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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.
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.
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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Lead with your system-level impact
Visa officers assess specialty occupation based on the complexity of the role. Document decisions you owned at the architecture level, not just implementations. Quantify scope: systems designed, uptime improvements, team size, or infrastructure scale.
Get your degree equivalency documented early
Chief Architect roles typically require a bachelor's in architecture, CS, or engineering. If your degree is from outside the U.S. or in a related field, obtain a credential evaluation before your employer files the petition to avoid delays.
Target employers with established H-1B track records
Large technology firms, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and consulting companies sponsor Chief Architects regularly. These employers have immigration counsel and internal processes that make sponsorship significantly faster and less risky than smaller organizations.
Build a portfolio that demonstrates specialty-level knowledge
USCIS requires evidence that the role demands theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge. Architecture decision records, patents, published papers, conference talks, or standards contributions all strengthen a specialty occupation argument.
Understand the O-1A pathway if H-1B lottery is a concern
Chief Architects with industry recognition, patents, major awards, or published work may qualify for the O-1A visa, which has no annual cap or lottery. It requires demonstrating extraordinary ability but bypasses the most unpredictable part of H-1B sponsorship.
Start green card conversations at the offer stage
EB-2 and EB-1B petitions for senior architecture roles can take years to complete. Asking about the employer's green card sponsorship policy before accepting an offer helps you understand the long-term immigration pathway before you're already in the role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chief Architect role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Chief Architect roles consistently qualify as specialty occupations because the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture, computer science, systems engineering, or a directly related field. USCIS looks at whether the degree requirement is standard for the role industry-wide, and senior architecture positions clear that bar reliably. The risk of a specialty occupation challenge rises when a job description is vague or lists a wide range of unrelated degree fields as acceptable.
What visa options are available for Chief Architects beyond the H-1B?
Chief Architects may qualify for the O-1A visa if they can demonstrate extraordinary ability through evidence such as patents, industry awards, published technical work, or high compensation relative to peers. The L-1A is available for those transferring from a foreign affiliate into a managerial or executive architecture role. Australians may qualify for the E-3 visa, and Canadians or Mexicans may qualify under TN visa status if the role maps to an eligible USMCA occupation category.
What degree does an employer typically require when sponsoring a Chief Architect?
Most H-1B visa petitions for Chief Architect roles cite a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or architecture as the minimum requirement. Some employers accept related degrees with documented work experience. If your degree is in a different field, USCIS may accept a combination of education and experience under the three-for-one equivalency rule, where three years of specialized experience substitutes for one year of formal education.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Chief Architect sponsorship?
Chief Architects are subject to the standard H-1B annual cap and lottery unless they work for a cap-exempt employer such as a university, nonprofit research organization, or government entity. In recent fiscal years, selection rates have been well below 50% for cap-subject registrations. Employers and candidates with an O-1A option often pursue it in parallel specifically to avoid this uncertainty. If you're already in H-1B status with a different employer, a transfer petition avoids the lottery entirely.
Where can I find Chief Architect jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates seeking visa sponsorship in the U.S. You can browse Chief Architect roles filtered by employers with documented sponsorship history, which removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that may not sponsor at all. Targeting employers who have filed H-1B or LCA records for architecture-level roles significantly improves your chances of reaching the offer stage.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Chief Architect jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.