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The primary responsibility of the Chief Business Architect is to consult and guide the identification of business value through the holistic conceptualization and refinement of business strategy, analysis, planning, and design of manual and automated enterprise-level solutions.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Simplify business and technology by driving the domains, the Business areas, and the Enterprise to a mutually agreed upon target state and constructing roadmaps to get to that goal
- Collaborate with other roles to drive Domain Preferred Future State (PFS) by developing a current-state fact base that highlights the domain’s case for change (including pain-points, applications, and overview of a domain) and using business architecture to architect the processes and capabilities with Best-Better-Good (including scope and vision statements as well as business activities)
- Support Enterprise Architecture during strategic consultation to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary enterprise design independent of OpCo, region, portfolio, or business unit; provide strategic decision-making support for Business and IT
- Support Enterprise and Portfolio Architecture in the demand operating model to turn enterprise strategy into actionable work through decomposition of FedEx’s most strategic initiatives
- Participate and lead in Business Architecture Community of Practice/Excellence activities & sub-teams
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Business Architecture practice and discipline knowledge
- Strong strategic thinking, includes abstract reasoning and critical thinking skills
- Systems thinking, supports an engineered approach starting with the end in mind; mitigate the challenge of ongoing incrementalism challenges
- In-depth knowledge of company operations and of the broader FedEx Enterprise
- Ability to operate in vague / undefined space with limited direction or oversight
- Influential leadership skills required to promote collaboration at all levels of the enterprise across multiple domains
Minimum Education
Bachelors degree in engineering, business information systems, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline.
Minimum Experience
Seven (7) years of relevant experience is required, with at least five (5) years in areas such as applications development or maintenance, transportation/logistics operations, business/enterprise analysis, business process modeling, business object or logical data modeling, business and/or IT standards/processes, metrics design/analysis, software design, and systems strategic planning.
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.
Pay Range and Pay Transparency
USA: $8,007.29/mo - $18,149.85/mo, CO: $8,007.29/mo - $17,393.61/mo, CA: $8,452.14/mo - $14,413.11/mo, NJ: $8,452.14/mo - $13,523.42/mo, ME, OH & VT: $8,452.14/mo - $15,124.88/mo, MN: $8,452.14/mo - $16,637.36/mo, IL & NV: $8,452.14/mo - $17,393.61/mo, MD, NY, VA & WA: $8,452.14/mo - $18,149.85/mo, MA: $8,896.99/mo - $18,149.85/mo, RI: $9,786.68/mo - $16,637.36/mo, CT: $9,786.68/mo - $17,393.61/mo, DC & HI: $10,231.53/mo - $17,393.61/mo, NYC: $10,231.53/mo - $18,149.85/mo
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:
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.
For details on our comprehensive benefits, click here.
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 recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
- Know Your Rights
- Pay Transparency
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only). Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program:
- E-Verify Notice (bilingual)
- Right to Work Notice (English) / (Spanish)
INTRODUCTION
The primary responsibility of the Chief Business Architect is to consult and guide the identification of business value through the holistic conceptualization and refinement of business strategy, analysis, planning, and design of manual and automated enterprise-level solutions.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Simplify business and technology by driving the domains, the Business areas, and the Enterprise to a mutually agreed upon target state and constructing roadmaps to get to that goal
- Collaborate with other roles to drive Domain Preferred Future State (PFS) by developing a current-state fact base that highlights the domain’s case for change (including pain-points, applications, and overview of a domain) and using business architecture to architect the processes and capabilities with Best-Better-Good (including scope and vision statements as well as business activities)
- Support Enterprise Architecture during strategic consultation to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary enterprise design independent of OpCo, region, portfolio, or business unit; provide strategic decision-making support for Business and IT
- Support Enterprise and Portfolio Architecture in the demand operating model to turn enterprise strategy into actionable work through decomposition of FedEx’s most strategic initiatives
- Participate and lead in Business Architecture Community of Practice/Excellence activities & sub-teams
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Business Architecture practice and discipline knowledge
- Strong strategic thinking, includes abstract reasoning and critical thinking skills
- Systems thinking, supports an engineered approach starting with the end in mind; mitigate the challenge of ongoing incrementalism challenges
- In-depth knowledge of company operations and of the broader FedEx Enterprise
- Ability to operate in vague / undefined space with limited direction or oversight
- Influential leadership skills required to promote collaboration at all levels of the enterprise across multiple domains
Minimum Education
Bachelors degree in engineering, business information systems, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline.
