Enterprise Business Architect

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We are seeking a senior, highly credible Enterprise Business Architect to act as a catalyst for enterprise transformation. This role partners with business and technology leaders to rethink how the organization operates and to shape AI transformations that deliver measurable business outcomes.

This is a

high-visibility, high-impact role

working across GTM, Finance, HR, Company Planning, and Data teams, focused on the top priority projects that need full transformation of the people, process, technology, and data layers to be successful.

This Role Ensures That Enterprise Transformation Initiatives

Start with the

right problems

Are anchored in business outcomes

Drive sustainable operating change, not just system implementations

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Transformation

Define current and target-state, AI-by-design operating models across people, process, technology, and data

Translate business strategy into actionable transformation roadmaps

Anchor major initiatives in clearly defined outcomes and value metrics

Business Partnership

Act as a thought partner to senior business leaders

Challenge assumptions and reframe problem statements

Help leaders move from “what system do we want?” to “how should we operate?”

Architecture & Delivery Alignment

Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, and PMO to align execution with enterprise intent

Ensure consistency across initiatives without constraining innovation

Provide guardrails, not prescriptions

Enterprise Coherence

Develop and maintain business capability maps and value streams

Establish shared language and models that are actively used

Identify cross-domain dependencies and opportunities for simplification

Ideal Experience and Qualifications

10+ years

in business architecture, enterprise architecture, strategy, management consulting, or transformation roles within complex, scaled technology organizations.

Demonstrated success

shaping future-state business architecture

utilizing AI, and leading enterprise or cross-domain transformation initiatives from concept through delivery.

Strong expertise in

business capability modeling, value stream mapping, operating model design

, and linking architecture to portfolio planning and execution.

Proven ability to

influence without authority

, navigate competing priorities, and build alignment among senior leaders and stakeholders.

Experience Working In

modern product/engineering operating models

(Agile/Lean, platform teams, product portfolios) and translating architecture into actionable backlogs/roadmaps.

Ability to frame problems and recommendations with

business case rigor

(outcomes, costs, trade-offs, risks, benefits, sequencing).

Strong facilitation and communication skills; able to simplify complexity and produce high-quality executive-ready artifacts.

Familiarity with architecture frameworks and tools (e.g.,

BIZBOK, TOGAF

, capability/value stream taxonomies; modeling and visualization tools such as

LeanIX, ADO, Jira/Confluence, Lucidchart/Miro

).

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience In

SaaS, enterprise software, identity/security, or high-scale cloud platforms

, and/or enterprise IT transformation within similar environments.

Prior work aligning business architecture to

data/analytics/AI operating models

, including data products, governance, and decision intelligence.

Experience With

enterprise portfolio management

(investment governance, demand management, OKRs, program increments) and benefits realization.

Exposure to

process excellence

methods (Lean, Six Sigma) and measurable operational improvement delivery.

Master’s degree (MBA, MS) or relevant certifications (e.g.,

BIZBOK/Business Architecture

, TOGAF).

Experience With

M&A integration

and/or scaling operating models through rapid growth.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit:

https://rewards.okta.com/us

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$270,000

—

$371,800 USD

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