Lead Business Architect

About the role

It is an exciting time to join The Group’s Strategy team as the organisation brings together two businesses into one strong, future-focused entity. The team is seeking a Lead Business Architect to support the achievement of business goals through the design of future‑state architectures and associated change roadmaps.

This role is responsible for leading the development of how the business will operate in the future and guiding the changes required to realise that vision. The successful candidate will drive the creation of target business and operating models, define transition states, and develop enterprise business roadmaps. They will also present insights and recommendations to internal forums, external partners, and leadership teams and oversee the creation of artefacts that define the enterprise context.

• Lead the development of business architecture to ensure alignment between business and technology strategies.
• Drive the modelling of value streams, business capabilities, and operating models.
• Coordinate the “what” and the “how” required to deliver the Group’s strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to support business areas in articulating operational strategies across transition states.

• Help shape the future as we bring two organisations together into one stronger, smarter business.
• Your ideas and work will directly influence how the business runs and grows.
• Develop your career and gain experience in high‑level strategy, transformation, and architecture.
• Help design smarter ways of working using modern tools and frameworks.

Binley, Coventry, and Manchester – hybrid working arrangements apply.

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme.
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• Personal pension with matched contributions.
• Life assurance (six times annual salary).
• Private medical insurance.

• Experience in architecture and/or IT with a broad understanding of the DNA of technology.
• Detailed understanding of Business Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or Zachman).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence.
• Ability to think strategically and work across teams.
• Familiar with BPMN and Lean Sigma.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and provide interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets our minimum criteria.