Minimum Experience
Seven (7) years of relevant experience is required, with at least five (5) years in areas such as applications development or maintenance, transportation/logistics operations, business/enterprise analysis, business process modeling, business object or logical data modeling, business and/or IT standards/processes, metrics design/analysis, software design, and systems strategic planning.
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.
Pay Range and Pay Transparency
USA: $8,007.29/mo - $18,149.85/mo, CO: $8,007.29/mo - $17,393.61/mo, CA: $8,452.14/mo - $14,413.11/mo, NJ: $8,452.14/mo - $13,523.42/mo, ME, OH & VT: $8,452.14/mo - $15,124.88/mo, MN: $8,452.14/mo - $16,637.36/mo, IL & NV: $8,452.14/mo - $17,393.61/mo, MD, NY, VA & WA: $8,452.14/mo - $18,149.85/mo, MA: $8,896.99/mo - $18,149.85/mo, RI: $9,786.68/mo - $16,637.36/mo, CT: $9,786.68/mo - $17,393.61/mo, DC & HI: $10,231.53/mo - $17,393.61/mo, NYC: $10,231.53/mo - $18,149.85/mo
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:
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.
For details on our comprehensive benefits, click here.
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 recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
- Know Your Rights
- Pay Transparency
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only). Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program:
- E-Verify Notice (bilingual)
- Right to Work Notice (English) / (Spanish)
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Chief Architect
Align your credentials before applying
PERM requires your employer to list a specific degree and field in the job posting. Make sure your architecture degree and any licensure credentials match the role's stated requirements exactly, since discrepancies can stall the labor certification audit.
Target firms with active PERM history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify architecture and design firms that have filed PERM applications in your specialty. Employers with existing PERM infrastructure move faster and face fewer internal approvals before sponsoring a new candidate.
Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 for your credentials
If your role requires a master's degree or you hold a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience, you may qualify for EB-2, which can mean shorter priority date waits for some nationalities. Confirm your classification with your employer before PERM is filed.
Find green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Search Chief Architect roles on Migrate Mate to filter specifically for employers offering employment-based green card sponsorship. The platform surfaces PERM-filing history so you can prioritize outreach to companies that have sponsored architects before.
Negotiate sponsorship terms before accepting an offer
Ask whether the employer covers PERM filing and I-140 legal fees, or passes costs to you. USCIS does not require employers to pay attorney fees, so this is a negotiable point that significantly affects your out-of-pocket costs during the multi-year process.
Request concurrent filing when your priority date is current
Once your I-140 is approved and a visa number is available, ask your employer to file the I-485 adjustment of status concurrently. This lets you obtain work authorization and travel permission while USCIS adjudicates permanent residency, reducing employment gaps.
Green Card Chief Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chief Architect role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Chief Architect positions typically qualify for both. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in architecture or a related field. EB-2 applies when the position requires an advanced degree, or when you hold a bachelor's plus at least five years of progressive post-degree experience. Your employer's job requirements and your credentials together determine which category USCIS reviews your I-140 petition under.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Chief Architect?
H-1B visa is temporary status that must be renewed every three years and is subject to an annual lottery cap for most applicants. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, leads to permanent residency rather than temporary authorization, and gives you portability rights after 180 days of I-485 adjudication. The trade-off is time: the PERM and I-140 process typically takes one to three years before an immigrant visa number becomes available.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for architecture roles?
PERM requires your employer to run a mandatory recruitment campaign, including print and online job postings, to document that no qualified U.S. worker applied for the Chief Architect position. DOL reviews the application and, if approved, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Architecture roles with highly specific licensure requirements, such as state licensure in a particular jurisdiction, can support a narrower recruitment definition, which sometimes strengthens the PERM application.
How can I find architecture firms that sponsor green cards?
OFLC Wage Search lets you search DOL's public PERM disclosure data by occupation and employer, so you can identify firms that have filed labor certifications for architecture roles before. Migrate Mate also filters Chief Architect job listings by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, saving you the step of manually cross-referencing disclosure files with open positions.
Can I change employers during the green card process without losing my place?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules, you can change to a same or similar occupation after your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days and your I-140 has been approved. For Chief Architects, a move to a senior design or principal role at another firm generally qualifies as same or similar. Your new employer doesn't restart PERM, but they should confirm portability in writing before you resign.