Business Architect

Nest Pensions; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK pension provider is seeking a Business Architect to evolve its Investment business Target Operating Model. The role involves implementing changes to support growth and working closely with senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Business Architecture within Investment Management and experience in mentoring change professionals. This position offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and supports diversity in applications.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of Business Architecture within an Investment Management environment.
• Experience as a Business Architect Subject Matter Expert.
• Ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evolve the Investment business Target Operating Model.
• Implement changes to the Nest Invest Operating Model.
• Guide the organisation through operational evolution.

Skills

Business Architecture

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Investment Management experience

Job description

Overview

Nest Invest is on an ambitious journey to become one of the world’s largest asset owners. With c.£50 billion in assets under management today, we’re on track to more than double that figure by the end of the decade. This rapid growth brings exciting opportunities and increasing operational complexity.

The Role

To develop this ongoing culture and operational capability, Nest Invest are creating a new Change function. This function will include a critical hire in the form of a Business Architect whose role will be to evolve the Investment business Target Operating Model to enable the organisation to achieve its growth ambitions and strategic goals.

Reporting into the Head of Business Strategy and Change, this key position will take ownership of identifying, analysing and implementing changes to the Nest Invest Operating Model. As Nest Invest grow and develop their in‑house investment capability, you will guide the organisation and its leaders through the evolution of their Operating Model. The role holder will also provide coaching and development to other members of the Change team, to upskill them on business architecture and operating model management.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has:

• A proven track record of Business Architecture within an Investment Management / Asset Management / Asset Owner environment.
• Proven experience as a Business Architect Subject Matter Expert within an investment business, owning and developing the Operating Model for that business to support and enable growth through a period of increasing operational complexity and sophistication.
• Experience of mentoring, guiding and developing other change professionals.
• A clear ability to effectively manage, influence and partner with a broad range of stakeholders across an investment business, including senior stakeholders (COO, CEO, CIO), change management professionals and wider front office investment professionals (Investment Managers, Analysts, Investment Strategists).

Investment / Asset Management industry experience is essential to add value and drive the development of Nest Invest’s Operating Model in this role.

Organisational Overview

Nest is an award‑winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first‑class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

Directorate / Department Overview

The Investment directorate (Nest Invest) is responsible for investing members’ contributions in order to grow their retirement pots over the long‑term. The responsibilities of the team include:

• Asset allocation and portfolio risk management
• Manager selection and monitoring
• Responsible investment
• Investment communications
• Fund administration
• Investment technology and financial modelling
• Contributing to the development of the investment proposition

From December 2019, the Nest Investment team was seconded into Nest Invest Ltd (Nest Invest), the investment subsidiary of Nest Corporation. Nest Invest is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). For the role holder, this means working in a regulated entity, and being required to adhere to certain rules and behaviours included in the FCA’s Code of Conduct (COCON), specifically the individual Conduct Rules defined by the FCA.

Flexible and agile working

To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements) :

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and disabled candidates.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.

Contact

To apply or for an informal discussion, please contact Braidie Cole: [e-mail]