Senior Director, Business Architecture and Innovation

Job description

Job Description Senior Director, Business Architecture and Innovation CTO Office – Information Technology Vice-Presidency (ITVP) Build the Future with Us Position Context At a time when emerging technologies, new delivery models, and evolving customer expectations are reshaping financial services, the Information Technology Vice-Presidency is seeking to strengthen, within the CTO Office, its ability to connect corporate strategy, business capabilities, and transformation roadmaps. Reporting to the CTO Office, the Senior Director, Business Architecture and Innovation plays a critical role in turning emerging signals into tangible impacts, actionable roadmaps, and meaningful experiments for the organization. The incumbent embodies an outward-looking CTO perspective, helping guide transformation decisions in close collaboration with business sectors, without replacing business leaders in defining business models or making business investment decisions. Your Mission The Senior Director, Business Architecture and Innovation is responsible for leading a comprehensive and coherent enterprise business architecture that supports the corporate strategy and organizational transformation initiatives. Acting as both a strategic advisor and a bridge-builder between strategy, business capabilities, and execution, the incumbent monitors emerging trends, evaluates their relevance to iA, proposes evolution roadmaps, and structures experiments that test today what could transform the organization tomorrow. In complement to the Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture, this role is responsible for business capabilities and value stream architecture, while the other role oversees enterprise technology directions, principles, and architectures. What You Will Accomplish with Us Business Architecture Define and maintain an enterprise-wide business architecture vision encompassing business capabilities, value streams, key processes, and transformation initiatives. Anticipate the evolution of business capabilities required to support organizational growth and operational efficiency, identify gaps with current capabilities, and guide the paths needed to develop them. Develop and maintain, in collaboration with business sectors and key stakeholders, business architecture roadmaps that connect corporate strategy, business capabilities, and execution. Ensure alignment among sector priorities, enterprise capabilities, and transformation roadmaps while supporting strategic trade-offs and key decisions. Define business architecture standards, artifacts, tools, approaches, and methodologies to support consistent, comparable, and decision-oriented architectural viewpoints across iA. Contribute, when required, to executive narratives supporting transformation initiatives presented to decision-making bodies. Strategic Foresight and Innovation Maintain an active watch on technological, competitive, societal, and organizational trends that may influence the future of financial services. Identify emerging signals and translate their implications for business capabilities, processes, and target architectures to inform organizational transformation decisions. Translate observed trends into tangible impacts on business capabilities, processes, platforms, and enterprise transformation priorities. Contribute to assessing the impact of artificial intelligence and autonomous agents on business capabilities. Translating Strategy into Capabilities and Execution Translate strategic directions into business capabilities, transformation roadmaps, implementation paths, and tangible outcomes that can be leveraged by business sectors and the Project Office. Ensure alignment between corporate strategy, business priorities, organizational capabilities, investments, and transformation initiatives. Act as a bridge between business leaders, IT teams, and the Project Office to ensure strategic ambitions are translated into executable and clearly understood transformation roadmaps. Strategy, Business, and Technology Convergence Serve as the architectural connection point between strategic priorities, emerging trends, business capabilities, and financial services. Foster a shared understanding among business leaders, IT teams, the Project Office, and partners. Contribute to aligning business, data, technology, and innovation strategies in collaboration with enterprise architecture, without duplicating its role in technology foundations. Work closely with the Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture to align business and innovation roadmaps with iAFG’s IT strategy led by Enterprise Architecture. Collaborate with the leader responsible for Business Models and Business Intelligence by providing a business architecture perspective (capabilities, value streams, and transformation paths) that supports value creation hypotheses, without assuming responsibility for business model design or investment decisions. Strategic Alignment and Architectural Positioning Ensure alignment between corporate strategy, business capabilities, and business architecture decisions. Provide business architecture recommendations and contribute to strategic initiatives presented to the CTO and executive leadership, making impacts, dependencies, and options visible. Support decision-making by clarifying gaps between strategic ambitions, current capabilities, impacts, dependencies, and implementation options. Leadership and Team Development Provide strong leadership to directors and teams through clear direction, senior expertise, and empowerment. Bring stakeholders together around a common understanding of emerging trends, transformation priorities, and experimentation initiatives. Develop future-ready capabilities in business architecture, strategic foresight, experimentation, and innovation. What Will Help You Succeed in This Role Education and Experience Relevant university degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, Innovation, or a related field. Significant experience in business architecture, innovation, or organizational transformation, ideally within a complex business environment. Knowledge of the financial services industry (an asset). Understanding of emerging technologies and modern transaction models (real-time processing, automated workflows, digital platforms), as well as their potential applications to business capabilities, platforms, processes, and the evolution of financial services. Demonstrated ability to gain alignment and drive decisions without formal authority among business leaders, technology teams, and executives. Key Competencies Strong business acumen, strategic curiosity, and an innovation mindset. Ability to bring together strategy, business, technology, and financial services perspectives. Ability to translate strategic directions and emerging trends into roadmaps, business capabilities, experiments, and actionable transformation paths. Strong analytical and synthesis skills with the ability to put complex issues into perspective. Clear communication and influence at strategic levels. Ability to mobilize stakeholders around a shared vision. Results-oriented approach focused on experimentation, value creation, and transforming ideas into meaningful learning and outcomes. Understanding of artificial intelligence systems, including autonomous agents and their implications for business processes. Advanced proficiency in both French and English, as the incumbent will be required to collaborate daily, both verbally and in writing, with unilingual English-speaking partners, teams, and stakeholders across Canada and internationally. Personal Attributes Curiosity and an innovative mindset. Credible leadership and professional presence. Sound judgment and professional maturity. Collaborative approach. Pragmatism and action-oriented mindset. Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning. Why You Will Love Working with Us A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence; Artificial intelligence is in everyone’s hands, helping enhance personal effectiveness and supporting organizational growth; A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment where individuals can fully express and develop their potential; The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment supported by flexibility and access to inspiring, innovative workspaces. Competitive Benefits Flexible group insurance plans Competitive pension plan Employee share purchase program Vacation plan and personal wellness and development days Telemedicine services Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Ergonomic furniture program Performance bonus Discounts on iA products And much more! Apply Today and Take Charge of Your Career Join us where your talent truly matters. Not Sure About Applying? At iA, we believe in potential and value diverse experiences. If this opportunity inspires you, take the leap and apply. Your place may be with us, and we want to get to know you! Location(s) Montreal / 1981 McGill College Avenue Other Possible Location(s) Quebec / 1080, Grande Allee West Company iA Financial Group Posting End Date 2026-10-04 Company Overview iA Financial Group* is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management. With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate. At iA, we’re invested in you. * iA Financial group includes the following entities: iA Services financiers, iA assurance auto et habitation, iA Gestion privée de patrimoine, PPI Management, Investia, iA Gestion de placements, Prysm, iA Clarington, Michel Rhéaume et associés, Garanties Nationales, WGI Manufacturing, WGI Service Plan Division, Lubrico, iA Financement auto Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability. Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please Contact us here . Someone from our team will be happy to assist you with your needs.