Head of Architecture & Analysis
A senior leadership opportunity for an experienced architecture and analysis leader to shape enterprise change, drive future-state design and lead high-performing architecture and business analysis teams across a complex, regulated environment.
The role
You will take ownership of the architecture and analysis capability, setting the direction, standards and delivery approach needed to support a major change portfolio. This is a role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with strong delivery focus, ensuring business initiatives are well-shaped, aligned to enterprise architecture and delivered against commercial, regulatory and operational priorities.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the architecture and business analysis functions across a strategically important change portfolio.
- Define and evolve architectural strategy, ensuring initiatives are aligned to business objectives and future-state design.
- Lead, coach and develop architects, business architects and business analysts.
- Set clear standards for analysis, architecture, governance, tools and core deliverables.
- Work closely with senior sponsors, delivery teams, product, security, technology and business stakeholders.
- Support the assessment and shaping of new initiatives before they move into delivery.
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery quality, simplify ways of working and strengthen change outcomes.
- Assess emerging technologies and trends that could support future innovation and transformation
What we're looking for
- Proven leadership experience across enterprise architecture, solution architecture, business architecture and business analysis.
- Strong experience operating in a regulated, complex or enterprise-scale environment.
- Ability to translate complex technology and business challenges into clear, practical direction.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of change delivery, governance and portfolio-level prioritisation.
- TOGAF or similar architecture certification would be highly beneficial.
- PRINCE2, MSP, Agile or Scrum qualifications would be advantageous.
Why this role?
This is a chance to step into a visible leadership role with real influence over enterprise change, technology direction and delivery performance. You will be trusted to shape capability, improve standards and help the organisation deliver change that is clearer, faster and better aligned to strategic goals.
Interested?
If you are an experienced architecture and analysis leader who can bring structure, pace and clarity to complex change, this is a strong opportunity to make a genuine impact.