Domain Enterprise Architect

Domain Enterprise Architect (London - Hybrid)
Location: London (Hybrid 2-3 days per week)
Type: Permanent
Compensation: Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits

We're partnering with a highly regulated organisation undergoing significant technology, operating model, and business transformation.

As part of this journey, they are seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership across critical corporate functions, with particular focus on Finance and Risk, alongside broader Corporate Services domains.

This is a high-profile role offering the opportunity to influence business strategy, technology direction, investment decisions, and long-term capability planning across some of the organisation's most important business areas.

The Opportunity
This role sits at the intersection of Enterprise Architecture, Business Strategy, and Corporate Services. We're not looking for a Solution Architect or delivery-focused transformation lead.

We're seeking a senior Enterprise Architect who can:
  • Translate business strategy into actionable architecture roadmaps
  • Influence senior executives and business leaders
  • Shape investment priorities and technology direction
  • Simplify complex application and technology landscapes
  • Balance governance, risk, cost, and innovation
  • Operate confidently across both business and technology functions

You'll provide architectural leadership across corporate domains that support the effective operation of a large, complex, and highly regulated organisation.

Key Areas of Interest

Finance
We're particularly interested in candidates with experience across areas such as:
  • Finance Transformation
  • General Ledger
  • Treasury
  • Financial Reporting
  • FP&A
  • Financial Controls
  • Investment Management
  • ERP and Finance Platforms

Risk
Experience in areas including:
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Operational Risk
  • Financial Risk
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • Risk Modelling
  • Governance and Compliance

Wider Corporate Functions
Exposure to:
  • HR Platforms and Workforce Technologies
  • Legal and Regulatory Functions
  • Corporate Services Operating Models

What You'll Be Doing
  • Define and champion enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance
  • Develop business and technology roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to align business priorities and technology investment
  • Drive simplification, rationalisation, and long-term capability planning
  • Manage technical debt and target-state alignment
  • Support major initiatives through architecture leadership and design governance
  • Collaborate closely with Data, Security, Platform, and Business Architecture teams
  • Ensure technology decisions deliver measurable business outcomes and long-term value

What We're Looking For
Essential
  • Proven Enterprise Architecture experience within complex organisations
  • Strong understanding of Finance and/or Risk domains
  • Experience working within regulated environments
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and executive leaders
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience shaping technology strategy, operating models, and investment decisions
Highly Desirable
  • Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, Investment Management, or other regulated sector experience
  • Experience supporting Finance, Treasury, Risk, Regulatory, or Actuarial functions
  • TOGAF or equivalent architecture framework experience

Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to:
  • Operate at genuine enterprise level
  • Influence strategic direction and investment decisions
  • Work closely with senior executives and key business stakeholders
  • Shape the future technology landscape across critical business domains
  • Join an organisation making significant investment in technology, architecture, data, and transformation

We're particularly interested in speaking with Lead Enterprise Architects, Domain Architects, Principal Architects, and Senior Enterprise Architects who combine strong architectural leadership with genuine business domain expertise.

For a confidential discussion, please apply and contact me directly on (see below)

Job Details

Company
Arthur
Location
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
Posted