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Principal Business Architect
ThoughtWorks is not your average company; so don’t expect to find average people working here.
Analyze an organization and understand what makes it tick. Unearth the root cause(s) of a client’s pain points, validating the business opportunity or problem as an opportunity for a software solution or an organizational transformation solution
Provide expertise in the area of business case development. Facilitate workshops and sessions that generate the content for solutions and gain buy in for solution
Create and articulate the “big picture” of the solution to delivery and client teams to understand cross functional interdependencies and impact
Where the solution involves in full or part Organization Transformation;Provide leadership and guidance in identifying and analyzing current governance structures, business processes and business information flows
Define key objectives and ‘to-be” state, identify success factors, and comprehend constraints, challenges and risks
Lead activities in transformation strategy planning and implementation, stakeholder engagement and communications planning and implementation
Where the solution involves in full or part Software Development;Educate and champion the processes and practices of the Agile and Lean methodology. Design, communicate and implement effective and efficient client story interview processes.
Ensure business needs and requirements are understood, valued and prioritized in alignment with “big picture” goals and vision
Orchestrate the collaboration between, Product Owner, Business Sponsors, SMEs, Testers and Development groups by removing roadblocks and facilitating communication
Provide leadership and facilitation in the oversight, guidance and resolution of analysis, scope, requirements and process issues
Ensure client satisfaction of functional expectations. Identify skills/domain knowledge deficiencies in a team and work with the Delivery Principal to fill the gaps and mitigate risks
Enable and mature the Business Analysis team through assignment and responsible skill development opportunities. Become a trusted and valued partner of the Product Owner, client’s business stakeholders and client executives
Maintain and deepen where possible, existing client relationships and nurturing Executive relationships that yield continuing opportunities for TW
Be an inspiration for innovation to the client & drive thought-leadership within ThoughtWorks in the Business Analysis space
Create and support sales activities. Maintain strong expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products
A broad enterprise-wide view and understanding of business processes and drivers having worked a minimum of 10 years in large – medium size business corporations
Minimum of 5 years working with teams to deliver software. Experience prioritizing competing demands and obtaining buy in from stakeholders. Ideally experienced working as part of a consulting organization
Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve conflict with stakeholders. Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques
Strong facilitation experience & demonstrated ability to understand and explain issues from both a technical and a business functional point of view
An understanding of traditional development approaches, and the ability to compare and contrast benefits of each
Experience with Agile Delivery Methodology (Scrum and XP) and helping teams explore, adopt and optimize Agile-lean processes, principles and practices
Client Focus –able to Identify and respond to client needs and expectations; able to builds positive client relationships; digs deep to understand the dynamics and business drivers of a client environment; uses understanding of client’s perspective to identify constraints and advocate on the client’s behalf; looks for ways to add value to a client; fosters a client-focused culture among team members
Analytical - able to understand a situation by breaking it into parts; studies a problem in a systematic way; able to identify cause and effect patterns, anticipate obstacles and consider several options; able to communicate and deliver logical conclusions
Flexibility/Adaptability - able to thrive in a flexible and changing environment; able to adapt plans, approach, process and methodology in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; tolerates ambiguity; able to objectively evaluate situations and understand variety of viewpoints
Creativity and Innovation – able to find alternative and unique ways to attain a goal ; successfully introduces products, service or processes that add value and bring improvement; able to translate concepts and ideas into practical and tactical solutions; able to step back from standard ways of thinking
Collaborative - facilitates group processes for team-based decisions; drives participation and discussion across functions; low ego; values and honors skills, experiences and diverse perspectives of team members; communicates ideas, views, and concerns effectively and respectfully and actively participates in exchanges of ideas with others; recognizes the contribution and success of others
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We are company that is synonymous with innovation in the delivery of complex software. We are company that is passionate about collaboration. We help our clients to reduce the risk of their projects failing. We've been at the forefront of innovation around Agile methods for a long time now. Whether it's finding ways to elicit user requirements, introducing story walls, making distributed Agile a reality or introducing the concept of self-managed teams to our clients, we find ways to help technology deliver real business value. Add to this our recognition as innovators in the technical world, and you'll start to see why working here is refreshingly different.
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