Hands on Enterprise Solution Architect GRC

Your new company Working for a globally renowned financial organisation based near St Paul's in London. Your new role Seeking a hands-on Enterprise Solution Architect to join a newly established team within the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function of a leading financial organisation. This strategic department is focused on enhancing the organisation's GRC capabilities by identifying architectural gaps and designing robust, scalable blueprints that support regulatory agility and operational resilience.In this role, you will be a product-focused architect embedded directly within the product engineering lifecycle, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural decisions are aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of GRC and Operational Risk architecture, leveraging your deep understanding of regulatory frameworks to develop solutions that span multiple compliance mandates.You will bring hands-on experience in building or implementing products and platforms, with a strong emphasis on reducing time to market and delivering tangible value. A background in development is highly preferable, as it supports your ability to engage deeply with engineering teams and contribute to the technical execution of architectural strategies. You will have a proven track record of delivering enterprise, solution, and technical architecture projects within financial services, including cloud platform integration and data platform design. Experience in architecture design and proof-of-concept delivery is essential.What you'll need to succeed

• Experience with GRC tools such as MetricStream, which is planned for implementation/
• Familiarity with other GRC platforms such as ServiceNow, RSA Archer, SAP GRC, IBM OpenPages, or LogicGate etc is fine too.
• Skilled in developing proof of concepts, technical solutions, and prototypes.
• Strong grasp of Operational Risk practices.
• Proven ability to design holistic architectural roadmaps and blueprints.
• Exposure to regulatory frameworks such as DORA, SOX, HIPAA, and CSRD.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and systems/data integration.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Product-centric architect embedded within the engineering lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience delivering products and platforms with a focus on speed to market.
• Development background preferred.

What you'll get in return Flexible working options available.What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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