Manager Business Architect
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About the Role
du is seeking a Manager Business Architect to lead requirement discovery and documentation for Capex initiatives. The role requires 8-12 years of experience in requirement management, business analysis, or product ownership, with strong stakeholder management skills.
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Responsibilities
- Lead structured requirement gathering with Business, Product, Operations, and IT stakeholders for Capex initiatives
- Translate high level business objectives and investment cases into detailed functional and non functional requirements
- Own the creation and maintenance of high quality requirement artefacts (BRDs, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria)
- Ensure requirements are implementation agnostic and traceable to business objectives
- Partner with Project Owners to shape Capex initiatives into delivery ready demand
- Act as a guardian of requirement scope once Capex initiatives are approved
- Assess impact of requirement changes on scope, timelines, capacity, and cost
- Facilitate requirement walkthroughs, refinement sessions, and alignment workshops
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor in Information Technology/ Information Services/ Computer Science
- Certifications such as Project Management, Agile Methodologies is a Must
- 8–12 years of experience in requirement management, business analysis, or product ownership roles
- Proven experience supporting large Capex funded programs
- Experience working with multi vendor delivery environments
- Strong requirement elicitation, analysis, and documentation skills
- Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management capabilities
- Proficient with Jira, Confluence, and requirements traceability practices
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Key Accountabilities
- Requirement Discovery & Clarification Lead structured requirement gathering with Business, Product, Operations, and IT stakeholders for Capex initiatives.
- Translate high level business objectives and investment cases into detailed functional and non functional requirements.
- Challenge ambiguity, assumptions, and incomplete inputs to ensure requirements are clear, measurable, and outcome driven.
- Requirement Detailing & Documentation Own the creation and maintenance of high quality requirement artefacts (BRDs, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria).
- Ensure requirements are implementation agnostic, focused on what is needed rather than how it is built.
- Ensure traceability between business objectives, requirements, and delivery scope throughout the lifecycle.
- Demand Shaping & Execution Readiness Partner with Project Owners to shape Capex initiatives into delivery ready demand with defined scope, priorities, and dependencies.
- Ensure all demands meet entry criteria for estimation, planning, and funding approval.
- Support backlog refinement and PI / phase readiness by ensuring sufficient requirement maturity.
- Scope Integrity & Change Control Act as a guardian of requirement scope once Capex initiatives are approved.
- Assess impact of requirement changes on scope, timelines, capacity, and cost in collaboration with Demand and Delivery teams.
- Support Change Control Boards (CCBs) with clear articulation of requirement changes and business rationale.
Qualifications, Experience And Skills
- Minimum Bachelor in Information Technology/ Information Services/ Computer Science
- Certifications such as Project Management, Agile Methodologies is a Must
- Master’s degree is a plus
- 8–12 years of experience in requirement management, business analysis, or product ownership roles
- Proven experience supporting large Capex funded programs
- Experience working with multi vendor delivery environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or Business (CBAP or equivalent is a plus)
- Strong requirement elicitation, analysis, and documentation skills
- Ability to structure complex problem statements into clear requirements
- Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management capabilities
- High attention to detail with strong scope discipline
- Experience in large telecom or enterprise IT environments (BSS/OSS preferred)
Success Measures
- Capex initiatives entering delivery with clear, stable, and complete requirements
- Reduced rework, clarifications, and scope churn during execution
- Improved estimation accuracy and delivery predictability
- Higher Business satisfaction with requirement clarity and outcomes
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