Head of Enterprise Architecture
Posted 1 day ago by Intec Select
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Head of Enterprise Architecture role is a senior leadership position within a global organization focused on health and scientific discovery. The successful candidate will establish and lead a new Enterprise Architecture function, driving technology and data simplification across a complex global estate. Responsibilities include defining architecture strategy, governance, and roadmaps while leading innovation in Data, AI, and core business platforms. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate business strategies into effective roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build an enterprise architecture blueprint, and associated simplification roadmap
- Establish robust architectural governance to ensure best practice and compliance
- Drive the simplification agenda across the estate, for both technology and data
- Ensure foundations are strong, and that the control environment is fit for purpose
- Provide leadership and direction in technology trends, explore and integrate emerging technologies to drive innovation and best practice
- Drive the end-to-end process of creating efficient workflows to enable business process simplification across all applications (including Salesforce, Oracle and Workday)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and stakeholders to translate business strategies into effective roadmaps
- Increase the benefit realisation of integration to increase data quality, automation reporting and process efficiency
- Ensure team operates within the agreed budget and headcount, having contributed to their development.
Key Skills:
- Experience of implementing strategies, programmes and operating plans.
- Experience of managing budgets, headcount, and leading positive, high performing teams and inclusive working cultures.
- Experience developing an Enterprise blueprint plan from the ground up
- Technically strong, across all technical disciplines including Data, Machine Learning and AI
- Experience of setting up an architecture function from the ground up is preferred
- Experience in working with 3rd parties to deliver outcomes
- Experience of implementing TOGAF or equivalent standard
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Head of Enterprise Architecture – 12 Month Contract
Overview: An amazing opportunity has arisen with a global organisation at the forefront of advancing health and scientific discovery who are seeking an experienced Head of Enterprise Architecture to establish and lead a brand-new Enterprise Architecture function. This senior leadership role will focus on driving technology and data simplification across a complex global estate. You’ll define enterprise-wide architecture strategy, governance, and roadmaps while leading innovation across Data, AI, Machine Learning, and core business platforms including Salesforce, Oracle, and Workday.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Design and build an enterprise architecture blueprint, and associated simplification roadmap
- Establish robust architectural governance to ensure best practice and compliance
- Drive the simplification agenda across the estate, for both technology and data
- Ensure foundations are strong, and that the control environment is fit for purpose
- Provide leadership and direction in technology trends, explore and integrate emerging technologies to drive innovation and best practice
- Drive the end-to-end process of creating efficient workflows to enable business process simplification across all applications (including Salesforce, Oracle and Workday)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and stakeholders to translate business strategies into effective roadmaps
- Increase the benefit realisation of integration to increase data quality, automation reporting and process efficiency
- Ensure team operates within the agreed budget and headcount, having contributed to their development.
Technical Requirements:
- Experience of implementing strategies, programmes and operating plans.
- Experience of managing budgets, headcount, and leading positive, high performing teams and inclusive working cultures.
- Experience developing an Enterprise blueprint plan from the ground up
- Technically strong, across all technical disciplines including Data, Machine Learning and AI
- Experience of setting up an architecture function from the ground up is preferred
- Experience in working with 3rd parties to deliver outcomes
- Experience of implementing TOGAF or equivalent standard
Package: Excellent day rate London (Hybrid Working)