Enterprise Architect - Strategic Alignment

Lloyds Banking Group

London, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, Manchester, or any of our main sites across the UK - We're happy with home working the majority of the time, however you'll need to be in office every now and again for team meetings.

Salary & Benefits: The base salary banding for this role is £81,928 - £122,892 in London and £70,784 - £106,176 outside of London plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices flexibility to suit your lifestyle and ensure a good work-life balance.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group and where does this role sit?

Lloyds Banking Group is changing. We are investing in simplifying, modernising, and transforming our IT landscape and are looking for technology leaders to help drive this transformation. Our goal is to ensure that technology enables and drives the future strategy of The Group through platforms and capabilities that deliver secure, resilient, cost-effective solutions at pace.

The Enterprise Architecture Strategic Alignment team operate as internal technology consultants, working to align The Group's Technology outcomes across our business and technology architecture domains, to identify opportunities to optimise investment to align to Technology Strategies, and to support executive decision making with insights from roadmaps and portfolio plans.

What will I focus on in this role?

We are recruiting an experienced and forward-looking Strategic Architect who can combine technical thought leadership with strong commercial sense and stakeholder skills to drive strategy and alignment across a large and varied transformation portfolio.

This role is not just about technical skills, the ability to command the respect of and provide leadership to stakeholders from across the organisation is critical. We expect you to be able to view challenges from many different perspectives and create and drive strategies and solutions that are not only technically sound, but also include regulatory, commercial and organisational aspects when appropriate. We are looking for experienced individuals with a strong background in technology strategy and delivery, who can shape and driver their own work, who produce their own deliverables and can lead and mentor others without direct authority.

You will bring the experience, skills and passion to lead us further along our transformation journey… and we'll bring opportunities on a scale not many organisations can match. So, if being a part of this journey appeals to you and you've the technology and strategy experience we're seeking, then get in touch.

What do we need to see from applicants?

• Technology leadership, shaping of technology strategy
• Experience in the definition and assessment of Roadmaps and Strategies for the delivery of Business and Technical solutions
• Technology portfolio analysis and optimisation
• High level understanding of Cloud, Data, API, Digital Channels
• Experience of Domain Modelling and Business Capability mapping
• The ability to create executive level presentation materials and insights, and to engage with stakeholders at this level

What can I expect in Return?

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential!

As a new colleague to the team, you'll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and equal opportunity and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Together we'll make it possible!