
* Participate in change management as required to allow initiatives to succeed
* Demonstrate a deep appreciation of new/emerging technology, and how it could be used to deliver business outcomes
* Demonstrated success in pursuing continuous improvement, always challenging the status quo

Basic Qualifications

8+ years in a business partnering role in a Corporate environment of a similar size/complexity as a Solutions Architect or a Technical Business Architect.

Demonstrable deep experience in defining strategies and delivering large technical projects that enabled them

Experience with working with a portfolio of applications and adding value to increase application capability

Business Architecture framework expertise (such as the BizBok)

Experience of Solution Architecture principles

Formal Business Architecture qualifications

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Treasury management systems including cash management, bank management, FX trading systems

Experience in SAP Bank account module for processing of incoming and outgoing payments

Understanding of Global Financial data communication through service bureau, point to point, etc.

Responsibilities

Leadership Skills:

A self-starter, who can effectively navigate a complex organizational structure, managing teams through

influence and direct line management.

Ability to establish executive level relationships across the various business and technology executives within

TWDC, from SVP downwards.

Establish and manage effective working relationships in a matrix environment with other departments, groups

and staff with whom work must be coordinated or interfaced. Comfortable leading without necessarily having the overt authority to do so.

A person that can decide and act without having the total picture and is comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.

Execution Skills:

With a proven track record of execution, the candidate must be able to deliver the capability roadmap for the Treasury domain by defining a clear vision of desired outcomes tied to business needs.

Deep domain and technical expertise will be essential, as will be accomplished leadership in a matrixed environment of internal and external partners, and suppliers.

A "working IT technologist" who gets into the details and is experienced in managing multiple medium to large scale initiatives and cross functional teams.

Equally comfortable with executives, manager-level stakeholders, architects and developers--this is a hands-on position with regards to people and detail.

Ability to identify and marshal resources (people, funding, support) to get projects initiated and completed.

Ability to lead a significant transformation in the business technology platforms.

Practical knowledge and applied experience related to Business Architecture principles.

Extensive knowledge of the enterprise technology landscape and ability to leverage that knowledge in delivering business outcomes with speed.

A practitioner of the Solutions Architecture principles and can effectively proceed through review boards and other SA activities.

Experience:

* A strong business orientation combined with strong IT technical skills.
* Previous experience in managing both direct and indirect teams.
* Proven ability to manage complex vendor, supplier, sub-contractor relationships.
* Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment.
* Proven ability to build and motivate a team to achieve well-communicated expectations.
* Proven strong negotiating and consensus building abilities.
* Proven delivery application portfolios inclusive of XaaS technologies and on-prem sol
* Proven ability to manage a project budget
* Proven ability to participate in departmental financial processes such as five-year planning, annual operating plan and forecasts
* Preferred experience with the applications involved in the Treasury domain
* Wide experience with a variety of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies across waterfall and agile
* Deep understanding of Business Architecture principles
* Exemplary communications skills
* Current understanding of new/emerging technology and its application in business
* Demonstrable deep experience in defining strategies and delivering large projects that enabled them
* Experience with RFP, RFI and vendor negotiations.
* Exemplary communications skills and ability to use story telling and artifacts.
* Current understanding of new/emerging technology and its application in business