Partner, Head of Group Architecture

Founded in 1896, Knight Frank was registered as Knight Frank LLP a Limited Liability Partnership, on 3 November 2003, registered in England & Wales at 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN
with the registered number of OC305934. Headquartered in London, UK, Knight Frank is one of the world's leading independent real estate consultancies. We work responsibly in partnership to enhance people's lives and environments in over 50 Markets, 600+ Offices, 20,000+ People, 1 Global Network.

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The Head of Group Architecture is a senior transformation leader responsible for designing and governing Knight Frank’s enterprise‑wide architecture across platforms, data, workflow, integration and AI‑enabled capability. The role exists to lead architectural change at global scale - replacing fragmentation with coherent, modern foundations that enable growth, client experience, productivity and regulatory compliance.

This role requires someone who has led major, multi‑market transformation programmes
, shaped enterprise architecture in complex organisations, and influenced senior executives to adopt new ways of working. It demands proven leadership of architectural change across regions, business lines and legacy estates.

• Lead the Group architectural transformation of Knight Frank
  , moving the firm from a fragmented, region‑specific technology estate to a coherent, scalable, enterprise architecture that supports growth, client experience, productivity and regulatory compliance.
• Define, own and govern the global architecture
  , ensuring alignment across platforms, data, workflow, identity, integration and AI‑enabled capability, and preventing unnecessary divergence across markets.
• Shape and drive architectural standards, principles and guardrails that enable regional flexibility while ensuring global consistency, interoperability and long‑term value creation.
• Provide architectural leadership across major transformation programmes
  , ensuring that investment decisions, programme roadmaps and solution designs align to the global architecture and support enterprise‑wide outcomes.
• Partner with senior business leaders and Partners globally
  , translating commercial ambition into technology, data and AI capability roadmaps and ensuring architecture enables strategic…