Facility Association ensures the availability of automobile insurance to owners, lessees and licensed drivers of motor vehicles who are eligible. We are an unincorporated non-profit association of insurers. The Association operates in Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories. Every insurer licensed to write automobile liability insurance in these jurisdictions is a member of Facility Association. The affairs and business of the Association are managed and controlled by a Board of Directors with authority Canada-wide. The President and CEO is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization and management of staff.
Additional information in relation to Facility Association is available on its website: https://www.facilityassociation.com/
The Business Architect drives process optimization, solution implementation, and thought leadership on industry best practices, ensuring goals, plans, and initiatives are aligned with and executed in support of Facility Association’s strategic objectives. Reporting to the Director of Business Transformation, the incumbent collaborates with senior leaders and cross-functional partners, leading programs that transform the association’s business operations while improving operational efficiency and enhancing members' experiences.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract requiring a minimum of four days per month in the office.
Strategic Leadership & Business Architecture
- Provide thought leadership, overall direction, and guidance for developing and maintaining Facility Association’s business architecture to effectively support business strategy and transformation.
- Create business architecture models illustrating how products, operations, and systems interoperate within the organization.
- Define the set of strategic, core, and support processes that transcend functional and organizational boundaries.
- Lead efforts to identify and document capability and initiative needs and translate them into business architecture deliverables (e.g., roadmaps, blueprints).
- Collaborate with business leaders to provide input and capability information as inputs for developing business cases for initiatives.
- Review, analyze, and evaluate projects and opportunities to develop new products, technologies, and business models.
Solution Design & Implementation
- Research and assess new business technology capabilities; work with technical and business teams to evaluate new and emerging technologies, vendors, and business models.
- Provide architectural oversight on projects to ensure requirements align with the association’s strategic initiatives and business architecture roadmap.
- Track business benefits throughout the lifecycle of implementing organizational changes.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on industry-leading practices for business and operational transformation.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Evaluate and present fact-based information and insights to facilitate decision-making through written and oral communication materials that effectively summarize findings and recommendations.
- Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and collaborative forums to define business needs and align stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external partners, including consultants and vendors.
- University degree in a relevant field (Business or Technology).
- 7–10 years of progressive experience in senior Business Analysis, Business Architecture, or Solutions Architecture roles.
- Business Architecture certification and/or Six Sigma or Lean certification are assets.
- Demonstrated experience developing governance deliverables and obtaining necessary approvals.
- Strong understanding of Business Architecture best practices, including categorizing information by domains and building relationships between domains.
- Experience conducting environmental scans, reference architecture analysis, and enterprise requirements analysis.
- Experience conducting Impact and Risk Analyses (TRA, RMR).
- Knowledge of and experience with Change Management methodologies (e.g., ADKAR).
- Experience working with agile teams and applying agile frameworks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to distill complex business issues into actionable plans.
If you are detail-oriented, passionate about data, and motivated to deliver meaningful business solutions, we encourage you to apply. Join a collaborative, purpose-driven team making a national impact.
Facility Association is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants should make their needs known in advance.
The Association is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Alongside a commitment to excellence, the Facility Association is dedicated to fostering a diverse working environment with hiring practices that encourage diversity in all its forms, including race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and ethnicity.
Facility Association is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants should make their needs known in advance.
If you are interested in applying, please send your resumé to careers@facilityassociation.com.