"Head of Business Architecture"

Job Description:

• Employment Type: Full Time, Continuing role
• Remuneration: Total Remuneration Package
• Location: Kensington, NSW

About UNSW

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.

About the Role

The Head of Business Architecture is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for converting the organisations' vision and strategy into a clear, executable change blueprint within the EPMO. Acting as the critical link between business strategy and operational delivery, the role designs and oversees the organisations' end-to-end business architecture, including capabilities, processes, information flows, and organisational design, to ensure strategic alignment and drive sustainable value.

This role reports to the Director, Transformation and EPMO and has one direct report.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the business architecture strategy and vision, ensuring alignment with UNSW’s strategic objectives and long-term priorities.
• Translate organisational strategy and initiatives into actionable business capabilities, target operating models, and clear architecture blueprints.
• Develop, maintain, and govern core business architecture artefacts, including capability models, value streams, process maps, and information flows.
• Establish and enforce enterprise-wide business architecture principles, standards, and methodologies to support consistent and effective delivery.
• Lead and develop a high-performing business architecture team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic input into governance, planning, and scenario analysis, evaluating architectural options for feasibility, risk, and business impact.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across UNSW, advising on transformation roadmaps, representing EPMO in key forums, and promoting best practice and innovation in business architecture.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications with substantial experience in business architecture, transformation, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional practice.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing business architecture strategies within large, complex, and federated organisations.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessing current and target-state business architectures, including federated and data-mesh operating models, to deliver feasible and strategically aligned outcomes.
• Proven leadership in large-scale transformation initiatives, including business capability modelling, value stream analysis, and solution design.
• Strong people leadership and team development capability, with experience building and uplifting specialist capability.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise and business architecture frameworks, standards, and modelling tools (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, BPMN 2.0), alongside familiarity with contemporary technology platforms.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills, with a proven ability to work strategically with senior executives to align outcomes across multiple domains while balancing pragmatism and governance requirements.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the Position Description.

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) before Sunday 1 February 2026 by 11:55pm.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
• Career development opportunities
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.