Portfolio Business Architect

Responsible for translating the companys business strategy into actionable strategic roadmaps. This involves understanding the interrelationships among various value streams and their influence on the overall strategic vision. The role requires effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders at all levels to articulate the connection between business needs and developed capabilities. The incumbent will also assess the impact of industry and technology trends on the strategic business vision and recommend cross-value stream action plans.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Engages with business and technical stakeholders to understand and document the FedEx strategy, including target capabilities, current state assessment, and recommendations for transition plans.
• Lead strategic consultation efforts for Commercial leadership by identifying paths forward for complex problems and providing decision support.
• Collaborates with the Business and IT architecture community to apply architectural Business principles and translate strategic goals into actionable roadmaps.
• Communicates complex solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including executive management.
• Actively collaborates with Domain Business Architects to elaborate value stream backlog bundles of work and synchronize execution with the strategic roadmap.
• Contributes to the growth of understanding and knowledge of Business Architecture practices, processes, and tools throughout FedEx.
• Provide governance and oversight across capabilities to ensure that architectural designs are in alignment with the preferred future state.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Business Architecture Practice
• Previous work in SAFe and Agile environments.
• Strategic thinking, abstract reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.
• Systems knowledge and influential leadership skills.
• Strong breadth and depth of cross-functional business knowledge.
• Information Technology knowledge as it pertains to company systems.
• Job Conditions: Some travel required.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree/equiv in engineering, math, IT systems, or a related discipline. Related experience may offset degree requirements. Related experience may offset degree requirements. 

Minimum Experience

Seven (7) years of experience in an analytical role with larger projects with value stream or organization-wide impact. Related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Related education/degree may offset experience requirements.

Domicile Information:

This position is eligible for remote work and may be located anywhere within the United States excluding AK, HI and U.S. territories, however if you live within the 50 miles radius of a campus you will be required to work at a FedEx campus location several times per week

Preferred Qualifications: 

Pay Transparency:  This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current  starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors  permitted by law. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement. 

Pay:  US: $9,208.38/mo - $20,872.33/mo, CO: $9,208.38/mo - $20,002.65/mo, MD: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NJ: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NY: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NYC: $11,766.26/mo - $20,872.33/mo, WA: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo 

Additional Details: 

Pay Transparency:

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations.  If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire.

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Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact View email address on careers.fedex.com .

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