Functional Architect

Job Description

A functional architect designs application systems to streamline business processes and meet the needs of a business. Working from project to project, a functional architect must define the purpose and scope of the technical aspects of an application system or product. Daily duties include collaborating with other managers within the business to establish product design, development, and sales projections. A functional architect must understand the high-level functionality of an application or product from both a technical and conceptual viewpoint. Qualifications include years of relevant experience and well-developed skills in business, system analysis, and product management.

Responsibilities for functional architect:

Proactively partner with other solution areas within IT to develop IT product recommendations to our business partners
Implement strategic recommendations to drive increased adoption throughout the employee / customer product lifecycle experience
Acquires functional / data knowledge on all business processes
Work closely with other design functions and project management to ensure that development is aligned with customer requirements, contribute to product innovations and improvement ideas
Communicating about new products and technologies in SaaS building solutions, their effective maturity and their potential value
Communicates strategic IT decisions and plans and works to achieve alignment at the top level of the business, function, or geography
Represents the needs of the business, function, or geography during the IT priority-setting process
Identifies leverage opportunities where IT can provide cost-effective, standard solutions to meet the needs of multiple business/function/geography organizations
The ability to understand requirements quickly
Work with Proposal Owners during proposal phase of demand management to establish engagement for architecture work

Qualification & skills: