Enterprise Architect
Enterprise Architect
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Job Description
We are seeking a talented Enterprise Architect to steer L&Gs strategic technology direction. This role involves delivering businessfocused analysis and insights into the current IT landscape to inform investment plans for business capabilities. The Enterprise Architect will define business capability roadmaps and drive optimization of the application portfolio. The successful candidate will ensure that L&G makes technology decisions that maximise investment value while managing risk exposure.
What youll be doing:
- Work with senior managers and business stakeholders to develop multiyear business capability driven roadmaps that outline the evolution of technology and processes to meet strategic objectives. Continuously refine and adjust roadmaps based on changing business conditions market trends and organisational needs
- Conduct assessments of the IT landscape to understand existing architectures capabilities and constraints. Provide recommendations for investment modernisation consolidation and decommissioning to deliver an optimised IT landscape based on business goals and industry best practices
- Enhancing and maintaining the Enterprise Architecture repository as part of the extended IT Management Data landscape. Create insights and visualisation for business and IT managers
- Maintain a view of the technology industry and market trends to highlight their potential impact on the Group Functions architecture
- Contribute to architectural standards frameworks and guidelines to maintain consistency and quality across the organisation. Communicate architectural decisions effectively to stakeholders providing clear rationale and demonstrating business impact
- Responsible for identifying and maintaining regular written and inperson communications with key stakeholders. Able to adapt styles when needed to achieve required interaction and investment from others. Comfortable communicating effectively across technical topics with nontechnical audiences
- Collaborate across disciplines within Divisions and across the whole of L&G to align architecture philosophies processes frameworks and communities that reduce risk and deliver shareholder value
- Ensure that the appropriate MI process and systems are in place to provide support to other business areas so that customers are treated fairly in line with Legal & Generals Customer Experience and Treating Customers Fairly policy (TCF)
Qualifications :
Who were looking for:
- Expertise in business capabilitycentric enterprise architecture and roadmap design
- Extensive knowledge and experience in IT governance and industry standards
- Proficiency in business models operating models financial models budgeting and risk management
- Skilled in architecture governance using enterprise architecture artifacts including principles policies views viewpoints building blocks and guardrails
- Ability to develop and project a positive image of the IT function and company through effective interpersonal written and verbal communications to diverse audiences
- Proven practical approach in supporting the business to achieve its vision and targeted outcomes through innovative IT solutions
- Excellent stakeholder management skills adept at building engagement delivering difficult messages and promoting the architectural vision
- Recognised thought leader in Enterprise Architecture capable of painting a compelling image of future IT capabilities and their desirability
Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- The opportunity to participate in our annual performancerelated bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brandnew electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional Information :
At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including parttime termtime and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can.
It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
