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Chief Enterprise Architect
£41,000 - 81,000
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Cheapside 107, London
£41,000 - 81,000
Requirements
Must:
- Led large, complex enterprise architecture functions.
- Demonstrated experience turning technology strategy into execution at scale.
- Deep understanding of architecture disciplines: business, information, solution, data, platform, and technical architecture.
- Strong communication and executive presence.
- Proven success managing vendors, major technology platforms, and enterprise portfolios.
- Ability to simplify complex challenges, guide decision-making, and inspire teams.
- Visionary mindset capable of shaping long-term technology direction.
- Strong analytical thinking and an outcomes-focused approach.
- Ability to operate confidently at executive level.
- Passion for innovation, modern engineering practices, and future-ready architecture.
- Commitment to building high-performing, collaborative architecture teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the enterprise technology strategy.
- Translate business objectives into multi-year IT roadmaps and actionable outcomes.
- Balance innovation with risk, governance, security, and commercial constraints.
- Establish and lead architecture governance, standards, and forums.
- Drive adoption of architecture principles across engineering, operations, and delivery teams.
- Ensure architectural alignment from strategy through to execution.
- Assess and rationalise the technology and product portfolio.
- Prioritise investments based on value, risk, cost, and strategic fit.
- Drive cost avoidance, simplification, and value creation across the IT estate.
- Lead proof-of-concepts, experimentation, and emerging tech adoption.
- Identify and champion new technologies that enable competitive advantage.
- Ensure successful transition from experimentation to business-as-usual operations.
- Build, mature, and lead the enterprise architecture capability (roles, skills, career pathways).
- Influence senior executives and stakeholders to align on architectural direction.
- Navigate organisational complexity to unblock decision-making and delivery progress.
- Lead strategic vendor selection, negotiation, and relationship management.
- Define and track performance through KPIs, SLAs, and value delivery metrics.
- Manage commercial risks and ensure optimal partner performance.
- Oversee architectural styles such as microservices, API-first, SOA, and event-driven architecture.
- Evaluate cloud models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) in multi-cloud environments.
- Integrate architectural decisions into enterprise delivery methodologies (SDLC, ITIL, DevOps).
Description
We are seeking an exceptional Chief Enterprise Architect to lead our enterprise-wide architecture function and shape the future of our digital and technology landscape. This unique opportunity allows you to define technology strategy, drive innovation, and ensure architectural excellence across a complex, fast-moving organization. Our team is based in London and we offer a competitive salary package, including a bonus and a range of benefits, all within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
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